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Nothin' but a good time amp settings — Marshall MG30FX

The Poison guitar tone for “Nothin' but a good time”, dialed in for a Marshall MG30FX with a Dean ML 79 floyd. Studio version, Open Up and Say... Ahh! (1988) - Main signature riff

Original rig

Marshall JCM800, Kramer Baretta with bridge humbucker, Dunlop Cry Baby Wah, subtle stereo chorus, digital delay

Saturated 80s glam crunch with tight low-end, sizzling upper-mids, and articulate pick attack

Amp settings — Marshall MG30FX

CHANNELOD1

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	5
Mid	7
Treble	7
Reverb	0
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Boss OS-2

Used as a tight overdrive boost in front to push the OD1 channel into full 80s saturation

Level 8 · Tone 6 · Drive 2 · Color 3

02MXR 6-band EQ

Tightens sub-bass flub while boosting aggressive 1.6kHz-3.2kHz bite

100Hz 4 · 200Hz 5 · 400Hz 6 · 800Hz 7 · 1.6kHz 8 · 3.2kHz 7

03Boss CE-2W Chorus

Set to Standard mode (S); adds subtle 80s studio width without warble

Rate 3 · Depth 3

04Boss DD-8 Digital Delay

Set to Warm/Standard mode for subtle studio slap/spatial echo

E.Level 3 · F.Back 3 · D.Time 4 · Mode 1

Why these settings

The Marshall MG30FX shares the signature British mid-bite of the JCM800, so OD1 provides the core amp crunch. Using the OS-2 with low drive and high level tightens the solid-state low end and replicates the pushed front-end of C.C. DeVille's JCM800. The MXR EQ pushes 1.6kHz to bring out the Dean ML's bridge humbucker harmonic sizzle.

PRO TIPDig in with a heavy, pointed pick held close to the tip directly over the bridge pickup to emphasize the aggressive pick scrape and harmonic squeals on the main riff.

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