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Dont wanna be me amp settings — Marshall DSL40CR

The Typo o negative guitar tone for “Dont wanna be me”, dialed in for a Marshall DSL40CR with a Jackson Pro Series Soloist. Studio version, Life Is Killing Me (2003)

Original rig

Mesa Boogie Triple Rectifier, Gibson Les Paul Custom with DiMarzio pickups, Boss TU-2 tuner, Digitech Whammy, Tube Screamer for boost

Thick, down-tuned sludgy crunch with grinding low-mids and dark upper harmonics — B-standard tuning, massive low-end with controlled fizz

Amp settings — Marshall DSL40CR

CHANNELUltra Gain (Green crunch mode)BRIGHToffBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	7
Mid	5
Treble	4
Presence	3
Reverb	0
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE7 VOLUME10

Why these settings

The DSL's Ultra Gain channel delivers the saturated low-mid grind Kenny Hickey got from the Triple Rectifier. Dropped tuning (B-standard) means the bass stays high but presence stays low to avoid fizz on down-tuned strings. The Rectifier is naturally more scooped than the DSL's mid-forward Marshall voice, so mid sits at 5 rather than the Rectifier's typical 6-7 — this prevents the tone from getting too honky. Treble drops to 4 because the Jackson's ceramic humbuckers are brighter than the original DiMarzio-loaded Les Paul.

PRO TIPType O tuned to B-standard (B-E-A-D-F#-B) — if you can't tune that low, use a drop-tune pedal or capo down mentally. Pick aggressively right over the bridge pickup pole pieces for that grinding attack, and palm-mute the chugs hard to get the percussive thud that defines this track.

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