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Go with the flow amp settings — Marshall MG30CFX

The Queens of the stoneage guitar tone for “Go with the flow”, dialed in for a Marshall MG30CFX with a Fender Mustang. Studio version, Songs for the Deaf (2002) - iconic driving rhythm guitar

Original rig

Ovation Ultra GP (humbuckers) / Maton into Ampeg VT-40 / VT-22 with Maestro MPF-1 parametric filter / Boss GE-7 mid boost

Punchy, dry, mid-heavy saturated stoner rock crunch with rolled-off highs

Amp settings — Marshall MG30CFX

CHANNELOD-1BOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	6
Mid	8
Treble	4
Reverb	0
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE7 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Stone Deaf PDF-1X / Maestro MPF-1 (Parametric Filter / EQ Boost)

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; key to Josh Homme's specific cocked-mid honk

Freq 6 · Height / Boost 8 · Gain 6

Why these settings

The MG30CFX OD-1 channel delivers the necessary tight preamp crunch without an external pedal. Josh Homme's signature tone relies heavily on extreme midrange saturation with attenuated treble, so the amp EQ pushes mids to 8 while cutting treble to 4 to compensate for your Fender Mustang's bright single-coils. Note that the MG30CFX faceplate has no physical presence knob.

PRO TIPTune down to C Standard (C-F-Bb-Eb-G-C) using heavier string gauges (11s or 12s) and pick heavily right over the bridge with a thick pick to achieve the authentic loose, chugging low-end feel.

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