The Mary on a Cross by Ghost guitar tone is built on a Marshall/Orange, dialed in at gain 4.5/10, bass 4.5, mid 6.5, treble 6.5, presence 6 (community-researched baseline). Full breakdown below — then adapt every knob to your exact guitar and amp, free.
warm vintage 70s-rock crunch distortion. This shapes how hard the amp is pushed and where the EQ sits for the Mary on a Cross sound.
What makes the Mary on a Cross part tricky
Eb standard tuning, melodic feel, warm crunch. GuitarToneAdapt gets the tone right so you can focus on the playing.
Note: Mary on a Cross is in Eb STANDARD tuning (down a half step). The tone is warm and jangly — a mid-forward, medium classic-rock crunch (Marshall/Orange), bass pulled back (~4-5), mids up, treble up. Warm and catchy, not heavy or scooped., Tune down a half step (Eb standard), use a warm medium crunch, bass back, mids up, treble up; play it jangly and melodic with a catchy lead., Settings are community-researched starting points, not official recall sheets.