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Supermassive Black Hole amp settings — Squier Frontman 10G Frontman 10G

The Muse guitar tone for “Supermassive Black Hole”, dialed in for a Squier Frontman 10G Frontman 10G with a Fender Player Stratocaster. Studio version, Black Holes and Revelations (2006) - Main Riff

Original rig

Manson Custom (internal ZVEX Fuzz Factory) -> Diezel VH4 / Marshall DI

Compressed, gated, synth-like industrial modern fuzz with tight low-end and razor bite
Amp settings — Squier Frontman 10G Frontman 10G
CHANNELOD (Overdrive) Button Engaged
GAIN 7 BASS 6 TREBLE 5 MASTER 4
KnobSetting (0–10)
Gain7
Bass6
Treble5
Master4
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Guitar
PICKUPbridge TONE7 VOLUME10
Signal chain

01ZVEX Fuzz Factory

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned

Volume 5 · Gate 7 · Comp 6 · Drive 7 · Stab 6
Why these settings

The Frontman 10G faceplate lacks mid, presence, and reverb controls, so shaping relies on its 2-band EQ and small 6-inch speaker. The overdrive channel is dialed to gain 7 to deliver maximum saturation without blowing out the low end into muddy fizz. To tame the single-coil bridge pickup's harsh top end into a thick synth-fuzz texture, roll the guitar tone knob down to 7. Adding a gated fuzz like the Fuzz Factory into the clean channel at gain 2 is the ultimate upgrade.

PRO TIPMute firmly with the palm of your picking hand between notes to mimic the hard cutoff of Matt Bellamy's gated Fuzz Factory setting.

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