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The dirt I'm buried in amp settings — Fender Mustang LT25

The Avatar guitar tone for “The dirt I'm buried in”, dialed in for a Fender Mustang LT25 with a Ibanez RGA42FM. Studio version, Dance Devil Dance (2023)

Original rig

ESP guitars with EMG 81/85 pickups, Peavey 5150/6505 and Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier amps, likely Maxon OD808 for tightening

Tight modern metal rhythm with scooped mids, aggressive palm-muted chug, clean sections with shimmery delay

Amp settings — Fender Mustang LT25

CHANNELMetal 2000 preset (or create from METAL amp model)

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Mustang LT25 built-in Noise Gate

Enable via Fender Tone app — essential for tight palm mutes

Threshold 6

02Mustang LT25 built-in Overdrive (Green Box / Tube Screamer model)

Stack in front of METAL amp model to tighten low-end like a real OD808

Drive 2 · Level 7 · Tone 6

Why these settings

The Mustang LT25's METAL amp model approximates a 5150-style voice. Your Ibanez RGA42FM has passive Quantum humbuckers — hotter than vintage passives but less compressed than the EMGs on the original, so gain at 7 (not maxed) keeps definition. Mid at 4 gives the modern scoop without disappearing. The built-in Green Box OD tightens the low-end flub the way an OD808 does on the real rig.

PRO TIPFor the iconic clean intro lick, switch to a CLEAN preset with delay (dotted-eighth, 3-4 repeats) and use your neck pickup with tone rolled to 6 — the contrast between that shimmery clean and the heavy verse is what makes the song hit.

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