Headfirst For Halos amp settings — Fender Mustang LT25
The My Chemical Romance guitar tone for “Headfirst For Halos”, dialed in for a Fender Mustang LT25 with a Squier Affinity Stratocaster. Studio version, I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love (2002)
Gibson Les Paul / Epiphone Les Paul into Marshall JCM2000 DSL100 / Marshall JCM800 with Boss SD-1 boost
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Master | 6 |
The Fender Mustang LT25 lacks physical mid, presence, and dedicated reverb knobs on its main panel, with tone shaped via Bass and Treble. To compensate for bright Squier single coils against Ray Toro's humbucker Marshall crunch, the treble is trimmed down while bass is raised slightly to maintain low-end punch without piercing highs. Using the onboard high-gain British amp model gives the saturated, raw early-2000s Nada Studios overdrive without needing external pedals.
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