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Conspiracy amp settings — NUX MG-101

The Paramore guitar tone for “Conspiracy”, dialed in for a NUX MG-101 with a Yamaha Pacifica 112V. Studio version, All We Know Is Falling (2005)

Original rig

Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier, PRS Custom 24 / Gibson Les Paul with humbuckers, minimal pedals—amp-driven gain

Tight mid-forward crunch with palm-muted chunk, articulate power chords, pop-punk aggression
Amp settings — NUX MG-101
CHANNELUK ROCK or US HI-GAIN model (select the tightest high-gain voicing available)BRIGHToffBOOSToff
GAIN 6 BASS 4 MID 7 TREBLE 6 PRESENCE 5 REVERB 0 MASTER 5
KnobSetting (0–10)
Gain6
Bass4
Mid7
Treble6
Presence5
Reverb0
Master5
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PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10
Why these settings

The original Rectifier tone is scooped and aggressive, but your NUX MG-101 modeling amp has a brighter, thinner voice. I pushed mids to 7 to compensate for the lack of tube saturation thickness and kept bass conservative at 4 to maintain palm-mute definition on the song's Drop D tuning. Your Pacifica's Alnico V bridge humbucker is slightly lower output than a PRS/Gibson, so gain at 6 gives you the crunch without fizz.

PRO TIPThis song lives and dies on tight palm muting—anchor your picking hand firmly near the bridge saddles and use downstrokes on the chugging sections. The articulation comes from muting precision, not extra gain.

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