Starlight amp settings — Marshall MG30CFX

The Muse guitar tone for “Starlight”, dialed in for a Marshall MG30CFX with a PRS Custom 24. Studio version, Black Holes and Revelations (2006) — Chorus / Main heavy rhythm section

Original rig

Manson Custom (bridge humbucker) -> Marshall 1959HW / JCM2000 DSL & Diezel VH4 blend + subtle analog flanger/chorus

Punchy, compressed modern British high-gain rhythm with tight low end and crisp upper-mid cut

Amp settings — Marshall MG30CFX

CHANNELCleanBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	2
Bass	6
Mid	6
Treble	5
Reverb	2
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Boss DS-1 Distortion

Gain source — running straight into amp clean input

Tone 4 · Level 7 · Dist 7

Why these settings

Per double-gain prevention, the MG30CFX is set to its cleanest Clean channel with gain kept at 2 so your owned DS-1 provides the primary distortion without muddying up. The DS-1 Tone is pulled back to 4 to round off harsh solid-state clipping, while the amp's mids are pushed to 6 to emulate Bellamy's dense Marshall and Diezel wall of sound. Note that the MG30CFX faceplate has no physical presence knob, so it is omitted. Verse switch: bypass the DS-1 pedal for the clean chord stabs.

PRO TIPDig in with hard, precise downstrokes right above the bridge pickup; the PRS HFS/85/15 bridge humbucker has plenty of output, so keeping your attack aggressive keeps the palm-muted choruses tight and punchy.

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