Do I Wanna Know? amp settings — NUX MG-300
The Arctic Monkeys guitar tone for “Do I Wanna Know?”, dialed in for a NUX MG-300 with a Gibson SG Modern. Studio version, AM (2013) — iconic opening main riff
Vox Starstream XII 12-string / Gretsch Country Gentleman into Coopersonic ValveSlapper distortion, Selmer Zodiac Twin 30 & Magnatone Custom 410
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 4 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Reverb | 3 |
| Master | 7 |
01Touch Wah / Filter (EFX Block - Muff / Fuzz model)
Fuzz block placed in front of amp model to replicate the Coopersonic ValveSlapper tube-fuzz snarl
02Vibrato / Mod Block
Subtle pitch warble to simulate the Magnatone Custom 410 true pitch vibrato
The original riff uses a 12-string guitar through a rare dual-valve fuzz and vintage British chime amps. On your SG Modern, the neck humbucker with the tone rolled down to 7 provides the heavy, hollow low-end fundamental while the NUX Muff/Fuzz block supplies the aggressive fuzz breakup into an edge-of-breakup AC30 amp model. The NUX MG-300 has no dedicated presence knob on this model, so top-end bite is balanced strictly via the Treble parameter and pedal Tone.
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