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Dreaming amp settings — Fender Mustang LT25

The System Of A Down guitar tone for “Dreaming”, dialed in for a Fender Mustang LT25 with a PRS McCarty 594. Studio version, Hypnotize (2005)

Original rig

Mesa Boogie Triple Rectifier (Modern mode), Gibson Les Paul Standard with humbuckers (bridge position), no pedals — pure amp saturation

Dense modern high-gain with scooped mids, tight low-end chug, aggressive pick definition

Amp settings — Fender Mustang LT25

CHANNELMetal

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	9
Bass	7
Mid	3
Treble	7
Reverb	0
Master	4

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Guitar

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Why these settings

Fender Mustang LT25 Metal preset approximates the Rectifier's modern voicing. Original Mesa is naturally scooped with tight bass response; Mustang Metal channel already mirrors this, so mid stays low (3) and bass at 7 prevents muddiness. Your PRS humbuckers deliver similar output to the Les Paul — no gain compensation needed. No presence control on LT25, but treble at 7 captures the recorded bite without digital harshness.

PRO TIPMalakian's tone lives in the palm-mute chug — use aggressive downstrokes with firm palm muting just behind the bridge for that percussive staccato attack, and let chords ring open only on the sustained parts to contrast the tightness.

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