Poles apart amp settings — Fender Mustang lt40s
The Pink floyd guitar tone for “Poles apart”, dialed in for a Fender Mustang lt40s with a Fender Player Stratocaster. Studio version, The Division Bell (1994) — electric lead and solo tone
Fender '57 Reissue Stratocaster (EMG-SA with SPC boost) into Boss CS-2, Pete Cornish SS-2 Soft Sustain into Chandler/BK Butler Tube Driver, TC 2290 Digital Delay, Boss CE-2, into Hiwatt DR103 and Fender Tweed Twin / Bassman clean platform
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 2 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 5 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Reverb | 3 |
| Master | 5 |
01Boss CS-3 Compression Sustainer
(run direct into amp input) Acts like Gilmour's CS-2 for foundational sustain and note smoothing
02Ibanez Tube Screamer TS9
(run direct into amp input) Primary overdrive gain source mimicking the smooth Tube Driver / Cornish SS-2 stack
03Fender Mustang LT40S Onboard Chorus Block
Onboard Sine Chorus block emulating the CE-2 / Doppola subtle stereo spread
04Fender Mustang LT40S Onboard Delay Block
Onboard Digital Delay block set around 380ms with 3-4 distinct repeats
The Mustang LT40S is set to the '65 Twin clean model with gain dialed low to act as the Hiwatt-style clean headroom platform while your TS9 serves as the overdrive gain source. Because your Strat has passive single-coils rather than Gilmour's mid-boosted EMG-SA/SPC circuit, the TS9 tone is rolled back to 4 and guitar tone to 8 to tame high-end bite and thicken the midrange. Presence is null because the LT40S panel has no presence knob. Clean acoustic/intro sections use DADGAD acoustic; for electric rhythm, simply bypass the TS9.
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