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Aerials amp settings — Marshall MG30CFX

The System Of A Down guitar tone for “Aerials”, dialed in for a Marshall MG30CFX with a Gibson Les Paul Classic. Studio version, Toxicity (2001)

Original rig

Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier blended with Marshall JCM800 2203, Gibson SG with stock passive humbuckers, no pedals — all gain from amps

Thick mid-forward crunch with aggressive low-end rumble and cutting upper-mids, dry and in-your-face

Amp settings — Marshall MG30CFX

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Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	8
Bass	6
Mid	7
Treble	5
Reverb	0
Master	4

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Guitar

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Why these settings

The MG30CFX OD1 channel is your highest-gain option but lacks the cascaded saturation of a Rectifier/JCM800 blend — gain 8 pushes it near its useful limit without fizz. Mid raised to 7 compensates for the MG's tendency toward scooped voicing vs the original's mid-forward bark. Treble dropped to 5 because the MG's solid-state treble can get harsh where the tube amps stayed smooth. The MG30CFX has no presence knob.

PRO TIPDaron's picking attack was aggressive and consistent — dig in hard with downstrokes on the low strings to get that percussive chunk; the tone falls apart with light picking.

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