Supermassive black hole amp settings — Fender Rumble 15
The Muse guitar tone for “Supermassive black hole”, dialed in for a Fender Rumble 15 with a Schecter Stiletto Extreme-4. Studio version, Black Holes and Revelations (2006) — main driving bass riff
Fender Jazz Bass / Status Series II into Marshall DBS 7400 rigs blended with EHX Russian Big Muff, Human Gear Animato distortion, and sub-octave synth tracking
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Bass | 7 |
| Mid | 4 |
| Treble | 8 |
| Master | 6 |
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RECOMMENDED — not owned (set mode switch to Dry/Blend to retain fundamental low end)
The Fender Rumble 15 is a clean solid-state practice amp with an 8-inch speaker and only Volume, Bass, Middle, and Treble controls (no gain, overdrive, presence, or reverb controls physically exist on this faceplate). To approximate Chris Wolstenholme's aggressive synth-fuzz attack using only your clean rig, crank the active onboard EQ on your Schecter Stiletto, push the amp's Treble to 8 for pick-like bite, and dial Bass to 7 to keep the low fundamental without blowing out the 8-inch speaker. Adding a dedicated fuzz pedal like a Bass Big Muff or ZVEX Woolly Mammoth is essential to capture the true distorted synth nature of this track.
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