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Where is my mind amp settings — Fender Mustang LT25

The The pixies guitar tone for “Where is my mind”, dialed in for a Fender Mustang LT25 with a Squier Stratarcaster. Studio version, Surfer Rosa (1988) — clean arpeggiated riff with heavy reverb

Original rig

Gibson Les Paul Standard → Marshall JCM800 50-watt (clean/edge of breakup for riff) → Marshall 4x12; ProCo RAT for distorted sections

Shimmering clean with deep spring reverb, warm midrange, slight compression from amp on edge of breakup
Amp settings — Fender Mustang LT25
CHANNELSelect '65 Twin Reverb' preset as base — closest to the reverb-heavy clean toneBOOSToff
GAIN 3 BASS 5 MID 6 TREBLE 5 PRESENCE 4 REVERB 7 MASTER 5
KnobSetting (0–10)
Gain3
Bass5
Mid6
Treble5
Presence4
Reverb7
Master5
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Guitar
PICKUPneck TONE6 VOLUME10
Why these settings

Original used Les Paul humbuckers which are warmer and fatter than your Strat's single coils. Compensate by using neck pickup, rolling tone to 6, and boosting mids +1 from original settings. Dropped treble from 6 to 5 because Fender-style modeling is naturally brighter than the Marshall clean channel Santiago used. The Mustang's Twin model has the lush spring reverb this song demands.

PRO TIPUse your pick closer to the neck and pick lightly — the original riff has a soft, almost floating attack. Let the reverb do the work; don't dig in hard or you'll lose the dreamy quality.

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