Waiting for the End amp settings — Fender Mustang LT25
The LINKIN PARK guitar tone for “Waiting for the End”, dialed in for a Fender Mustang LT25 with a ESP LTD EC-256. Studio version, A Thousand Suns (2010) — Chorus/Outro guitar layers
Fender Stratocaster / PRS Custom 24 into Fractal Audio Axe-FX / clean amp platform with EHX HOG (octave filter sweep), Fulltone Tube Tape Echo, and EHX Holy Grail reverb
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 3 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Reverb | 7 |
| Master | 5 |
01Onboard Compressor Block (Mustang LT25)
Even out note attack and sustain the ambient chords
02Onboard Tape Delay Block (Mustang LT25)
Set to dotted-eighth or quarter-note tempo sync
03Onboard Pitch Shifter / Octave Block (Mustang LT25)
Simulates the EHX HOG upper octave shimmer
The studio recording relies heavily on an EHX HOG octave generator and tape delay layered over a pristine clean amp rather than standard rock distortion. The LTD EC-256 humbuckers have warmer output than Brad Delson's single-coil Strat, so the middle position (both pickups) with slightly boosted treble (7) and tame bass (5) restores the glassy high-end clarity. On the Mustang LT25, presence is physically absent on the faceplate, so brightness and chime are dialed strictly via the Treble knob and the clean '65 Twin amp voice. Solo octave sweep: use the LT25 onboard pitch block to add the upper octave harmony.
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