Wrong way amp settings — Nux Mighty mini amp

The Sublime guitar tone for “Wrong way”, dialed in for a Nux Mighty mini amp with a Cort X300. Studio version, Sublime self-titled album (1996), recorded at Pedernales Studio, Texas

Original rig

Dan MacDonald custom brown guitar (Ibanez Saber clone, humbuckers), Roland Jazz Chorus or Mesa Boogie clean channel

Bright, percussive clean with slight compression and subtle room ambiance — tight ska-punk rhythm tone

Amp settings — Nux Mighty mini amp

CHANNELCleanBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	2
Bass	5
Mid	6
Treble	7
Presence	6
Reverb	3
Master	6

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE7 VOLUME10

Why these settings

Your Cort X300 has humbuckers like Nowell's Dan MacDonald guitar, so no pickup compensation needed. The Nux Mighty is a neutral modeling amp — keep gain at 2 for pristine cleans with just enough body. Mid pushed to 6 and treble at 7 gives the percussive attack essential for ska upstrokes. Tone knob at 7 prevents ice-pick highs while retaining snap.

PRO TIPThe secret to this tone is in your picking hand — use aggressive, staccato upstrokes with your pick angled slightly and mute immediately after each chord stab. The tone is 70% technique; the clean amp just amplifies that rhythmic precision.

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