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Time for heros amp settings — Marshall MG-15

The The libertines guitar tone for “Time for heros”, dialed in for a Marshall MG-15 with a Epiphone ES-335. Studio version, Up The Bracket (2002)

Original rig

Carl Barât: Gibson Melody Maker / Pete Doherty: vintage Epiphone Coronet (P-90) into cranked Vox AC30 Top Boost & Marshall JCM900

Raw, biting British garage-rock crunch with sharp treble edge and punchy mids

Amp settings — Marshall MG-15

CHANNELOverdrive channel (Contour set to 3 for mid push)BOOSToff

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME9

Why these settings

The original relies on raw P-90 single-coil bite hitting cranked British tube breakup. The Marshall MG-15 lacks a dedicated mid knob, so keep the Contour control low around 3 to force the mids forward, while bumping treble to compensate for the darker humbuckers on your ES-335.

PRO TIPPick aggressively near the bridge saddles with medium-heavy downstrokes to capture that jagged, unpolished 2002 garage-punk attack.

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