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Whale & Wasp amp settings — Fender Mustang LT25

The Alice n chains guitar tone for “Whale & Wasp”, dialed in for a Fender Mustang LT25 with a donner standard. Studio version, Jar of Flies EP (1994) — signature electric 'whale/wasp' lead bends

Original rig

G&L Rampage / Gibson Les Paul into Bogner Fish preamp / Marshall modified JCM800 with lush studio plate reverb and subtle tape delay

Smooth, vocal, mid-focused high-gain sustain with crying slow bends and spacious studio ambiance

Amp settings — Fender Mustang LT25

CHANNELMetal 2000 amp model (or 80s Rock) with Large Hall/Plate Reverb + Digital Delay FX blocks enabled

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	5
Treble	5
Master	6

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE7 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Onboard Delay Block (Tape/Digital)

Set to roughly 350-400ms delay to pad the slow vocal-style bends

Time 5 · Feedback 3 · Level 4

02Onboard Reverb Block (Large Hall / Plate)

Essential for the lush, haunting space of the Jar of Flies studio room

Decay 7 · Tone 5 · Level 6

Why these settings

The Mustang LT25 faceplate features only Gain, Volume, Treble, and Bass knobs (no hardware Mid, Presence, or dedicated Reverb pot), so onboard effect blocks provide the ambiance. Using the 'Metal 2000' amp model delivers Cantrell's Bogner-style saturated sustain on single-coil/budget humbuckers without fizz, while rolling Treble to 5 softens the high-end screech into a round, crying tone.

PRO TIPJerry creates the signature 'whale' sound by executing slow, deliberate half-step and whole-step bends with wide, vocal finger vibrato and a slight natural feedback sustain at the peak of the bend.

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