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Light My Fire amp settings — Marshall MG30CFX

The The Doors guitar tone for “Light My Fire”, dialed in for a Marshall MG30CFX with a Ibanez GIO GRG170DX. Studio version, The Doors (1967)

Original rig

1964 Gibson SG Special (P-90 neck pickup) into a 1965 Fender Twin Reverb

Warm, touch-sensitive edge-of-breakup clean with round neck attack and chime

Amp settings — Marshall MG30CFX

CHANNELCleanBOOSToff

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

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE8 VOLUME9

Why these settings

The Marshall MG series naturally pushes thick midrange, so the mid control is pulled back to 4 to mimic the open, scooped voice of Robby's Fender Twin Reverb. Your Ibanez neck humbucker is darker and higher-output than his vintage P-90, requiring treble boosted to 7 and guitar tone rolled slightly back to 8 to balance high-end clarity with warmth. Reverb is set to 5 on the onboard Spring setting to replicate the spacious studio tank.

PRO TIPDitch the plectrum and play entirely fingerstyle using the flesh of your thumb and index finger; this softer transient attack is the primary secret to Krieger's rounded, vocal intro and solo tone.

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