Samba Pa Ti amp settings — Nux Mighty 40 BT MKII

The Santana guitar tone for “Samba Pa Ti”, dialed in for a Nux Mighty 40 BT MKII with a Epiphone ES 339. Studio version, Abraxas (1970) — lead melody guitar

Original rig

Gibson SG Special (humbuckers) into cranked 1968 Fender Twin Reverb (Altec Lansing speakers), Mu-Tron Wah parked cocked for vocal midrange boost

Liquid, singing, vocal sustain with warm, round overdrive and prominent midrange

Amp settings — Nux Mighty 40 BT MKII

CHANNELTwin Rvb model (or Vintage Clean) with onboard TS-style Drive block activeBRIGHToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	5
Mid	8
Treble	4
Reverb	5
Master	6

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE4 VOLUME9

Signal chain

01Onboard Tube Drive (TS Block)

Engaged in the Mighty 40 BT EFX slot to push the Twin model into smooth, singing sustain and simulate the cocked wah mid-hump

Drive 6 · Tone 4 · Level 7

02Onboard Spring Reverb

In the onboard RVB slot for the classic wet, expansive room ambience of the studio cut

Decay 5 · Tone 4 · Level 5

Why these settings

The NUX Mighty 40 BT MKII uses the Twin Reverb model pushed by its internal Tube Drive block to replicate the natural breakup and singing sustain of a fully cranked Fender tube amp. Treble is rolled back on both the amp and guitar to eliminate humbucker bite and produce Carlos's signature 'woman tone' flute-like warmth. Midrange is pushed hard on the amp and drive block to emulate the vocal resonance of his cocked wah filter.

PRO TIPSelect the neck pickup and roll your guitar tone knob down to around 3 or 4 — this creates the famous 'woman tone' and removes string rasp, making the semi-hollow body resonate and sustain effortlessly like a vocal line.

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