Plug in baby amp settings — Line 6 Catalyst 60
The Muse guitar tone for “Plug in baby”, dialed in for a Line 6 Catalyst 60 with a Squier Sonic strat ht. Studio version, Origin of Symmetry (2001)
Manson DeLorean (HH, Fuzz Factory built-in) → DigiTech Whammy → cranked Marshall JCM800/Plexi
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 3 |
| Bass | 4 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Presence | 6 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 5 |
01Fuzz (Big Muff style or Fuzz Face — RECOMMENDED)
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned. The ZVex Fuzz Factory is unique (gated, sputtering), but a Big Muff or EHX Op-Amp Big Muff gets the thick sustain. A Behringer SF300 (~$25) is a budget Fuzz Factory clone. Without a fuzz, this tone is unobtainable — amp gain alone will sound thin and wrong.
02DigiTech Whammy (or pitch shifter — RECOMMENDED)
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned. Set to +1 octave (heel-down position). The Whammy is 50% of this riff's identity — the screaming octave-up. A Donner Harmonic Square or Mooer Pitch Box are budget alternatives. Mode '0' here represents the +1 Oct setting.
Your Squier Sonic Strat HT has single coils — lower output and brighter than Bellamy's high-output humbuckers. I raised treble to 7 and mid to 6 to compensate for the thinner low-mids of single coils, and dropped amp gain to 3 because the fuzz pedal is the gain source (stacking amp dirt + fuzz = mud). The Catalyst's Chime channel has a Plexi-adjacent top-end sparkle that lets fuzz harmonics bloom. Without a fuzz pedal, you cannot achieve this tone — the amp's onboard distortion is the wrong character entirely.
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