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De Música Ligera amp settings — Nux MG-101

The Soda Stereo guitar tone for “De Música Ligera”, dialed in for a Nux MG-101 with a Palmer Les Paul. Studio version, Canción Animal (1990)

Original rig

Fender Electric XII / Jackson Soloist / PRS Multifoil into Marshall JCM800 & Roland JC-120 with Boss OD-1 / TS9 boost and subtle chorus

Crunchy, bright British power-chord drive with tight low end and subtle stereo chime

Amp settings — Nux MG-101

CHANNELBrit 800 (Marshall JCM800 model) + 4x12 Greenback Cab IRBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	6
Bass	5
Mid	7
Treble	7
Presence	6
Reverb	2
Master	7

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Tube Drive (TS block on NUX MG-101)

Onboard EFX block set as clean/mid boost into the Brit 800 amp block

Drive 2 · Tone 7 · Level 8

02Stereo Chorus (MOD block on NUX MG-101)

Post-amp MOD block for the subtle studio width on the chords

Rate 3 · Depth 3

Why these settings

The NUX MG-101 Brit 800 block provides the core JCM800 crunch, boosted cleanly by the onboard Tube Drive block to simulate Cerati's tight rhythm bite. Because your Palmer Les Paul has darker humbuckers compared to the bright 12-string/single-coil elements in the studio track, treble and presence are pushed up to 7 and 6 while bass is kept flat. Keep the chorus subtle so the attack remains punchy and articulate.

PRO TIPHit the four-chord progression (Bm-G-D-A) with aggressive, authoritative downstrokes near the bridge to maximize pick attack and emulate the snappy jangle of the studio cut.

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