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Sultans of Swing amp settings — Nux Mighty lite bt MKII

The Dire Straits guitar tone for “Sultans of Swing”, dialed in for a Nux Mighty lite bt MKII with a Faim Les Paul. Studio version, Dire Straits debut album (1978) — main rhythm and lead fills

Original rig

1961 Fender Stratocaster (middle+bridge position 4) into Fender Vibrolux / Music Man HD130, no dirt pedals, direct fingerstyle

Sparkling clean with bell-like chime and percussive attack — all dynamics from fingers, zero amp breakup

Amp settings — Nux Mighty lite bt MKII

CHANNELTwin Reverb / Clean amp model (with 2x12 Open Back Cab IR)BRIGHTonBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	2
Bass	4
Mid	5
Treble	8
Reverb	3
Master	6

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Guitar

PICKUPmiddle TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Compressor Block (Mighty Onboard FX)

Built-in NUX compressor block to enhance fingerpicked percussive snap

Sustain 4 · Level 7

Why these settings

To mimic Knopfler's out-of-phase Strat 'quack' on a humbucker-equipped Les Paul, select the middle pickup position (both humbuckers active) with tone wide open. We push the treble to 8 and cut the bass to 4 on the NUX Twin Reverb model to strip away the Les Paul's thick lower-mids and restore the glassy top-end snap. A subtle touch of onboard compressor block levels the dynamics while keeping the tone completely clean and unclipped.

PRO TIPDitch the pick entirely: pluck downward with your bare thumb on the lower strings while snapping upward with your index and middle fingers right near the bridge for the signature percussive pop.

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