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Supermassive Black Hole (Live At Rome Olympic Stadium) amp settings — Vox AC15C1

The Muse guitar tone for “Supermassive Black Hole (Live At Rome Olympic Stadium)”, dialed in for a Vox AC15C1 with a Squier Affinity Telecaster. Live at Rome Olympic Stadium (2013), The 2nd Law Tour

Original rig

Manson Custom guitar (with internal Z.Vex Fuzz Factory and Kaoss Pad controller) into Kemper Profiling Amps / Marshall JCM2000 and Diezel VH4 profiles, with Digitech Whammy

Compressed, gated, synthy high-gain fuzz with biting top-end and laser-tight decay

Amp settings — Vox AC15C1

CHANNELNormal channel (Low input)BOOSToff

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Digitech Whammy V

Bypassed during main riff; engage set to +1 Octave Up for the intro solo/interlude licks

Mode 10

02EHX Big Muff Pi

Primary gain source. Runs direct into the amp input

Volume 7 · Tone 7 · Sustain 8

Why these settings

The AC15C1 Normal channel lacks dedicated Bass/Treble/Mid controls and runs through Master Volume and Tone Cut; set Tone Cut to 3 to tame the Telecaster's high-end bite while retaining Matt Bellamy's upper-harmonic sizzle. Because the Big Muff is your sole distortion source, keep the AC15 Normal Volume low at 2 to preserve clean headroom and prevent the chimey EL84 power section from turning the fuzz muddy. The original tone relies on a gated Z.Vex Fuzz Factory; pushing Muff Sustain to 8 while muting firmly with your palm approximates that tight synth-like attack.

PRO TIPKeep your pick-hand palm lightly anchored over the bridge saddles to aggressively chop off notes instantly—Matt Bellamy's signature sound is defined by sharp, gated silences between staccato riff bursts.

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