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Supermassive Black Hole amp settings — Marshall MG30CFX

The Muse guitar tone for “Supermassive Black Hole”, dialed in for a Marshall MG30CFX with a Gibson Les Paul Studio. Studio version, Black Holes and Revelations (2006)

Original rig

Marshall JCM2000 DSL100, Manson MA EVO with onboard fuzz, Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi (DI'd), DigiTech Whammy

Thick, snarling fuzz with vocal-formant wah quality, tight low-end, crisp high-frequency bite

Amp settings — Marshall MG30CFX

CHANNELOD1 (Crunch)BOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	3
Bass	5
Mid	5
Treble	6
Presence	5
Reverb	0
Master	6

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Tank G (Fuzz/Distortion)

This is your Big Muff substitute — the Tank G's fuzz circuit handles the snarling sustain. Run into amp input, amp stays clean to avoid mud.

Gain/Fuzz 8 · Tone 6 · Level 7

02DigiTech Whammy (or pitch shifter)

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned. Set to +1 octave for the squealing post-chorus bends. Essential for authenticity.

Mode 0 · Mix 10

Why these settings

Original used DSL100's high-gain channel with fuzz DI'd separately. Your MG30CFX's OD1 is voiced brighter and thinner than a DSL, so I dropped amp gain to 3 (letting the Tank G provide ALL the dirt) and pushed mids +1 from the original's scooped 4 to compensate for the MG's weaker mid presence. Your Les Paul's humbuckers are hotter than Bellamy's Manson, so the fuzz will saturate faster — back off guitar volume to 8 if it gets too compressed.

PRO TIPThe iconic 'talking' quality of that riff comes from muting with the palm edge RIGHT at the bridge saddles while picking aggressively — too far back and it's muddy, too far forward and you lose the vowel-like 'wah' envelope. Roll your tone knob to 6-7 during the verse for extra vocal honk.

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