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I Don't Wanna Be Me amp settings — Marshall MG30CFX

The Type O Negative guitar tone for “I Don't Wanna Be Me”, dialed in for a Marshall MG30CFX with a Gibson Flying V. Studio version, Life Is Killing Me (2003) - main rhythm and lead tracks

Original rig

Fernandes Monterey Elite (Seymour Duncan bridge) into Ibanez TS9 and Boss CE-2, through ADA MP-1 preamp into MosValve power amp and Marshall 4x12 cab

Tight and saturated high-gain with chorus shimmer, articulate and cutting, slightly scooped mids, crisp attack with singing sustain, filtered low-end for clarity despite low tuning

Amp settings — Marshall MG30CFX

CHANNELCleanBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	2
Bass	6
Mid	5
Treble	7
Reverb	1
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Behringer HD300 Heavy Distortion

Main high-gain source; set gain switch/voicing to standard high gain

Dist 8 · Tone 7 · Bottom 5 · Level 7

02Boss CE-2 Chorus

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned (key for Kenny Hickey's signature modulated tone)

Rate 3 · Depth 6

Why these settings

The Behringer HD300 acts as your dedicated high-gain preamp to mimic the ADA MP-1, so the MG30CFX is set to the Clean channel with gain at 2 to avoid muddy double-gain stacking. The Flying V's humbuckers deliver punchy output, so the pedal's Bottom is kept moderate to maintain tight articulation in B standard tuning without flubbing out. The MG30CFX lacks a presence knob, so treble is pushed to 7 to replicate the crisp upper-harmonic bite of Hickey's rig.

PRO TIPTune down to B Standard (B-E-A-D-F#-B) with heavy gauge strings (at least .012-.056) and use a hard, precise downpicking attack near the bridge to keep the fast riff articulate and avoid low-end mud.

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