killing in the name amp settings — Marshall MG30CFX
The rage against the machine guitar tone for “killing in the name”, dialed in for a Marshall MG30CFX with a Fender Player Precision Bass. Studio version, Rage Against the Machine (1992)
Music Man StingRay (active 2-band EQ) + Ampeg SVT-CL / SVT-2 Pro into 8x10 cabs + Marshall Guv'nor (original black box)
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 6 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 8 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 5 |
01Marshall The Guv'nor (or Bass Overdrive)
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned
The MG30CFX lacks a presence knob and is a guitar combo, so run on the Crunch channel at gain 6 to capture Commerford's signature SVT/Guv'nor edge directly from the amp. Your passive P-Bass naturally has a woodier low-mid punch than Tim's active StingRay, so mid is pushed to 8 and treble to 7 with the tone knob wide open to inject missing top-end bite. If you add an overdrive pedal later, switch the amp to the Clean channel with gain at 2 and let the pedal generate the dirt.
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