• 50 patches from bank A through E are created by Dave Mustaine.

• 50 patches from bank F through J are his favorite sounds selected from G2.1Nu original presets.
• We recommend you to adjust the Noise Reduction parameter according to your guitars, amps and recording or performance situation.
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Patch List

PATCH NAME COMMENT PEDAL SETTING PATCH NAME COMMENT PEDAL SETTING

0 HedCrush More modern, high gain tone that is much like that used on the album Endgame. A very smooth gain but plenty of crunch. VOLUME 0 Old UFO An "old school" heavy rock tone similar to Michael Schenker's during his time with British rockers UFO. VOLUME
Dave Mustaine Original

Dave Mustaine Original

Rhythm sound along the lines of the early Megadeth recordings, such as on the albums Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?, Killing Is My 1 Mad Axe Lead patch with slight delay and an enabled wah pedal, to get the filtered midrange "honk" like "The Mad Axeman", Michael Schenker. PedalCry : Freq
1 PeaSells VOLUME
Business… and Business Is Good!, and So Far, So Good... So What!. 2 Painkill Rhythm sound similar to the tone of classic Judas Priest albums, notably Painkiller. Arena : Mix
This is a patch in the spirit of the lead guitar tone featured on Megadeth's first two albums. Try using the neck position pickup also, for that 3 MetalGod Compressed, chorused and smooth lead tone, inspired by Judas Priest's Glenn Tipton. Expression pedal controls delay on this preset. Delay : Mix
2 MegaLead VOLUME
smooth, legato sound found on many of the songs.
4 EuroMetl Inspired by the midrange-heavy, "Marshalls, Flying Vs and wah pedals" sound of European thrash bands of the early 1980s. VOLUME
3 DvlzIsle Tight, thrashing tone great for quick picking and galloping, as in the song "Devil's Island" from the Peace Sells... but Who's Buying? album. VOLUME
Lead setting with heavy emphasis on the midrange-notched tone popular with many German and Scandinavian guitarists. Think Wolf
Lead guitar tone with expression pedal-controlled delay level and accentuated treble response, in the early Mustaine fashion. 5 NordicLd Echo : Mix
4 DvlzSolo AnalogDLY : Mix Hoffman, Michael Denner, Hank Sherman, etc. Delay level is controlled by the expression pedal.

A 5 DrkstCln
Acoustic, chorused tone from the song "In My Darkest Hour". On the album, the song starts with an acoustic guitar then the band enters and the
motif is repeated with this tone doubled by a dirty guitar.
VOLUME E 6 NWOBHM
This preset works well for everything from Judas Proest’s Hell Bent For Leather and Def Leppard’s On Through The Night to Paul DiAnno-
era Iron Maiden and Angel Witch. Bright, raw, and aggressive, just like the "New Wave of British Heavy Metal" bands the patch is inspired AnalogDLY : Mix
Rhythm guitar tone as used on "In My Darkest Hour". The expression pedal offers a controlled delay feature, which allows the patch to be used by. Expression pedal adds delay repeats, allowing this same patch to work for lead guitar playing.
6 DrkRythm Delay : Mix
for fills such as the cascading chromatic notes played before the first verse. Acoustic-flavoured clean patch, very ambient with long reverb tail and several repeats. Detuning adds to the lush tone. Versatile enough to use
7 AmbClean VOLUME
7 R.I.P. Slightly more aggressive, basic Mustaine rhythm sound used on the album Rust In Peace. VOLUME for various musical styles.
Chorus and reverb adds a bit of "spread" to this high gain preset. Reminiscent of the sound started by American thrash metal bands, and useful
Rhythm tone with more compression, accentuated highs and a less ambient tone. Notes "pop" out with definition, harmonics ring out loud and 8 Big Four VOLUME
8 TorRythm VOLUME for classic thrash, as well as more modern "metalcore" and other extreme musics.
clear. Try it for "Tornado of Souls".
Modern, high-gain lead tone with a touch of ambience and an expression pedal-controlled pitch shifting effect. "Heel down" gives you the
Solo preset similar to the sound of the lead from "Tornado of Souls" from the Rust In Peace album, or other "Marty-esque" solos. Slightly less 9 MetalWAM PDL Pitch : Pitch
9 TrndoLd VOLUME normal guitar sound, while "toe down" brings the range of notes one octave higher.
gain, but has a lyrical, singing quality while retaining a harmonically rich tone.
Chorused, "early Megadeth" rhythm guitar sound used on the tapped harmonics intro and other rhythm parts for the song "The Conjuring" from 0 Sc00ps Spacey smooth but filthy tone in a cave. The scooping of the mids and high mids leaves bottom movement and a fuzzy top. VOLUME
0 Conjure Ensemble : Mix
the album Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?. 1 Cream Great warm sound for lead. Even if you turn the FX you can get a simple raw drive sound. VOLUME
The clean, chorused acoustic tone from the classical/folk-tinged intro of the song "Good Mourning/Black Friday" from the album Peace Sells... 2 Chalk Mid-rangy, semi-dirty tone with many peculiar anomalies and dimensions. VOLUME

