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cant stop amp settings — mackinter maxx 15

The red hot chilli peppers guitar tone for “cant stop”, dialed in for a mackinter maxx 15 with a Fender Player Stratocaster. Live performance, standard setlist version (main riff)

Original rig

1962 Fender Stratocaster / 1960 Custom Telecaster, Marshall Major 200W / JMP, Boss CE-1 preamp

Bright, percussive, funky rhythm attack — dry, mid-forward, clean with slight edge

Amp settings — mackinter maxx 15

CHANNELCleanBOOSToff

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

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE10 VOLUME10

Why these settings

The Mackinter Maxx 15 is a basic solid-state practice amp with an unverified EQ panel, so mid, presence, and reverb are nulled out to match its core controls. Setting the clean channel gain to 4 with the Strat's neck pickup provides John Frusciante's characteristic percussive punch and bright attack without harsh solid-state clipping. Keep treble pushed to 7 for snappy single-coil definition and bass at 5 to prevent the small speaker from flubbing on aggressive muted strums.

PRO TIPFret the single notes with your thumb wrapped over the top of the neck and use the flesh of your fretting fingers to mute all adjacent strings, allowing you to strike all six strings aggressively with the pick for that massive percussive transient.

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