Amp settings
Marshall Code 50 settings for 47 songs
Exact Marshall Code 50 settings for the songs players ask for most — knob values, presets and pickup choices, from 696 tone adaptations on ToneAdapt.
50-watt digital modeling combo with one 12-inch custom-voiced speaker (Marshall CODE50, 13 kg). Marshall-Softube (MST) modeling: 14 preamp models in three groups (Clean: JTM45, CL DSL, CL American, CL JVM, Acoustic Simulator; Crunch: Bluesbreaker, Plexi, CR American, JCM800, '50s British; Overdrive: OD JVM, OD DSL, OD American, OD Silver Jubilee) plus an uncolored Natural preamp, 4 power amp models (Classic Marshall 100W EL34, Vintage Marshall 30W 5881, British Class A 30W EL84, American Class A/B 100W 6L6) and 8 Marshall speaker cabinet models. 24 effects, up to 5 at once including the noise
Most-used presets
- Plexi · 6
- JCM800 · 4
- Bluesbreaker · 3
- Metal Edge · 3
- American Clean · 2
- Brit Rock · 2
- Tweed Bassman · 1
- JTM45 Clean · 1
Most popular songs on the Marshall Code 50
Master of Puppets
Metallica
Gain 9 · Volume 7 · Master 6 · Bass 5
Walk
Pantera
Gain 8.5 · Volume 7 · Master 6 · Bass 5
Sweet Child O' Mine
Guns N' Roses
Gain 8.5 · Volume 7 · Master 5 · Bass 5
Enter Sandman
Metallica
Gain 8 · Volume 6 · Master 5 · Bass 5
Crazy Train
Ozzy Osbourne
Gain 6.5 · Volume 7 · Master 5 · Bass 4
Whole Lotta Love
Led Zeppelin
Gain 4 · Volume 6 · Master 5 · Bass 5
Hotel California
Eagles
Gain 5 · Volume 7 · Master 5 · Bass 5
Holy Wars
Megadeth
Gain 7.5 · Volume 7 · Master 6 · Bass 5
Back in Black
AC/DC
Gain 4 · Volume 6 · Master 5 · Bass 4
Highway to Hell
AC/DC
Gain 6 · Volume 6 · Master 5 · Bass 5
Smells Like Teen Spirit
Nirvana
Gain 7.5 · Volume 7 · Master 6 · Bass 5
Stairway to Heaven
Led Zeppelin
Gain 6 · Volume 6 · Master 6 · Bass 5.5
Raining Blood
Slayer
Gain 8.5 · Volume 7 · Master 6 · Bass 5
Man in the Box
Alice in Chains
Gain 7 · Volume 7 · Master 5 · Bass 5
Alive
Pearl Jam
Gain 1.5 · Volume 6 · Master 5 · Bass 5
Pride and Joy
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Gain 4 · Volume 6 · Master 5 · Bass 6
Iron Man
Black Sabbath
Gain 8 · Volume 7 · Master 5 · Bass 5
Layla
Derek and the Dominos
Gain 6 · Volume 6 · Master 5 · Bass 5
War Pigs
Black Sabbath
Gain 6 · Volume 6 · Master 5 · Bass 5
1979
The Smashing Pumpkins
JTM45 Clean
Gain 4 · Bass 5 · Mid 6 · Treble 6
Rooster
Alice in Chains
Gain 7 · Volume 6 · Master 5 · Bass 5
Creep
Radiohead
Gain 7.5 · Volume 7 · Master 6 · Bass 5
Mr. Brightside
The Killers
70s Blues
Gain 4.5 · Bass 3 · Mid 6 · Treble 8
Heart-Shaped Box
Nirvana
Gain 6.5 · Volume 6 · Master 5 · Bass 5
Beat It
Michael Jackson
Plexi
Gain 6.5 · Bass 5 · Mid 6 · Treble 7
Do I Wanna Know?
