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Chốn Sa Mạc amp settings — Nux Mg mighty mkii

The Minh Tốc & Lam guitar tone for “Chốn Sa Mạc”, dialed in for a Nux Mg mighty mkii with a Ibanez Gio grx40. Studio version from Minh Tốc & Lam's catalog, circa 2022-2023 — recorded using Line 6 Helix Floor with Yamaha Revstar or similar humbucker guitar

Original rig

Line 6 Helix Floor (amp modeling + effects), Yamaha Revstar (humbucker pickups), occasional use of Pop Pedal compressor in effects loop

Warm, slightly overdriven indie/alternative tone with clean-ish attack, smooth sustain, and subtle ambient reverb — not high-gain, more 'edge of breakup' with compression

Amp settings — Nux Mg mighty mkii

CHANNELCrunch or Clean channel with gain pushed — on NUX MG, use 'Crunch' or 'Blues' amp modelBRIGHToffBOOSToff

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

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE7 VOLUME9

Signal chain

01NUX MG Built-in Compressor

Minh Tốc uses a Pop Pedal compressor to 'add color' — enable the comp block on your NUX to replicate that smooth, even response

Level 6 · Sustain 5 · Attack 4

02NUX MG Built-in Delay

Subtle slapback/ambient delay — keep it low in the mix, just enough to add depth without muddying the note definition

Mix 3 · Time 4 · Feedback 3

Why these settings

Your Ibanez GIO GRX40 has humbuckers like Minh Tốc's Revstar, so output levels are comparable — no major gain compensation needed. The NUX MG's digital amp models are neutral-voiced; select a 'Blues' or 'Crunch' model and keep gain moderate (4) to match the Helix's edge-of-breakup character. Rolling tone to 7 and volume to 9 softens the GIO's slightly hotter ceramic pickups to approximate the Revstar's warmer alnico response.

PRO TIPMinh Tốc's touch dynamics are central to this tone — pick lighter during verses for clean articulation, dig in slightly on chord accents for natural breakup. Position your picking hand closer to the neck for a rounder attack that matches the song's dreamy, desert-wandering vibe.

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