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It's Been Awhile amp settings — Fender Mustang 1

The Staind guitar tone for “It's Been Awhile”, dialed in for a Fender Mustang 1 with a Jackson JS11 dinky. Studio version, Break the Cycle (2001) - iconic arpeggiated clean intro/verse

Original rig

PRS Custom 24 / Baritone into Mesa/Boogie Dual/Triple Rectifier (clean channel with light compression and delay/reverb) / Marshall JCM900

Warm, full post-grunge clean with subtle ambient space and rolled-off highs

Amp settings — Fender Mustang 1

CHANNEL'65 Twin Reverb or '57 Deluxe presetBRIGHToffBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	3
Bass	6
Treble	5
Reverb	3
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE7 VOLUME10

Why these settings

The Fender Mustang I v1/v2 faceplate has no physical Mid or Presence knobs, so those are nulled. Setting the amp preset to the '65 Twin clean channel keeps the tone pristine, while rolling the Jackson humbucker tone back to 7 tames high-end fizz to match Mike Mushok's rounded clean intro sound.

PRO TIPLet the open-voiced arpeggios ring out fully and use light, even finger or pick dynamics so the low strings maintain depth without pushing the solid-state preamp into clipping.

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