Every breath you take amp settings — NUX MG-300
The The police guitar tone for “Every breath you take”, dialed in for a NUX MG-300 with a Cort x 100 2019 model. Studio cut, Synchronicity (1983) - iconic palm-muted arpeggiated clean rhythm
Roland JC-120 (built-in stereo chorus) + 1961/1963 modified Fender Telecaster / Stratocaster + MXR Dyna Comp
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 2 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 5 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Reverb | 3 |
| Master | 7 |
01NUX Compressor block (Dyna Comp model)
Placed first in chain for the signature percussive snap on palm mutes
02NUX Chorus block (CE-1 / Stereo Chorus model)
Post-amp/modulation block to replicate the Roland JC-120 dimensional chorus
03NUX Plate Reverb block
Adds subtle studio room ambience
The NUX MG-300's Jazz Clean model accurately reproduces the Roland JC-120 solid-state headroom. Because your Cort X100 has dual humbuckers instead of Andy Summers' single coils, split or combine pickups in the middle position and nudge treble up to 7 to reclaim the glassy single-coil articulation. The high compressor sustain clamps the low-end boom from the humbuckers and emphasizes the clean percussive attack.
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