Never Meant amp settings — NUX MG-300
The American Football guitar tone for “Never Meant”, dialed in for a NUX MG-300 with a Gibson SG Modern. Studio version, American Football LP1 (1999) - Iconic opening twinkly clean guitar riff
Fender Telecaster (single-coil, middle/bridge) directly into a Fender Twin Reverb/clean amp, studio plate reverb, zero pedals
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 2 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Presence | 6 |
| Reverb | 4 |
| Master | 8 |
01NUX MG-300 Plate Reverb Block
Placed after amp/cab block in chain to replicate the 1999 studio plate wash
The original LP1 recording used single-coil Telecasters plugged straight into a clean Fender Twin with no drive pedals. To counter the thicker, darker midrange of your Gibson SG's humbuckers, use the middle pickup position with the Twin model's Bright switch engaged and boost treble and presence slightly to achieve that glassy, percussive chime. Keep the amp gain low at 2 to preserve pristine headroom for open-string arpeggios.
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