Boys don't cry amp settings — Fender Mustang LT25
The The cure guitar tone for “Boys don't cry”, dialed in for a Fender Mustang LT25 with a Fender American Professional II Stratocaster. Studio version, Three Imaginary Boys / Boys Don't Cry single (1979)
Fender Jazzmaster with Top Twenty single-coil pickup in middle position, Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus run clean, Boss CE-1 Chorus Ensemble always on
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 2 |
| Bass | 4 |
| Mid | 5 |
| Treble | 8 |
| Reverb | 3 |
| Master | 5 |
01Mustang LT25 built-in Chorus
Enable the Chorus effect in the amp's menu — this is essential to the tone; keep it subtle but always on
The JC-120 is famously clean and bright with a built-in stereo chorus — your Mustang's Twin Reverb model gets close to that crystalline headroom. Gain stays near minimum (2 vs the JC's effective 1) because the Mustang's clean channel breaks up slightly earlier. Treble pushed to 8 to replicate the chiming jangle; bass pulled back to 4 to avoid mud the JC naturally avoids. The Mustang has no presence knob — that brightness comes from the treble and the Strat bridge pickup instead.
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