AOV amp settings — Marshall MG30CFX
The Slipknot guitar tone for “AOV”, dialed in for a Marshall MG30CFX with a Squier Esquire. Studio version, .5: The Gray Chapter (2014)
Bogner Uberschall amp, Fender Jim Root Telecaster with EMG active humbuckers, Drop B tuning
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 9 |
| Bass | 7 |
| Mid | 3 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Presence | 6 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 5 |
01Noise Gate (RECOMMENDED — not currently owned)
RECOMMENDED — Essential for tight palm mutes and eliminating hum at high gain. Boss NS-2 or TC Sentry are budget options.
02Tube Screamer style OD (RECOMMENDED — not currently owned)
RECOMMENDED — Used as a clean boost to tighten low-end and add pick attack. Drive at zero, level high. Ibanez TS9 or Boss SD-1 work.
The Uberschall is a tight, aggressive high-gain amp with a scooped mid character. Your MG30CFX's OD2 channel can approximate this but lacks the Uberschall's low-end tightness and compression. Mids are scooped to 3 because the Uberschall is naturally mid-scooped, and the MG series tends to be mid-forward. Your Squier Esquire's single-coil bridge pickup outputs significantly less than Jim Root's active EMGs—gain is maxed at 9 to compensate, but the tone will be thinner and brighter; a TS-style pedal pushing the front end is critical to approximate the chunk.
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