Even Flow amp settings — Marshall MG15G
The Pearl Jam guitar tone for “Even Flow”, dialed in for a Marshall MG15G with a Squier Sonic Telecaster. Studio version, Ten (1991) — main drop-D rhythm riff
Gibson Les Paul Standard / '59 Strat into Marshall JCM800 2203 + Fender Bassman, boosted with Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 5 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Master | 4 |
01VOX V847 Wah
Leave bypassed for main rhythm riff; kick on for lead fills
02MXR M193 GT-OD
Role: BOOST. Internal switch set to GT-OD mode; pushes the MG15G overdrive channel to tighten the low end and mimic the TS9 midrange push
The MG15G's Overdrive channel provides the base Marshall crunch, while the MXR GT-OD acts as a classic TS-style boost with gain kept low and output pushed to tighten the bottom end. Because the Squier Sonic Telecaster single-coil bridge pickup is brighter and thinner than Stone Gossard's Les Paul humbucker, the amp treble is dialled back to 5 and the guitar tone rolled to 8 to eliminate shrillness while boosting mids to 7. Note that the Marshall MG15G has a 3-band EQ with no presence or reverb knobs, so those are nulled. Tuning note: Stone plays this iconic rhythm riff in open D (D-A-D-F#-A-D), though standard drop-D also covers the low-string riffing.
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