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Holy Wars... The Punishment Due amp settings — Fender Mustang LT25

The Megadeth guitar tone for “Holy Wars... The Punishment Due”, dialed in for a Fender Mustang LT25 with a Jackson JS22 Dinky. Main thrash rhythm riff, Studio version, Rust in Peace (1990)

Original rig

Jackson King V with Seymour Duncan JB / Bill Lawrence L500 / EMG pickups, modified Marshall Super Lead / JCM800 2203, Boss NS-2

Tight, aggressive, articulate thrash with cutting upper-mid bite and tight low end

Amp settings — Fender Mustang LT25

CHANNELMetal 2000 amp modelBOOSToff

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Why these settings

The Fender Mustang LT25 lacks an external presence knob, so treble is boosted to 7 to replicate the signature aggressive bite of Mustaine's modified Marshall. The 'Metal 2000' amp model delivers the tight, high-gain saturation natively, keeping the low end at 5 to prevent the 8-inch practice speaker from flubbing out during rapid palm-muted gallops. Mids are set to 6 to retain core thrash articulation rather than taking a deep scooped curve.

PRO TIPAnchor your palm firmly against the bridge saddles to keep the 16th-note alternate picking runs bone-dry and laser-precise, and pick with a stiff 1.0mm+ plectrum angled slightly forward for maximum percussive attack.

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