Perfect Strangers amp settings — Nux Mighty 40 BT MKII
The Deep Purple guitar tone for “Perfect Strangers”, dialed in for a Nux Mighty 40 BT MKII with a Epiphone ES 339. Studio version, Perfect Strangers (1984) - Main Riff
1974 Fender Stratocaster (customized with Schecter F500T pickups) -> Marshall JMP 100W / JCM800 -> Roland SDE-3000 Digital Delay
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 2 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 6 |
01NUX MG-30 (Brit 800 Amp Block)
Set as primary preamp/gain block in MG-30
02NUX MG-30 (Digital Delay Block)
Emulating Blackmore's Roland SDE-3000 subtle spatial repeats (~380ms)
The Epiphone ES-339 humbuckers push more low-end and output than Blackmore's single-coil Strat, so keep the MG-30 gain around 6 and trim the low frequencies to prevent muddiness. The NUX Mighty 40 BT MKII is kept on its clean channel to let the MG-30 handle the British JCM800 crunch and SDE-3000 delay modeling cleanly without double-preamping. Selecting both pickups on the ES-339 approximates the scooped-yet-punchy bridge+middle position of the original track.
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