Jump amp settings — Marshall MG30FX

The Van halen guitar tone for “Jump”, dialed in for a Marshall MG30FX with a Epiphone Ghost Horse Explorer. Studio cut, 1984 (1984) - Guitar Solo

Original rig

1958 Gibson Flying V / Frankenstrat bridge humbucker into cranked Marshall Super Lead 100W Plexi (variac-lowered) with MXR 6-Band EQ, Echoplex tape delay, and plate reverb

Saturated, harmonic-rich brown sound lead with vocal upper-mids and subtle tape echo space

Amp settings — Marshall MG30FX

CHANNELOD1

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor

Tightens preamp hiss

Threshold 6 · Decay 2

02Boss OS-2

Clean overdrive boost into OD1 channel to push harmonics

Level 8 · Tone 5 · Drive 2 · Color 3

03MXR 6-band EQ

Classic EVH mid-hump boost

100Hz 4 · 200Hz 5 · 400Hz 6 · 800Hz 8 · 1.6kHz 7 · 3.2kHz 5

04Boss DD-8 Digital Delay

Analog/Tape mode around 300ms for subtle slap space (run in front)

E.Level 3 · Feedback 3 · Time 4 · Mode 1

05Boss RV-6 Reverb

Plate mode to emulate Sunset Sound studio chamber

E.Level 3 · Tone 5 · Time 4 · Mode 3

Why these settings

The MG30FX OD1 channel provides the classic British crunch base without the top-end fizz of OD2, with presence nulled since the MG30 faceplate lacks one. The OS-2 acts as a mild front-end boost pushing the Marshall preamp, while the MXR 6-band replicates Eddie's signature 800Hz mid-hump for singing solo sustain. Delay and reverb are kept subtle at the end of the chain to recreate the studio plate and tape bounce without washing out the fast tapping passages.

PRO TIPEddie used light, aggressive pick attack near the bridge and struck pinch harmonics effortlessly using the fleshy edge of his thumb; use the bridge BurstBucker pickup wide open and tap firmly over the fret wire rather than between frets.

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