Santamonica amp settings — Fender Mustang LT25

The Everclear guitar tone for “Santamonica”, dialed in for a Fender Mustang LT25 with a Fender Player Plus Stratocaster. Studio version, Sparkle and Fade (1995)

Original rig

Marshall JCM800 2203, Gibson Les Paul with humbuckers, no notable pedals on main rhythm tone — amp-driven crunch

Punchy mid-forward 90s alternative crunch, tight bass, aggressive pick attack, moderate saturation

Amp settings — Fender Mustang LT25

CHANNELBritish 80s (JCM800 model) or '70s British preset as baseBRIGHToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	6
Bass	4
Mid	7
Treble	6
Presence	5
Reverb	1
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE7 VOLUME10

Why these settings

Original used a JCM800 with humbuckers — your Strat's single coils are brighter and lower output, so I pushed mids to 7 (vs typical Marshall 5-6) and rolled treble back slightly to compensate for Strat ice-pick. Gain at 6 gives the crunchy breakup without fizz. The LT25's British amp models approximate the JCM800 midrange bark well. Roll tone knob to 7 to tame single-coil harshness.

PRO TIPAlexakis picks hard right over the bridge pickup with downstrokes on the verse chug — the attack is critical to this tone. Dig in aggressively and let the amp compress naturally; don't rely on gain alone for the aggression.

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