Alive amp settings — RockJam MG 10

The Oasis guitar tone for “Alive”, dialed in for a RockJam MG 10 with a Tanglewood Les Paul TSE-505. 8-Track Demo version, released on Shakermaker single (June 1994)

Original rig

Epiphone Les Paul Standard into cranked Marshall-style amp (likely JCM800 or similar), minimal effects — raw demo recording with room ambience

Raw, gritty British rock crunch with prominent mids and natural amp breakup

Amp settings — RockJam MG 10

CHANNELOverdrive (if available) or single channel driven

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	4
Mid	7
Treble	6
Presence	0
Reverb	2
Master	6

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Why these settings

The RockJam MG 10 is a basic solid-state practice amp with limited headroom and a brighter, thinner voice than the original cranked Marshall. Gain pushed to 7 compensates for the lack of tube saturation. Mid at 7 captures the Britpop bark; bass kept at 4 to avoid flabbiness in the small speaker. Treble at 6 prevents ice-pick highs. Rolling tone knob to 7 on the Les Paul tames harshness that solid-state amps emphasize.

PRO TIPDig in hard with your picking hand on the downstrokes — early Oasis tone relied heavily on aggressive right-hand attack to push the amp into natural breakup. The dynamics from your pick are doing work the amp cannot.

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