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Fools Gold (Remastered 2009) amp settings — Nux Mighty lite BT MKII

The The Stone Roses guitar tone for “Fools Gold (Remastered 2009)”, dialed in for a Nux Mighty lite BT MKII with a Cort G110. Studio version, The Stone Roses (1989), remastered 2009 — produced by John Leckie at Battery Studios, London

Original rig

Fender Twin Reverb (clean with slight edge), Gretsch Country Gentleman with FilterTron pickups, Boss CE-2 Chorus, wah-wah (Cry Baby), occasional flanger — John Squire's signature jangly-funk tone with moderate compression

Shimmering clean-to-edge funk with pronounced treble sparkle, tight rhythmic attack, subtle chorus shimmer, and wah sweeps — Madchester baggy groove tone

Amp settings — Nux Mighty lite BT MKII

CHANNELClean (select clean amp model if available)BOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	3
Bass	4
Mid	6
Treble	7
Reverb	2
Master	6

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge+middle TONE8 VOLUME10

Why these settings

The Nux Mighty Lite BT MKII is a small modeling amp with limited clean headroom — gain at 3 gives the slight edge-of-breakup Squire used without muddiness. Mid pushed to 6 compensates for the Cort's HSS pickups being warmer than Squire's FilterTrons. Treble at 7 captures the jangle; the amp lacks a presence knob so this is omitted. Without a chorus pedal, the shimmer effect is unreachable — a TC Electronic Corona Mini or Boss CE-5 would get you 80% closer.

PRO TIPUse the neck+middle or bridge+middle in-between position and attack strings with a stiff pick near the bridge for that tight, percussive 16th-note funk chop — Squire's right-hand muting technique is as critical as the gear for this tone.

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