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is this love amp settings — NUX MG-300

The whitesnake guitar tone for “is this love”, dialed in for a NUX MG-300 with a Gibson SG Modern. Studio version, Whitesnake (1987) — clean intro and verse progression

Original rig

1978 Gibson Les Paul Custom (Dirty Fingers humbuckers) into Jose Arredondo-modded Marshall JCM800 2204, Roland Dimension D chorus, Lexicon 224 digital reverb

Lush, compressed 80s studio clean with wide dimensional chorus, rhythmic delay, and expansive hall reverb
Amp settings — NUX MG-300
CHANNELTwin Reverb (Jazz Clean / J-120 model on MG-300) + 2x12 IRBRIGHTonBOOSToff
GAIN 2 BASS 4 MID 6 TREBLE 7 PRESENCE 6 REVERB 6 MASTER 7
KnobSetting (0–10)
Gain2
Bass4
Mid6
Treble7
Presence6
Reverb6
Master7
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Guitar
PICKUPmiddle TONE10 VOLUME9
Signal chain

01Compressor Block (K-Comp / Studio Comp)

Even out the dynamic arpeggio picking and add classic 80s studio gloss

Sustain 6 · Level 7

02Chorus Block (Dimension / Stereo Chorus)

Emulates the signature Roland Dimension D rack chorus

Rate 4 · Depth 7 · Mix 6

03Delay Block (Digital Delay)

Set to a dotted 8th / 380ms subtle stereo repeat

Time 5 · Repeat 3 · Mix 4

04Reverb Block (Hall Reverb)

Simulates the lush Lexicon 224 rack plate/hall ambience

Decay 6 · Mix 5
Why these settings

The SG Modern's BurstBucker Pro pickups are slightly punchier than 1980s Dirty Fingers humbuckers, so running the pickup selector in the middle position balances the chime and body. On the NUX MG-300, a pristine clean amp model paired with the compressor and Dimension chorus provides the studio-grade rack sheen of the 1987 record. For the distorted chorus chords, engage a Plexi/British 800 amp drive block.

PRO TIPPick the clean triads lightly near the bridge with an ultra-consistent attack so the compressor clamps gently without squashing the initial transient.

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