Enter Sandman amp settings — Nux Mighty 20 mkii
The Metallica guitar tone for “Enter Sandman”, dialed in for a Nux Mighty 20 mkii with a Ibanez grg121dx. Studio version, Metallica (The Black Album, 1991) - Main Riff
ESP MX-250 (EMG 81) into Mesa Boogie Mark IIC++ blended with Jose-modded Marshall JCM800, Aphex EQF-2 mid-cut
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 7 |
| Mid | 3 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Reverb | 1 |
| Master | 6 |
01Onboard Gate / Noise Suppressor
Enable the onboard noise gate block to keep palm-muted chugs tight and quiet.
02Onboard Tube Screamer (TS Drive Block)
Use the onboard TS/OD block as a tight clean boost in front of the amp model.
The NUX Mighty 20 MKII models the modern high-gain character via its Lead/Fireman channels, so we apply the signature Mesa V-curve directly with scooped mids (3) and pushed bass/treble (7). Because the IBZ-6 passive pickups on the GRG121DX have slightly less aggressive upper-mid bite than James Hetfield's active EMG 81s, the onboard TS boost block tightens the low-end flub while keeping amp gain around 7. Clean intro: switch to the Twin Clean model with a touch of chorus and light reverb.
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