G2.1Nu Original
1 GdMourn VOLUME
but Who's Buying?. Talking patch great as a semi-clean FX sound with an FD Combo.
3 Wowmen VOLUME
Great tone for solos and fills, thick sustain with a lower octave effect just underneath the fundamental note. Works great for the fills on songs Low octave, synth-sounding patch with some grit and attack. Cool for doubling a bass line.
F
2 Suprstis Delay : Mix 4 Synthish VOLUME
such as "I Ain't Superstitious" from the album Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?.
5 Leading Squeak distortion. Warm, usable lead tone with heavy fattening FX. Very lush melody playing. VOLUME
3 MyLstWrd Rich, chorused, clean tone similar to the arpeggiated, "fingerpicked" intro to the song "My Last Words" from Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?. VOLUME
6 Grossnes Grotesque tone with heavy scooping and pitch shifting. Play "Frankenstein" type riffs with this patch. VOLUME
Early Megadeth rhythm guitar tone, bright but not brash, such as the guitars on "My Last Words".
B
4 LstRythm VOLUME
7 Angus Arena style rhythm. HW Stack and some delay. If you double rhythms with Simphryt and then triple with Angus it's cool. VOLUME
5 SFSGSW A more "wet" Megadeth sound. More ambience and a more lush chorusing effect, as used on the album So Far, So Good... So What!. VOLUME
8 Juice Straight ahead crunchy rhythm tone with some pitch shift for fatness. Good for chunky 5ths. VOLUME
A singing, compressed solo tone with expression pedal controlled delay level. Great for solos such as Dave's shredding on "Set The World Afire"
6 LeadFire Echo : Mix 9 AC House Clean, warm acoustic tone with rich reverb. Good stand-by for clean strumming. VOLUME
off So Far, So Good... So What!.
0 FdComp Fender Twin Reverb and compressor. Great for clean funk rhythm guitar. VOLUME
Sound suitable for the melodic guitar motif that starts the song "Lucretia" or Dave's "chicken-pickin'" guitar solo in the song "Poison Was The
7 Lucrtia Delay : Mix Overdriven Vox AC30 with room reverb. The reverb adds a unique closed back-type sound.
Cure", both from the album Rust In Peace. 1 FullVx Room : Mix
A variation on Dave's Rust In Peace era rhythm tone. A little brighter with less "growl" and more "snarl". Great for songs such as "Lucretia" and 2 TexasMan Texas blues sound of a Fender Bassman at full volume. The sound responds to the guitar volume. Great sound for blues. EarlyRef : Mix
8 LucRythm VOLUME
"Take No Prisoners". 3 BgLead Mesa/Boogie MKIII mild drive sound. Great for sustained leads. Echo : Mix
Lead guitar patch suitable for many Mustaine solos, including as those from the Rust In Peace album.
G Fat crunch sound of Hiwatt Custom 100. Great rock crunch sound.
9 HolyLd Delay : Mix 4 HwCrunch TiledRoom : Mix
0 99 Deths Rhythm sound similar to the song "99 Ways To Die" from the Hidden Treasures and Beavis and Butthead Do America album. VOLUME 5 McCrunch Marshall 1959 classic crunch sound. Feel the dynamics of this sound. TiledRoom : Mix
Rhythm sound from the tune "Go To Hell", featured on the soundtrack for Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey and the Hidden Treasures Megadeth 6 MdRhythm Marshall JCM2000 rhythm sound. Heavy, but with that classic Marshall sound. EarlyRef : Mix
1 Go2Hell VOLUME
album. Muscular, snarling tone. 7 PvRhythm Peavey 5150 rhythm sound. Great for metal rhythm guitar. VOLUME
Slightly darker, higher gated rhythm tone. Great for "Symphony of Destruction" or other songs that require the tight, "clipped" effect a noise 8 DzRhythm Diezel Herbert heavy rhythm sound. Great for heavy riffs with tuned down guitars. VOLUME
2 SyOfDest VOLUME
gate offers.
9 BdRhythm Mesa/Boogie Rectifier rhythm sound. Great for progressive metal. VOLUME
Acoustic guitar sound that opens the song "Foreclosure Of A Dream" from the album Countdown To Extinction. Expression pedal controls the
3 4ClzDrem Delay : Mix 0 FatOd Natural overdriven sound, like an OD-1 with EQ. Great for both lead and rhythm. TiledRoom : Mix
level of repeats for extra ambience.
1 TsDrive Sounds like an overdriven Tube Screamer. Great for blues and rock. VOLUME
High-gain tone with slight upper octave effect, similar to the tone of the melodic guitar line in the verse of "Foreclosure Of A Dream" from the
4 4ClzFill
Countdown To Extinction album.
Arena : Mix 2 GvDrive Guv'nor pedal is great for hard rock. VOLUME

