Monster amp settings — Gallien-Krueger MB110

The Skillet guitar tone for “Monster”, dialed in for a Gallien-Krueger MB110 with a Squier Classic Vibe 50s Stratocaster. Studio version, Awake (2009)

Original rig

Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier Red channel, Gibson Les Paul, Maxon OD808 overdrive

Tight, aggressive modern metal crunch with scooped mids

Amp settings — Gallien-Krueger MB110

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Bass	8
Treble	3
Reverb	0
Master	7

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01RAT-style distortion (e.g. ProCo RAT, Mosky Black RAT)

RECOMMENDED — not owned. Provides the high-gain distortion the GK cannot produce. Run direct into amp input.

Distortion 9 · Filter 4 · Volume 8

Why these settings

Your Gallien-Krueger MB110 is a bass amp with only bass/treble EQ and no gain or distortion circuit. The original tone requires a high-gain guitar amp. A RAT distortion pedal bridges this gap by providing preamp-style saturation. Bass boosted to 8 and treble cut to 3 on the GK compensates for the Strat's brighter single-coil voicing versus Kasica's Les Paul humbuckers. The amp serves as a clean platform; all drive comes from the pedal.

PRO TIPPick with downstrokes near the bridge pickup for palm-muted rhythm tightness — the Strat's bridge single-coil lacks the humbucker's natural compression, so attack precision matters more here.

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