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Symphony of Destruction amp settings — Fender Mustang LT25

The Megadeth guitar tone for “Symphony of Destruction”, dialed in for a Fender Mustang LT25 with a PRS Custom 24. Studio version, Countdown to Extinction (1992) — iconic main rhythm riff

Original rig

Jackson King V (Seymour Duncan JB) into Bogner Fish preamp (Shark/Brown channels) / VHT 2150 power amp and modified Marshall JCM800 2203 heads into Marshall 1960B 4x12 cabs

Aggressive, tight, razor-sharp British high-gain thrash crunch with punchy palm mutes and un-scooped mids

Amp settings — Fender Mustang LT25

CHANNELMetal 2000 amp modelBOOSToff

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Boss SD-1 Super Overdrive

Used as a classic clean boost in front of the amp to tighten low-end tracking and add pick attack bite

Level 8 · Tone 6 · Drive 1

Why these settings

The Mustang LT25's 'Metal 2000' model replicates modern high-gain British bite while keeping the midrange punchy around 7 to avoid the scooped sound Dave Mustaine avoids. We push the Boss SD-1 with low drive and high level into the front end to replicate the tight, percussive attack of the Bogner Fish/VHT rack setup without muddying the amp gain. Note that presence is absent on the LT25 faceplate, so mid and treble are set to 7 to deliver the signature cut.

PRO TIPPick aggressively with a heavy, sharp pick directly over the bridge pickup, anchoring the edge of your palm firmly against the bridge saddles to get the tight, chugging staccato attack essential to the main riff.

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