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All along the watchtower amp settings — Fender Mustang LT25

The Jimi hendrix guitar tone for “All along the watchtower”, dialed in for a Fender Mustang LT25 with a Squier Bullet Stratocaster. Studio version, Electric Ladyland (1968) — riff/rhythm tone, not the heavily effected solo sections

Original rig

1967 Fender Stratocaster (stock single coils) → Marshall 100w Super Lead 1959 Plexi, cranked for edge-of-breakup

British crunch, warm and dynamic, touch-sensitive with full-bodied mids, not overly saturated — classic late-60s rock, articulate attack

Amp settings — Fender Mustang LT25

CHANNELBritish 70s (or '70s British' preset) — this is the Mustang's Marshall-voiced model, closest to Plexi breakup

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

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Guitar

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Why these settings

The Mustang LT25's British 70s model approximates Plexi voicing but lacks the same low-mid thump—compensate by dropping bass from the original's 5-6 to 4 and pushing mids to 7 to restore that full-bodied bark. Your Squier Bullet has hotter ceramics than Hendrix's vintage Strat, so gain stays at 5 rather than pushing higher. Roll guitar volume to 8 (not 10) to clean up the attack and get that dynamic, touch-sensitive response Hendrix relied on.

PRO TIPTune down to Eb (half step down) to match the recording's tension and feel. For the verse sections, roll your guitar volume knob down to 5-6 for the cleaner rhythm tone, then push it back to 8-9 for lead breaks—this is exactly how Hendrix controlled his dynamics live without switching channels.

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