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Can't Stop amp settings — Marshall MG30CFX

The Red Hot Chili Peppers guitar tone for “Can't Stop”, dialed in for a Marshall MG30CFX with a ESP LTD EC-1000. Studio version, By the Way (2002)

Original rig

1962 Fender Stratocaster (neck pickup) → Marshall Major 200W 'The Pig' with Boss CE-1 Chorus Ensemble; some sources dispute Telecaster on this track

Bright, percussive, lightly overdriven funk rhythm with mid-forward cut and no reverb

Amp settings — Marshall MG30CFX

CHANNELCleanBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	3
Bass	4
Mid	7
Treble	6
Reverb	0
Master	6

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Guitar

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Why these settings

Your EC-1000's humbuckers are hotter and darker than Frusciante's single-coil Strat, so treble dropped from the original's 7 to 6 and mid pushed to 7 to recover the percussive snap. Gain stays low (3) on the Clean channel because the original is barely breaking up — the MG's Crunch channel would overshoot. The MG30CFX has no presence knob.

PRO TIPPalm-mute the low E string lightly and attack with a stiff pick near the bridge to nail the staccato funk-choke that defines this riff — the tone is 50% technique.

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