In My Darkest Hour guitar tone
Megadeth · Dave Mustaine; Jeff Young
So Far, So Good... So What! (1988)
Dark, controlled thrash rhythm with deliberately thinned low end on Jeff Young’s recorded parts; exact hardware is unresolved.
The rig Megadeth used
Researched from interviews, production write-ups and gear histories — not guessed.
Guitar
Mustaine and Young: electric guitars (models not confirmed)
Amplifier
Mustaine: unresolved; Jeff Young: exact amplifier unresolved and adjusted by technician Gadget for a thinner sound.
Cabinet
Unresolved
Microphone
Unresolved
Signal chain
The order the original sound was built in. The exact settings get dialled for your own amp or modeller when you generate the tone.
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Why we think this is right
Jeff Young said he recorded rhythm guitars on the song and that technician Gadget adjusted his amplifier to make it substantially thinner. The reviewed first-person evidence does not identify the amp, overdrive, cabinet, microphone or settings. Mustaine’s previously recorded path remains separate and unresolved.
Sources
- Jeff Young interview, EonMusic — https://www.eonmusic.co.uk/jeff-young-megadeth-eonmusic-interview-june-2017.html
- Marshall JCM800 2203 product documentation (model context only) — https://www.marshall.com/gg/en/product/jcm800-2203-vintage-reissue-head?pid=1007095