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Wait and Bleed amp settings — Fender Mustang LT25

The Slipknot guitar tone for “Wait and Bleed”, dialed in for a Fender Mustang LT25 with a Ibanez RGA42FM. Studio version, Slipknot (1999 debut album) — main rhythm riff

Original rig

Mick Thomson: Rivera Knucklehead / Jim Root: Orange Rockerverb into V30 4x12s, active humbuckers (EMG/Blackouts), Maxon OD820 clean boost, Drop B tuning

Tight low-end, brutal high-gain, drop-tuned chug, aggressive staccato riffs with cutting mids for melodic sections

Amp settings — Fender Mustang LT25

CHANNELMetal 2000 amp modelBOOSTon

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	8
Bass	6
Mid	5
Treble	7
Reverb	0
Master	6

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Onboard Overdrive / Boost Block (Mustang LT25)

Placed before the amp block to simulate the Maxon OD-820 tightening the low-end

Gain 1 · Tone 7 · Level 8

02Noise Gate Block (Mustang LT25)

Essential for cutting off feedback during staccato drop-B chugs

Threshold 7

Why these settings

The Mustang LT25's 'Metal 2000' model supplies the aggressive, saturated American high-gain voice needed to emulate the Rivera KR-7. Running the onboard boost block with low gain and high level tightens the low-end flub on the Ibanez Quantum passive humbuckers to match the attack of Mick and Jim's active pickups. Presence is omitted as the LT25 faceplate lacks a dedicated physical presence knob.

PRO TIPTune down to Drop B (B-F#-B-E-G#-C#) with heavy gauge strings (at least 11-56) and anchor your palm firmly against the bridge saddle to deliver the tight, razor-sharp percussive palm mutes characteristic of Ross Robinson's production.

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