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be quiet and drive amp settings — Fender Mustang LT25

The deftones guitar tone for “be quiet and drive”, dialed in for a Fender Mustang LT25 with a donner standard. Studio version, Around the Fur (1997)

Original rig

ADA MP-1 preamp → Marshall 9200 power amp, ESP H-series with Seymour Duncan JB, Boss CE-2/Rocktron Intellifex chorus, Boss FZ-2 Hyper Fuzz

Mid-forward crunch with shimmering chorus modulation, tight low-end despite drop tuning

Amp settings — Fender Mustang LT25

CHANNELMetal 2000

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	6
Bass	4
Mid	7
Treble	6
Presence	5
Reverb	2
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE7 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Chorus (Mustang LT25 built-in)

Essential for the shimmering verse texture — use the amp's built-in chorus effect. Moderate rate, deeper depth for that displaced, watery feel.

Depth 6 · Rate 4 · Level 7

Why these settings

The Mustang LT25's Metal 2000 model approximates the tight, articulate high-gain of the ADA MP-1/Marshall rig. Mid is pushed to 7 (vs typical scooped metal) because Carpenter's verse tone is distinctly mid-forward — this prevents the Donner's likely ceramic pickups from getting lost. Bass is pulled to 4 to keep the low-end tight in drop tuning; the Fender's voicing tends toward loose lows. Tone knob at 7 tames any harshness from the Donner's bridge pickup.

PRO TIPRoll your picking hand closer to the neck during the verse riff — Carpenter's attack is slightly softer there, letting the chorus effect bloom. Dig in harder on the open chorus sections for that contrast.

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