Psychosocial amp settings — Fender Mustang LT25
The Slipknot guitar tone for “Psychosocial”, dialed in for a Fender Mustang LT25 with a Fender Player Stratocaster. Studio album cut, All Hope Is Gone (2008) - Main Drop A rhythm riff
Rivera KR-7 & Orange Rockerverb 100 into 4x12 cabs, Fender Jim Root Telecaster/Charvel with EMG 81/60 & Seymour Duncan Blackouts
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 8 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 4 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 6 |
01Onboard Noise Gate (Mustang LT25 Utility/Stomp)
Engage the onboard noise gate block to keep the staccato Drop A chugs tight and stop single-coil buzz.
02Onboard Myth Drive / Overdrive Block
Acts as a clean boost ahead of the Metal 2000 model to tighten low-end flub and add mid bite.
The Fender Player Stratocaster's low-output single coils lack the immediate compression of active EMG 81 humbuckers, so the onboard overdrive block is pushed as a front-end boost while tone is rolled slightly to 8 to tame harsh glassiness. The Mustang LT25's 'Metal 2000' model delivers the cascaded modern high-gain needed, but bass must be kept moderate at 5 to keep the 8-inch practice speaker from farting out under Drop A tuning. Per the LT25 faceplate, presence is omitted since the physical knob does not exist.
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