Dirty Diana amp settings — NUX Mighty 20 MKII
The Michael Jackson guitar tone for “Dirty Diana”, dialed in for a NUX Mighty 20 MKII with a JET GUITARS JT-300 S. Studio version, Bad (1987) — Steve Stevens lead and solo parts
Jackson Soloist (Seymour Duncan JB bridge humbucker) → Compressor → Marshall 1968 Plexi 100W Head → Marshall 4x12 (Celestion V30s) → Lexicon PCM-70 digital delay
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 8 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 8 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Reverb | 3 |
| Master | 7 |
01Onboard Compressor Block (NUX Dyna Comp)
Placed pre-amp block to add singing sustain and smooth out single-coil pick attack
02Onboard Delay Block (NUX Digital Delay)
Post-amp (FX loop position) set to ~380ms eighth-note delay for Steve Stevens spatial lead thickness
03Onboard Hall Reverb Block
Post-amp space to emulate studio production
To emulate Steve Stevens' hot Seymour Duncan bridge humbucker on your single-coil JT-300 Telecaster, the tone knob is rolled back slightly to 8 and mids are pushed heavily on the NUX Plexi model. The onboard compressor block is essential to compensate for single-coil output drops, adding the fluid sustain heard on the original solo. High gain and treble bite are dialed directly via the Lead amp channel and digital delay without requiring any external pedals.
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