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) — original Fender Twin Reverb era, pre-Mesa/Boogie
Gibson SG with humbuckers → Fender Twin Reverb (cranked, Altec speaker mod), Mu-Tron Wah parked at fixed position for midrange color
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 5 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Presence | 4 |
| Reverb | 4 |
| Master | 6 |
01NUX MG-30 — Wah Block (parked)
Set wah to a fixed midrange position (around 40%) and leave it there — do not rock it. This adds the vocal 'vowel' quality Santana used on this track. Bypass if you prefer the pure amp tone.
Your ES-339's neck humbucker matches the original SG's warmth well — no compensation needed there. The Nux Mighty 40 BT MKII's Tweed channel approximates the Fender Twin's breakup character; mid pushed to 7 preserves Santana's vocal midrange focus. Treble dropped to 5 (vs typical Fender brightness) because the ES-339 is already warm and the Twin was modified for smoothness. Reverb at 4 gives the ambient sustain without washing out note definition.
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