C 5 CTX Ryth
This preset works great for many of the rhythm guitar sounds on the Countdown To Extinction album, including "Ashes In Your Mouth" and
"Skin O' My Teeth".
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3 dist+ MXR distortion drive sound.
DS-1 pedal sound with some extra low end.
VOLUME

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4 DS1 VOLUME
6 SwetnBul Tight rhythm tone with a splash of chorus modulation and a high gate setting. A good match for songs like "Sweating Bullets". VOLUME 5 RAT Well-sustained lead sound of Rat. AnalogDLY : Mix
Solo patch with more ambient effect. More chorus, more reverb and delay level controlled by the expression pedal. Goes from a very slight 6 FatFace Great fuzz sound using Fuzz Face with some added low end. TiledRoom : Mix
7 SwetLead ambient delay to one with more obvious repeats without being overwhelming. Similar to Dave's "Sweating Bullets" lead guitar sound off Delay : Mix 7 MuffDrv Big Muff high gain sound. Room : Mix
Countdown To Extinction.
8 M World Classic Metal Zone shrapnel shred sound. Echo : Mix
Crunchy guitar tone works great for songs like "Trust" from the Cryptic Writings album, as well as many songs featured on the Youthanasia
8 TrstRthm
album.
VOLUME 9 HOT DRV Mild-driven sound made via tube saturation. Even though it is hard driving, the sound still has a strong melodic core. VOLUME

