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For What It's Worth amp settings — Fender Mustang LT25

The Buffalo Springfield guitar tone for “For What It's Worth”, dialed in for a Fender Mustang LT25 with a ESP LTD EC-256. Studio version, Buffalo Springfield (1966 single release / 1967 album reissue) - signature natural harmonic lead motif

Original rig

1959 Gretsch 6136 White Falcon / Gibson hollowbody into Blackface Fender Twin Reverb with onboard optical vibrato/tremolo and spring reverb

Pristine, bell-like 60s clean with shimmering top-end clarity, gentle optical tremolo pulse, and splashy spring reverb
Amp settings — Fender Mustang LT25
CHANNEL'65 Twin Reverb amp modelBRIGHTonBOOSToff
GAIN 3 BASS 4 TREBLE 7 REVERB 5 MASTER 5
KnobSetting (0–10)
Gain3
Bass4
Treble7
Reverb5
Master5
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Guitar
PICKUPmiddle TONE10 VOLUME9
Signal chain

01Sine Tremolo (LT25 Onboard Mod Block)

Placed after amp/preamp block to replicate classic Blackface optical tremolo

Rate 4 · Depth 5
Why these settings

The Mustang LT25’s ''65 Twin Reverb' model replicates the clean American chime of the original Blackface amp. Because your LTD EC-256 has hotter humbuckers than Stills and Young's vintage single-coils and Filter'Trons, keep the amp gain low at 3, select the middle pickup position, and roll guitar volume slightly down to maintain pristine headroom without clipping. The LT25 faceplate has no physical Mid or Presence knobs, so dial the top-end sparkle primarily via Treble at 7 and engage the onboard Sine Tremolo block.

PRO TIPFor the iconic warning-bell intro, lightly rest your fret-hand finger directly over the metal fret-wire at the 12th fret of the G and B strings (and 5th fret high E) without fretting down, picking firmly close to the bridge for maximum chime and harmonic sustain.

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