Never Meant amp settings — Vox Pathfinder 10
The American Football guitar tone for “Never Meant”, dialed in for a Vox Pathfinder 10 with a Epiphone SG Standard. Studio version, American Football LP1 (1999) — main interlocking clean riff
Fender Twin Reverb / Deluxe Reverb clean, Fender Telecaster (neck pickup), no pedals
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 2 |
| Bass | 4 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Master | 5 |
The Pathfinder 10 is a solid-state 2-band amp lacking mid, presence, and reverb controls, so those are nulled out. To mimic the bright, glassy snap of a Telecaster into a Fender Twin using an SG with humbuckers, set the pickup selector to middle (both pickups active) and push the treble to 7 while trimming the bass down to 4 to prevent low-end mud. Keep Gain at 2 on the clean channel to ensure zero breakup during hard fingerpicking.
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