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Oceans (Where Feet May Fail) amp settings — NUX MG-30

The Hillsong UNITED & TAYA guitar tone for “Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)”, dialed in for a NUX MG-30 with a Fender Player Stratocaster. Studio version, Zion (2013) — ambient electric lead and arpeggio swell

Original rig

Vox AC30 / Matchless DC30 + Fender Jazzmaster / Duesenberg + JHS Morning Glory + Strymon TimeLine (dotted 8th delay) + Strymon BigSky (Cloud/Shimmer reverb)

Pristine edge-of-breakup chime with prominent dotted-eighth repeats and a massive ambient reverb wash

Amp settings — NUX MG-30

CHANNELMatch D30 amp model + 2x12 Matchless cab IR (or Vox AC30 model)BRIGHToffBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	4
Bass	5
Mid	6
Treble	6
Presence	6
Reverb	0
Master	7

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Guitar

PICKUPneck+middle TONE9 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Morning Drive (OD block)

Transparent edge-of-breakup boost

Drive 3 · Tone 6 · Level 7

02Analog Delay (DLY block)

Set subdivision to dotted-eighth (around 65 BPM / 346ms)

Time 6 · Repeat 5 · Mix 6

03Plate / Shimmer Reverb (RVB block)

Creates the deep ambient wash behind the arpeggios

Decay 8 · Tone 5 · Mix 7

Why these settings

The NUX MG-30 Match D30 model accurately captures the chime and touch responsiveness of the original Matchless/Vox studio amps. Single coils on your Stratocaster can get spiky in the top end, so tone is set to 9 and treble is kept moderate at 6 to maintain warm clarity under the heavy reverb wash. The built-in Morning Drive block provides the gentle grit while the post-amp delay and deep reverb create the signature worship atmosphere.

PRO TIPSet your delay tempo strictly to the song's dotted-eighth subdivision (tap tempo at 65 BPM) and pick with a soft, consistent dynamic near the neck to let the repeats form rhythmic texture without cluttering the reverb decay.

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