Is this love amp settings — NUX MG-30
The Whitsnake guitar tone for “Is this love”, dialed in for a NUX MG-30 with a Sqoe Sest250. Studio version, Whitesnake (1987) — iconic lead guitar solo
1978 Gibson Les Paul Custom (Dirty Fingers humbucker) -> Jose Arredondo-modded Marshall JCM800 2204 -> Marshall 1960B (Celestion G12-65) -> Studio Roland Dimension D chorus, Yamaha SPX90 delay, Lexicon 224 reverb
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Presence | 6 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 8 |
01NUX MG-30 EFX: Morning Drive (or TS808 clean boost block)
In front of amp model as a tight gain boost
02NUX MG-30 MOD: CE-1 / Chorus Block
Post-amp / FX loop routing to replicate studio Dimension D stereo widening
03NUX MG-30 DLY: Digital Delay Block
Post-amp, timed to dotted-eighth or quarter-note (~88 BPM)
04NUX MG-30 RVB: Hall Reverb Block
Post-amp large studio plate/hall emulation
Sykes used a Jose-modded JCM800 pushed hard with hot Gibson Dirty Fingers pickups, so using the Brit 800 amp model with an onboard boost block provides the necessary liquid sustain. On the S-style Sqoe Sest250 bridge pickup, mid is boosted to 7 and bass kept at 5 to inject the body and punch of a Les Paul. For the lush clean chorus verse, bypass the drive block and roll the guitar volume down to 6 or switch to an onboard Twin Clean block.
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