Just amp settings — NUX Mighty40 MKII

The Radiohead guitar tone for “Just”, dialed in for a NUX Mighty40 MKII with a Cort X300. Studio version, The Bends (1995)

Original rig

Fender Telecaster Plus (Lace Sensors, bridge) → Marshall Shredmaster → Fender Eighty-Five solid-state (clean channel, no overdrive engaged). EQ set with slight mid-boost: treble 11 o'clock, mids 1 o'clock, bass 11 o'clock. No amp reverb used.

Brutal, cutting high-gain distortion with raw attack and no tube compression — deliberately harsh and punchy with emphasized mids

Amp settings — NUX Mighty40 MKII

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Why these settings

The original tone comes from a Shredmaster pedal into a CLEAN solid-state amp — the Eighty-Five adds zero compression or coloration. Your NUX Mighty40's Lead channel provides the gain instead. Mid pushed to 7 to replicate Jonny's mid-forward EQ; bass cut to 4 to maintain the tight, non-muddy low end of the solid-state original. Treble at 5 avoids fizz while preserving the raw bite. Reverb at 0 is critical — the original is bone dry.

PRO TIPJonny's picking attack on 'Just' is extremely aggressive and percussive — dig in hard near the bridge with a stiff pick angled slightly. The tone's brutality comes as much from his right hand violence as from the Shredmaster. Roll your tone knob to 8 to tame any harsh digital fizz from the modeling amp while keeping the cut.

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