I'm Not Okay (I Promise) amp settings — Fender Mustang LT25
The My Chemical Romance guitar tone for “I'm Not Okay (I Promise)”, dialed in for a Fender Mustang LT25 with a Jackson King V. Studio version, Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge (2004), produced by Howard Benson
Marshall amps (Plexi/JCM800 style), Gibson Les Paul (Ray Toro), Epiphone Les Paul/various (Frank Iero), overdrive pedals for saturation
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 4 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Presence | 0 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 6 |
The Mustang LT25's British 80s model emulates the JCM800 voicing used on the original. Your Jackson's high-output humbuckers run hotter than the original Les Pauls, so gain is pulled from 9 to 7 to prevent mud. Mid pushed to 7 to capture the snotty punk bark; treble at 6 avoids the Fender-modeling's tendency toward fizz. Bass at 4 keeps palm mutes tight without low-end flub on a 1x8 speaker.
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