Sextape amp settings — Fender Mustang LT25
The Deftones guitar tone for “Sextape”, dialed in for a Fender Mustang LT25 with a Fender Vintera 50s Telecaster. Studio version, Diamond Eyes (2010) — Iconic ambient intro/verse clean tone
ESP Stef Carpenter Signature / Fender Telecaster into Fractal Axe-Fx and Marshall clean blend with Boss CE-1 chorus, Line 6 DL4 delay, and plate reverb
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 3 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Reverb | 7 |
| Master | 6 |
01Mustang LT25 Onboard Chorus Block (MOD)
Engage onboard chorus block for the signature Stef Carpenter watery CE-1 spread.
02Mustang LT25 Onboard Tape Delay Block (DLY)
Sets rhythmic ambient repeats behind the clean arpeggio.
The Mustang LT25 lacks physical mid and presence knobs on its faceplate, so mid and presence are nulled while tone shaping relies on bass and treble within the Twin Clean model. Single-coil Telecaster pickups are brighter than Stef Carpenter's humbuckers, so using the neck pickup with the tone rolled back to 8 tames glassiness and matches the round low-mid foundation of the recording. Ambient depth comes entirely from the LT25's built-in chorus, tape delay, and large hall/plate reverb blocks. Heavy chorus chorus/outro: kick on the LT25 onboard Myth Drive block for the wall-of-sound wash.
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