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Pour Some Sugar On Me amp settings — NUX Mighty Plug Pro

The Def Leppard guitar tone for “Pour Some Sugar On Me”, dialed in for a NUX Mighty Plug Pro with a Gibson SG Standard 61. Studio version, Hysteria (1987) — main rhythm riff

Original rig

Scholz Rockman X100/Sustainor direct, Gibson Les Paul / Jackson guitars with DiMarzio Super 3, TC Electronic chorus/flanger, TC 2290 delay

Tight, hyper-compressed, polished 80s midrange crunch with stereo chorus spread
Amp settings — NUX Mighty Plug Pro
CHANNELBrit 800 (or Marshall style model) + 1960A 4x12 IRBOOSToff
GAIN 6 BASS 4 MID 8 TREBLE 7 PRESENCE 6 REVERB 2 MASTER 7
KnobSetting (0–10)
Gain6
Bass4
Mid8
Treble7
Presence6
Reverb2
Master7
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Guitar
PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10
Signal chain

01NUX Mighty Plug Pro Compressor Block (Comp)

Engage onboard compressor before the amp to replicate the signature Scholz Rockman squash and sustain.

Sustain 7 · Attack 5 · Level 7

02Ibanez Tube Screamer TS9

Used as a tight pre-amp boost into the Mighty Plug to shave flubby low end and push the focused mid-spike.

Drive 2 · Tone 6 · Level 8

03NUX Mighty Plug Pro Chorus Block (Stereo Chorus)

Post-amp/FX block to emulate the studio TC Electronic spatial chorus widening.

Rate 4 · Depth 5 · Mix 4
Why these settings

The SG Standard 61's Burstbucker 61s have an open, vintage upper-mid bite, so the TS9 acts as a tight clean boost to clamp the low end before the high-gain amp model. In the Mighty Plug Pro, pushing mids to 8 and using a heavy compressor block mimics the direct-recorded Scholz Rockman compression and hyper-focused midrange EQ. Leaving the DS-1 bypassed prevents fizzy gain-stacking since the amp model provides the core crunch.

PRO TIPPick with aggressive, short downstrokes right near the bridge saddles using a stiff pick to get the distinct, percussive 'chunk' attack heard on the Mutt Lange produced rhythm tracks.

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