Uncomfortably Numb (feat. Hayley Williams) amp settings — Yamaha GA15II
The American Football feat. Hayley Williams guitar tone for “Uncomfortably Numb (feat. Hayley Williams)”, dialed in for a Yamaha GA15II with a Yamaha Pacifica 112V. Studio version, American Football (LP3) (2019)
Fender Telecaster Thinline / Jazzmaster into Fender Twin Reverb / Deluxe Reverb with compressor, subtle chorus, analog delay, and lush plate reverb
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 2 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 5 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Master | 4 |
01NUX MG-30 (Comp Block: Rose Comp / Ross-style)
Even, percussive dynamic leveling for clean fingerpicking/arpeggios
02NUX MG-30 (Amp Model: Twin Rvb / 65 Twin)
Fender clean platform amp block
03NUX MG-30 (Mod Block: CE-2 / Analog Chorus)
Subtle shimmer and width
04NUX MG-30 (Delay Block: Analog Delay)
Dotted eighth or warm quarter-note repeats
05NUX MG-30 (Reverb Block: Plate / Room)
Lush, ambient wash
The Yamaha GA15II is set dead flat and clean as a neutral monitor while your NUX MG-30 provides the Twin Reverb modeling and time-based ambient chain. Using the Pacifica's neck+middle single-coil split mirrors the chime and transient articulation of Mike Kinsella and Steve Holmes's iconic Fender single-coil clean tones. The GA15II has no presence or built-in reverb, so those parameters are mapped directly within the NUX's blocks.
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