Clean, acoustic-tinged guitar sound handy for parts such as the acoustic guitar duet section in the middle of the song "Trust". Try to use the neck 0 Z CLEAN Crystal clean sound based on Z CLEAN with chorus and delay. Great for arpeggio. VOLUME
9 TrustOne VOLUME Zoom's original hard overdrive sound. Boosted Overdrive gives a nice compression.
or neck/bridge pickup combination to more closely emulate the rounded tone of the nylon string guitars used in the studio. 1 Z WILD VOLUME
0 TrstDtun Slightly gritty, detuned tone as used on the song "Trust", right before the guitar solo. VOLUME 2 Z MP1 The sound combination of ADA MP1 and Marshall JCM800. VOLUME
1 HnstNtro Use the expression pedal to approximate the sinister, motor-like "revving" growl that starts the song "Almost Honest". PDL Pitch : Pitch 3 Z BOTTOM Zoom's original high gain sound. Rich depth in the mids and lows. Great for 80's metal. VOLUME
Zoom's original high gain sound. Great for 7-string or tuned down guitars. Great progressive metal sound.
Chunky rhythm tone, very useful for many Megadeth songs such as "Almost Honest" from the Cryptic Writings album.
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2 HnstRyth VOLUME 4 Z DREAM Spring : Mix
Slightly chorus, acoustic sound suitable for all-around acoustic use, but intended for the song "Use The Man" from the album Cryptic 5 Z SCREAM Zoom’s well-balanced original high gain sound. The sound is really sharp and cuts through in the mix. Room : Mix
3 UzAcustk VOLUME
Writings. 6 Z NEOS Modified VOX AC30 crunch sound. Responds well to guitar volume. Room : Mix
Gritty-sounding patch that uses the resonance filter feature and pitch shifting to approximate the exotic "twang" of a sitar, as used on songs like 7 LEAD Zoom's classic lead sound with strong mid-boost and long sustain. VOLUME
4 CkrtPlce
"A Secret Place". VOLUME
8 EXT DS Hard, saturated distortion sound. Great sound for technical lead. VOLUME
The expressional pedal is used on this patch to control the gain level of the amp like on The World Needs A Hero. The “heel down” position, 9 ACOSIM Acoustic guitar simulator. Sounds best with single coil pickups in the neck position. VOLUME
preferably with the guitar in a "two pickups on" or "neck pickup" setting, simulates the gritty, bluesy tone of the bluesy/funky fills played during
5 Crush Em
the verse of the song. The “toe down” position, while switching the guitar's bridge position pickup, will give you the high gain tone of the chorus
MS Crunch : Gain 0 May Mid-rangy lead tone with a long delay. Great for building harmonies in time. VOLUME

D and other sections of the song.

A lush, ambient clean tone used in the chorus of the song "Crush 'Em" from the album The World Needs A Hero. A versatile patch that could be
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2
Woosh
Wet Head
Z-Clean tone with step for a rhythmic waterfall effect. Reminiscent of Zappa’s "Ships Ahoy".
Dark and clean with wow resonance. Good for dynamic, clean lead playing.
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6 CrshCln
used for a variety of purposes. VOLUME
3 Wackjob Phased and clean with sharp attack that's good for smacking rhythms. VOLUME
Mid-gain patch reminiscent of the guitar during the main/verse riff of the song "Breadline" from the album Risk. Using the expression pedal Clean tone with delayed attack and heavy FX dimensioning.
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4 Dreamdrg VOLUME
sweeps a portion of the comb filter effect, approximating the flanging/phasing effect heard in parts of the riff. This patch can be used for the
5 MilkyWay Long, rich, cavernous clean tone. Acoustic simulator. Stare into the night sky and play descending double stops in a Lydian sharp 5 scale. VOLUME
7 Bredline basis of the whole song by playing the opening riff with the guitar volume backed off slightly and using the expression pedal, then increasing CombFLTR : Freq
the level of the guitar volume knob to full for the chorus and other higher-gain sections and leaving the expression pedal in the "heel down" 6 Oceans Clean, warm sound with folding reverse echoes in a lush hall. Good for background chords. Hall : Mix
position. 7 Wreckles This has the "kitchen sink!" Auto Wah, StereoChorus, Hall, etc. Play a solo with jumping intervals on every note. VOLUME
8 MotoCyco High-gain, darker tone for the staccato riffing in the song "Moto Psycho" from the album The World Needs A Hero. VOLUME Wet, wet, and more wet. Lush, clean tone with forever delays in all directions. Try it playing tension chords with sight whammy bar
8 Waves VOLUME
Lead sound with wah feature, controlled by the expressional pedal. Useable for songs such as the "wah-ed" section in the lead break from vibrations.
9 MegaWah PedalVox : Freq
"Return To Hangar" off The World Needs A Hero or the verse fills in "Something I'm Not" off The System Has Failed. 9 Oceanflr Rich phased and reversed delay tone. Suitable for melodious solo or Holdsworth styled legato play. VOLUME

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