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Layla amp settings — NUX MG-30

The Derek and the dominos guitar tone for “Layla”, dialed in for a NUX MG-30 with a Sire S7. Studio version, Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs (1970) — iconic opening main riff / rhythm

Original rig

1956 Fender Stratocaster ('Brownie') plugged into a cranked 1950s Fender Tweed Champ (5F1) with no pedals

Raw, compressed small-tweed amp breakup with biting upper-mid bark and single-coil snap

Amp settings — NUX MG-30

CHANNELTweed Champ (5F1 model block) + 1x8 Champ Cab IRBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	8
Bass	6
Mid	7
Treble	6
Reverb	2
Master	8

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Guitar

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Why these settings

The original tone is pure cranked single-ended Tweed Champ power tube compression rather than pedal dirt. On the NUX MG-30, select the Fender 5F1/Champ amp block with an 8-inch speaker IR and push gain and master to replicate the saturated small-box crunch. Your Sire S7 bridge single-coil matches Clapton's 1956 Strat setup directly, requiring only slight mid lift in the block to match the recorded tape compression.

PRO TIPPick aggressively close to the bridge using a firm downstroke attack to get the signature percussive 'quack' and note bloom of the intro riff.

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