Tribute to Johnny amp settings — Fender Mustang LT25
The Smashing Pumpkins guitar tone for “Tribute to Johnny”, dialed in for a Fender Mustang LT25 with a Gio GIO GRX20Z. Studio version, The Aeroplane Flies High / Zero single (1996)
Fender Stratocaster with Lace Sensor pickups into Marshall JMP-1 preamp, Mesa Boogie Strategy 500 power amp, and Electro-Harmonix Big Muff / Roland JC-120
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 4 |
| Bass | 7 |
| Mid | 4 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Master | 6 |
01BIG FUZZ
Onboard stomp block
02SMALL ROOM
Onboard REV box
The '80S ROCK' Marshall model replicates Corgan's JMP-1 crunch foundation while the onboard 'BIG FUZZ' provides the thick, saturated Siamese Dream/Mellon Collie fuzz wall. Because your GIO GRX20Z humbuckers are inherently darker and beefier than Corgan's Lace Sensor Strat, mid is cut to 4 and treble is pushed to 7 to maintain articulation through the heavy fuzz. Amp gain is kept low at 4 so the stomp block handles primary saturation without turning to indistinct mud. Middle has no knob on the LT25: press the encoder to open the preset, press it again on the amp model, then select MIDDLE on the display and turn the encoder.
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