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How you remind me amp settings — Vox Vt 30

The Nickelback guitar tone for “How you remind me”, dialed in for a Vox Vt 30 with a Ibinez Gio. Studio version, Silver Side Up (2001)

Original rig

Mesa Boogie Triple Rectifier → Mesa/Marshall 4x12 cabs, PRS McCarty 58 and Fender Tele w/ EMG humbuckers, Drop D tuning

Thick, scooped modern rock crunch with tight low end and aggressive high-mid bite

Amp settings — Vox Vt 30

CHANNELNU-MTL (Recto-voiced model)BOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	6
Mid	3
Treble	6
Presence	5
Reverb	0
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Why these settings

The VT30's NU-MTL model is voiced after the Rectifier's scooped modern character. Your Ibanez Gio likely has ceramic humbuckers with slightly hotter output than the PRS — gain stays at 7 rather than pushing higher. Mids scooped to 3 replicates the Recto's signature V-curve. The original recording is bone dry, so reverb is 0.

PRO TIPThe song alternates between clean verses and distorted choruses — use the VT30's footswitch or tap tempo to preset a clean patch (CLEAN model, gain 3, mid 5) and switch between them live. Palm-mute the Drop D low string aggressively on the chorus riff; the chunk comes from pick attack, not extra gain.

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