How you remind me amp settings — Marshall MG30FX
The Nickelback guitar tone for “How you remind me”, dialed in for a Marshall MG30FX with a Epiphone Ghost Horse Explorer. Main riff and heavy chorus, Studio version, Silver Side Up (2001)
Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier (Modern High Gain channel) + Telecaster with active EMG humbuckers into 4x12 cab
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 7 |
| Mid | 4 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Reverb | 1 |
| Master | 5 |
01Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor
Tightens fast palm-muted stops and cuts high-gain hiss
02Boss OS-2 Overdrive/Distortion
Used as a tight front-end boost into the OD2 channel; amp remains the primary gain source
03MXR 6-Band EQ
Scoops the 800Hz boxiness to mimic the Mesa Rectifier curve and boosts 1.6kHz for pick attack
The Marshall MG30FX is mid-focused by nature, so mids are pulled back to 4 and further notched at 800Hz via the MXR EQ to replicate the scooped Mesa Dual Rectifier wall of sound. The Ghost Horse Explorer's high-output Gibson BurstBucker pickups push the front end hard, so keep the OS-2 drive very low to maintain note definition without turning muddy. Clean intro/verse switch: kick off the OS-2 and switch the MG30FX to Clean with the CE-2W chorus engaged.
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