Summertime Blues amp settings — Fender Mustang LT25
The Alan Jackson guitar tone for “Summertime Blues”, dialed in for a Fender Mustang LT25 with a Squier Classic Vibe 50s Telecaster. Studio version, A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'bout Love) (1992)
Fender Telecaster (Brent Mason / Dan Dugmore) through Fender '65 Twin Reverb / blackface combo with onboard compression and subtle slapback delay
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 4 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Master | 6 |
01COMPRESSOR
Onboard stomp block
02DELAY
Onboard delay block dialed for a quick slapback echo
03SPRING 65
Onboard REV slot selected with encoder
The TWIN CLEAN model captures the high-headroom, crystalline American snap used by Brent Mason and Nashville studio sessions. The Mustang's digital mids are nudged to 6 via the encoder to prevent the bridge pickup from sounding overly thin or piercing, while treble at 7 preserves the authentic country twang. Dialing in the onboard COMPRESSOR and slapback DELAY completely nails the percussive attack of the record without external pedals.
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