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Comfortable Liar amp settings — Fender Mustang LT25

The Chevelle guitar tone for “Comfortable Liar”, dialed in for a Fender Mustang LT25 with a Ibanez GIO GRG170DX. Studio version, Wonder What's Next (2002)

Original rig

Pete Loeffler used a Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier head with Mesa 4x12 cab, PRS Custom 22 guitar with humbuckers, minimal pedal use - tone is amp-driven high-gain with tight low-end and aggressive midrange

Tight, aggressive modern metal crunch with scooped mids, percussive palm mutes, and controlled saturation - characteristic early 2000s post-grunge metal

Amp settings — Fender Mustang LT25

CHANNELMetal 2000 preset (or closest high-gain amp model available)BRIGHToff

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Why these settings

The Mustang LT25 cannot match a Dual Rectifier's saturation depth, but the Metal 2000 or similar high-gain model gets closest. Kept gain at 7 rather than maxing it - the LT25 gets fizzy above 8. Mid at 4 gives the signature Rectifier scoop while keeping note definition. The original has almost no room reverb - completely dry.

PRO TIPPalm mute directly over the bridge pickup for that tight, percussive chunk - Loeffler's right hand positioning is critical to the Chevelle attack. Let the notes breathe between riffs rather than sustaining into mush.

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