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Confortably numb amp settings — NUX MG-30

The Pink Floyd guitar tone for “Confortably numb”, dialed in for a NUX MG-30 with a Ibanez GIO GRG170DX. Studio version outro solo, The Wall (1979)

Original rig

Fender 'Black Strat' (Seymour Duncan SSL-1C bridge) -> EHX 'Ram's Head' Big Muff -> MXR Phase 90 / Electric Mistress flanger -> MXR digital delay -> Hiwatt DR103 100W Head & Yamaha RA-200 rotary cabinet

Singing, violin-like sustaining fuzz lead with smooth high-end roll-off and spacious delay

Amp settings — NUX MG-30

CHANNELHIWIRE (Hiwatt DR103 model) + 4x12 Fane Cab IRBRIGHToffBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	3
Bass	6
Mid	7
Treble	5
Presence	4
Reverb	4
Master	7

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01NUX MG-30 EFX Block: MUFF (Big Muff Pi model)

Primary gain source; double-gain prevention active (amp gain kept clean).

Sustain 7 · Tone 4 · Level 7

02NUX MG-30 MOD Block: FLANGER

Emulates the subtle Electric Mistress sweep blended in the studio mix.

Rate 3 · Depth 4 · Feedback 3

03NUX MG-30 DLY Block: DIGITAL DELAY

Set to roughly 375ms to 440ms with a modest mix.

Time 5 · Repeat 4 · Level 4

Why these settings

The NUX MG-30 provides Gilmour's exact Hiwatt clean platform via the HIWIRE amp model, while the internal MUFF block delivers the iconic violin sustain. Because your Ibanez GRG170DX bridge humbucker is hotter and darker than David's vintage-output SSL-1C single-coil, the Muff tone knob is rolled back slightly and guitar tone is dialed to 8 to avoid brittle upper harmonics while retaining clear articulation. Amp gain is kept low at 3 so the digital fuzz block saturates naturally without muddy preamp clipping.

PRO TIPPick close to the bridge with a medium pick, keeping your attack flat against the string to let the Big Muff's compression bloom into continuous, singing sustain without harsh pick chirp.

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