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Bohemian Rhapsody amp settings — NUX MG-101

The Queen guitar tone for “Bohemian Rhapsody”, dialed in for a NUX MG-101 with a Gibson Les Paul Classic. Studio version, A Night at the Opera (1975) — Main Guitar Solo

Original rig

Red Special (Burns Tri-Sonic pickups in series out-of-phase) -> Dallas Rangemaster / custom Treble Booster -> cranked Vox AC30 Normal channel

Mid-focused, singing, vocal lead tone with distinct upper-mid harmonic bite and smooth saturation

Amp settings — NUX MG-101

CHANNELClass A30 (AC30 Top Boost/TB model) with matching 2x12 Alnico Blue Cab IRBRIGHToffBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	6
Bass	4
Mid	8
Treble	6
Presence	6
Reverb	2
Master	7

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE4 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Katana Boost / Clean Boost block

Emulates the Treble Booster driving the front of the Vox model

Drive 7 · Tone 8 · Level 8

02Studio Delay block

Subtle slapback/short delay to replicate multi-tracked studio space

Time 3 · Feedback 2 · Mix 2

Why these settings

Brian May's signature tone relies heavily on out-of-phase single coils pushed through a Germanium treble booster into a cranked AC30. On your Les Paul, selecting the neck pickup with the tone rolled down to 4 recreates the honky, vocal mid-range resonance without the low-end mud. The NUX Class A30 model with boosted mids and an onboard boost block provides the necessary singing sustain.

PRO TIPPick with a coin (like a sixpence or stiff metal pick) right over the middle pickup area; using the serrated edge against the string provides the exact percussive 'chirp' and upper-harmonic squeal May gets on every picked note.

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