Stoopid amp settings — Mark Bass CMB 150 Black Line
The Snot guitar tone for “Stoopid”, dialed in for a Mark Bass CMB 150 Black Line with a Epiphone Thunderbird. Studio version, Get Some (1997)
Ibanez TR Expressionist bass (single-coil pickups, C tuning) → Marshall Jackhammer distortion → Ampeg SVT head + 8x10 cab
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 2 |
| Bass | 7 |
| Mid | 8 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 6 |
01RAT-style distortion (e.g. Pro Co RAT2, Mosky Black RAT clone)
RECOMMENDED — not owned. Run direct into amp input. Essential for the aggressive distorted grind; amp alone cannot produce this tone.
The Markbass Black Line is a clean, transparent, hi-fi voiced amp — the opposite of an overdriven Ampeg SVT. Gain is kept low (2) to preserve clean low-end fullness while the RECOMMENDED RAT distortion pedal provides all the grind and upper-mid aggression. Mid is pushed to 8 (vs Ampeg's natural 5-6 center) to compensate for Markbass's scooped voicing and recover the barking 600-800Hz presence that defines Fahnestock's tone. Your Thunderbird's bridge humbucker is hotter and darker than the original's single-coils; tone knob is rolled to 8 to reduce excess treble harshness from the distortion pedal.
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