Nothin' But a Good Time amp settings — Marshall Code 50
The Poison guitar tone for “Nothin' But a Good Time”, dialed in for a Marshall Code 50 with a Harley benton VT series. Studio version, Open Up and Say... Ahh! (1988)
Marshall JCM800, Kramer Baretta with single bridge humbucker, Dunlop Cry Baby Wah, chorus pedal, delay
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Presence | 5 |
| Reverb | 2 |
| Master | 6 |
01Ibanez 60s Fuzz
LEAVE OFF — original tone uses no fuzz; the JCM800 preamp is the sole gain source. Engaging fuzz will destroy the tight, articulate glam crunch.
Your Marshall Code has a JCM800 model that nails this era. The Harley Benton VT's dual humbuckers are hotter than DeVille's single-coil-sized Kramer pickup, so I pulled treble down 1 notch from the original's 7 to 6 and kept gain at 7 rather than pushing higher. Mid is boosted to 7 (vs original 5) because the Code's digital voicing is slightly scooped compared to a real JCM800. Your 60s fuzz is wrong for this tone—it will add woolly compression that kills the tight pick definition DeVille needed.
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