Plug in baby amp settings — Fender Rumble 15

The Muse guitar tone for “Plug in baby”, dialed in for a Fender Rumble 15 with a Ibanez GIO GRG170DX. Studio version, Origin of Symmetry (2001) - Intro riff / main lead

Original rig

Manson DeLorean (custom humbucker) -> ZVEX Fuzz Factory -> Marshall / Vox AC30 / Diezel VH4

Aggressive, gated, velcro-like fuzz lead with sharp upper-mid bite and tight low end

Amp settings — Fender Rumble 15

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Bass	4
Mid	7
Treble	8
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01ZVEX Fuzz Factory

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned

Volume 6 · Gate 7 · Comp 6 · Drive 7 · Stab 6

Why these settings

The Fender Rumble 15 is a clean-platform solid-state bass amp with a 3-band EQ (Volume, Bass, Mid, Treble) and no onboard gain or distortion circuit. Because this iconic lead relies entirely on a gated germanium fuzz, the clean amp alone cannot produce the aggressive dirt—push Treble to 8 and Mid to 7 to compensate for the dark bass speaker voicing until you add a fuzz. Adding a ZVEX Fuzz Factory or clone in front is essential to get the signature oscillating, velcro bite.

PRO TIPPick aggressively right next to the bridge saddles using a rigid heavy pick to maximize the upper-harmonic attack that helps slice through a dark bass speaker.

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