🎸 Glam Rock · 2017

Beggin' by Måneskin (Riff · Overdriven) — Guitar Tone

by Måneskin · riff

The Beggin' by Måneskin guitar tone is built on a Marshall 1987X, dialed in at gain 5.5/10, bass 4.5, mid 7, treble 6.5, presence 6.5 (community-researched baseline). Full breakdown below — then adapt every knob to your exact guitar and amp, free.

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Amp settings (0–10)

5.5
GAIN
4.5
BASS
7
MID
6.5
TREBLE
6.5
PRESENCE
2
REVERB

Community-researched baseline. Your rig is different — GuitarToneAdapt re-dials every knob for your specific guitar, amp and pickups.

How these settings compare

Measured against the 70 hard rock tones in our researched catalog: Gain 5.5 sits right around the hard rock average (6.0); mids at 7 are right around average (6.1).

Original gear

Amp: Marshall 1987X (Plexi) into Marshall cabs (also Fender Twin / Bassman)

Thomas Raggi plays Fender Stratocasters (a '63 Super Heavy Relic) into Marshall 1987X Plexi heads, with a Fulltone OCD and Klon for overdrive and a Mad Professor Fire Red Fuzz for solos. His tone is built on edge and midrange rather than low end. Source: Guitar Chalk + Equipboard.

Gear used on this tone

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Pickups

Single-coil Stratocaster (bridge/middle) for bright, edgy glam-rock bite

Effects / signal chain

Marshall 1987X Plexi-style amp overdrive (the core crunch), Fulltone OCD overdrive for rhythm, Klon Centaur overdrive for push, Mad Professor Fire Red Fuzz for the soaring solo, Cry Baby wah

Tone character

mid-forward, edgy, driven crunch, glam rock, punchy, vintage Marshall

Recording context

Glam-rock revival; Stratocaster into a Marshall Plexi pushed by an OCD-style overdrive, fuzz on the solo

How it’s played

swaggering, theatrical glam-rock revival stomp, upbeat mid tempo, punchy, driven throughout dynamics · overdriven distortion. This shapes how hard the amp is pushed and where the EQ sits for the Beggin' sound.

Difficulty

2/5 · Riff

Easy to play — the magic is the mid-forward Plexi crunch and the glam-rock swagger, not technical difficulty.

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Beggin' guitar tone — FAQ

What amp settings do I need for the Beggin' guitar tone?

Set your amp to roughly: gain 5.5, bass 4.5, mid 7, treble 6.5, presence 6.5, reverb 2. These are community-researched baselines — GuitarToneAdapt re-dials them for your exact guitar and amp.

What gear was used for the Beggin' tone?

Original gear/effects: Amp: Marshall 1987X (Plexi) into Marshall cabs (also Fender Twin / Bassman); Marshall 1987X Plexi-style amp overdrive (the core crunch), Fulltone OCD overdrive for rhythm, Klon Centaur overdrive for push, Mad Professor Fire Red Fuzz for the soaring solo, Cry Baby wah.

Can I get the Beggin' tone on a different guitar or amp?

Yes. Different guitars and amps need different knob positions to sound the same. GuitarToneAdapt models pickup output and wood brightness, then compensates so you match the record on your own rig.

How do I sound like Måneskin on Beggin' — what gear and pedals?

Start with Single-coil Stratocaster (bridge/middle) for bright, edgy glam-rock bite, the amp EQ above (gain 5.5, bass 4.5, mid 7, treble 6.5, presence 6.5, reverb 2), and Marshall 1987X Plexi-style amp overdrive (the core crunch), Fulltone OCD overdrive for rhythm, Klon Centaur overdrive for push, Mad Professor Fire Red Fuzz for the soaring solo, Cry Baby wah. Then let GuitarToneAdapt compensate for the guitar, amp and pedals you actually own so it sits like the record.

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Settings are community-researched estimates, not official. GuitarToneAdapt adapts them to your gear. guitartoneadapt.com