Arctic Monkeys
American Clean
Gain 1.5 · Bass 5 · Mid 4 · Treble 7
Plug In Baby
Muse
Gain 7.5 · Volume 6 · Master 5 · Bass 5
Lithium
Nirvana
Gain 7 · Volume 6 · Master 5 · Bass 5
Iris
Goo Goo Dolls
Gain 2 · Volume 6 · Master 5 · Bass 4
Wonderwall
Oasis
Gain 2 · Volume 6 · Master 5 · Bass 5
Sultans of Swing
Dire Straits
American Clean
Gain 1.5 · Bass 5 · Mid 4 · Treble 7
Smoke on the Water
Deep Purple
Gain 6 · Volume 6 · Master 5 · Bass 5
Still Got the Blues
Gary Moore
Bluesbreaker
Gain 6.5 · Bass 5 · Mid 8 · Treble 6.5
Savior
Rise Against
JCM800
Gain 7.5 · Bass 5 · Mid 7 · Treble 7
VIKING
Slaughter to Prevail
Metal Edge
Gain 9 · Bass 5.5 · Mid 6 · Treble 6
Take Me Out
Franz Ferdinand
Gain 5 · Volume 6 · Master 5 · Bass 4
Any song, dialed in on your Marshall Code 50
Pick a song and ToneAdapt adapts the original tone to your Marshall Code 50, your guitar and its pickups — including songs not listed here.
All 47 songs A–Z
Every song with Marshall Code 50 settings on ToneAdapt.
#
- 1979 · The Smashing Pumpkins
A
- Alive · Pearl Jam
B
- Back in Black · AC/DC
- Balls to the Wall · Accept
- Beat It · Michael Jackson
- Breathe (In the Air) · Pink Floyd
C
- Crazy Train · Ozzy Osbourne
- Creep · Radiohead
D
- Do I Wanna Know? · Arctic Monkeys
E
- Enter Sandman · Metallica
- Even Flow · Pearl Jam
F
- Fade to Black · Metallica
- Floods · Pantera
- Free Bird · Lynyrd Skynyrd
H
- Heart-Shaped Box · Nirvana
- High Try · Loudness
- Highway to Hell · AC/DC
- Holy Wars · Megadeth
- Hotel California · Eagles
I
- Iris · Goo Goo Dolls
- Iron Man · Black Sabbath
- Island In the Sun · Weezer
K
- Kickstart My Heart · Mötley Crüe
M
- Man in the Box · Alice in Chains
- Master of Puppets · Metallica
- Mr. Brightside · The Killers
N
- Nothing Else Matters · Metallica
P
- Plug In Baby · Muse
- Pride and Joy · Stevie Ray Vaughan
R
- Raining Blood · Slayer
- Rooster · Alice in Chains
S
- Savior · Rise Against
- Smells Like Teen Spirit · Nirvana
- Smoke on the Water · Deep Purple
- Stairway to Heaven · Led Zeppelin
- Still Got the Blues · Gary Moore
- Sultans of Swing · Dire Straits
- Sweet Child O' Mine · Guns N' Roses
T
- Take Me Out · Franz Ferdinand
- The Trooper (2015 Remaster) · Iron Maiden
V
- VIKING · Slaughter to Prevail
W
- Walk · Pantera
- War Pigs · Black Sabbath
- Whole Lotta Love · Led Zeppelin
- Wonderwall · Oasis
Frequently asked questions
What songs sound good on the Marshall Code 50?
The most-adapted songs on the Marshall Code 50 are Master of Puppets (Metallica), Walk (Pantera), Sweet Child O' Mine (Guns N' Roses), Enter Sandman (Metallica), Crazy Train (Ozzy Osbourne). Each has exact settings on this page.
Which Marshall Code 50 presets are used most?
Plexi (6 songs), JCM800 (4 songs), Bluesbreaker (3 songs), Metal Edge (3 songs).
Can ToneAdapt give me Marshall Code 50 settings for any song?
Yes. Search any song in ToneAdapt, pick the Marshall Code 50 as your amp, and it researches the original tone and adapts it to your Marshall Code 50, guitar and pickups.