Sunshine of your love amp settings — FirstAct MA155
The Cream guitar tone for “Sunshine of your love”, dialed in for a FirstAct MA155 with a Spectrum AIL-95. Studio version, Disraeli Gears (1967), Atlantic Studios
1964 Gibson SG Standard ('The Fool') with humbuckers, 1966 Marshall JTM45/100 head into Marshall 1960B 4x12 — no pedals, amp cranked for natural compression
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 8 |
| Treble | 4 |
| Presence | 3 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 6 |
01NUX MG-300 Mk2 — Plexi 100 amp model
Use the Plexi 100 or JTM45 amp model — this is your primary tone source. Bypass the FirstAct amp's preamp by running the MG-300 into the FX Return if available, or set the FirstAct completely clean with all EQ at 5 and gain at 0
02NUX MG-300 Mk2 — Cab Sim
Select 4x12 Greenback or British cab IR for authentic Marshall voicing
The FirstAct MA155 is a basic practice amp with limited headroom and thin voicing — it cannot recreate a cranked Plexi on its own. Your MG-300 Mk2 is doing all the heavy lifting here; use its Plexi/JTM amp model and treat the FirstAct as a flat power amp only. The Spectrum AIL-95's humbuckers are lower output than Clapton's SG, so gain is pushed to 7 to compensate. Treble is dropped to 3-4 because the woman tone's entire identity is the rolled-off guitar tone knob eliminating highs.
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