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tornado of souls amp settings — Fender Mustang LT25

The megadeath guitar tone for “tornado of souls”, dialed in for a Fender Mustang LT25 with a Ibanez GIO GRG170DX. Studio version, Rust in Peace (1990) — Marty Friedman's lead tone

Original rig

Jackson KE2 with Seymour Duncan bridge humbucker, ADA MP-1 preamp into Marshall power section, Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer as boost

Tight aggressive high-gain with scooped-but-present mids, razor-sharp pick attack, compressed sustain for legato runs
Amp settings — Fender Mustang LT25
CHANNELMetal 2000 presetBOOSToff
GAIN 7 BASS 4 MID 5 TREBLE 6 REVERB 0 MASTER 6
KnobSetting (0–10)
Gain7
Bass4
Mid5
Treble6
Reverb0
Master6
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PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10
Why these settings

The LT25's Metal 2000 model approximates the ADA MP-1/Marshall high-gain stack. Gain pulled to 7 because the Mustang's modeling saturates earlier than a real tube preamp. Bass dropped to 4 (original was 5-6) to compensate for the LT25's looser digital low-end through its 8-inch speaker. Mid kept at 5 rather than scooped because the small speaker already lacks midrange authority. The original used a TS9 as a clean boost into the preamp for tightness — without one, keep the LT25 gain moderate to avoid mud.

PRO TIPFriedman's right-hand attack on this solo is extremely precise and close to the bridge — anchor your palm lightly on the saddles and pick with the very tip of a Jazz III for that razor articulation and controlled pinch harmonics.

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