Israel's son amp settings — Marshall Mg50dfx
The Silverchair guitar tone for “Israel's son”, dialed in for a Marshall Mg50dfx with a Squier Sonic mustang. Main riff and heavy chorus, Frogstomp (1995 studio album)
Marshall JCM900 Hi-Gain Dual Reverb head, Gibson Les Paul Standard / Firebird with bridge humbucker, Boss HM-2/HM-3 Hyper Metal pedal into Marshall 1960A 4x12 cab
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 2 |
| Bass | 7 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 5 |
01Boogie Twinote Distortion
Primary gain source; run direct into amp clean channel
Per double-gain prevention, the Marshall MG50DFX is kept on the Clean channel with gain at 2 while your Twinote pedal provides the heavy grunge distortion. Because the Squier Sonic Mustang has lower-output single coils compared to Daniel Johns' humbucker Les Paul, bass is pushed to 7 and treble kept moderate to prevent thinness. The MG50DFX lacks a presence control on its faceplate, so frequency shaping is handled purely through the 3-band EQ and pedal tone control. For the quieter clean passages, simply bypass the Twinote distortion pedal.
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