Gardenia amp settings — Fender Mustang LT25
The Kyuss guitar tone for “Gardenia”, dialed in for a Fender Mustang LT25 with a Gretsch G2622 Streamliner. Studio cut, Welcome to Sky Valley (1994) — signature intro/main riff
Ovation Ultra GP (humbuckers, C standard tuning) -> Tube Works Real Tube / boost -> Ampeg SVT / Marshall JCM800 through bass cabs
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 8 |
| Bass | 8 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 4 |
| Reverb | 1 |
| Master | 6 |
01Onboard Overdrive / Fuzz Stomp Block
Enable the internal stomp drive block on the Mustang LT25 to replicate Homme's front-end tube boost saturation
The Mustang LT25's high-gain modern voice provides the massive low-end and thick saturation of Josh Homme's Ampeg bass-rig setup without needing external pedals. Treble is pulled back to 4 to shave off digital fizz and emulate heavy 15-inch bass speakers, while midrange is pushed high to preserve the signature sludge cut. The Broad'Tron humbuckers on the semi-hollow Gretsch deliver plenty of warmth, but rolling the guitar tone knob back slightly locks in that dark, woolly attack.
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