Soothsayer amp settings — Fender Mustang LT25
The Buckethead guitar tone for “Soothsayer”, dialed in for a Fender Mustang LT25 with a Fender Squire. Studio version, Crime Slunk Scene (2006)
Gibson Buckethead Signature Les Paul (neck humbucker) → Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier (or Marshall JVM410H) → Alesis Midiverb II (preset 99, long delay/reverb)
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 4 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Presence | 0 |
| Reverb | 6 |
| Master | 5 |
01Fender Tone App — Compressor Block
CRITICAL — the singing sustain on Soothsayer comes from compression, not gain. Enable this in the Fender Tone app.
02Fender Tone App — Digital Delay Block
Set delay time to ~500-600ms. The original uses a 4-second Alesis delay — we approximate the ambience, not the full wash.
The Mustang LT25 is a modeling amp — select the cleanest Fender model via the Fender Tone app to approximate the rectifier's clean channel. Your Squier's single coils are brighter and lower output than Buckethead's humbuckers, so mid is pushed to 7 (vs ~5 on original) and treble pulled to 5 to avoid ice-pick. Gain stays moderate at 4 because the original tone is NOT heavily distorted — sustain comes from compression and delay, not saturation.
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