Bullet With Butterfly Wings (Remastered 2012) amp settings — Fender Mustang LT25
The The Smashing Pumpkins guitar tone for “Bullet With Butterfly Wings (Remastered 2012)”, dialed in for a Fender Mustang LT25 with a Squier Classic Vibe 50s Stratocaster. Studio album version, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (1995 / 2012 Remaster) — explosive chorus fuzz tone
'57 Reissue Fender Stratocaster (Lace Sensor pickups) -> EHX Op-Amp Big Muff Pi / Boss FZ-2 Hyper Fuzz -> Marshall JCM 800 2203 / Marshall JMP-1 into Mesa Strategy 500
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 2 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 6 |
01EHX Op-Amp Big Muff Pi (or Mustang built-in 'Big Fuzz' block)
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned (can use the LT25's built-in Big Fuzz model)
The Mustang LT25 faceplate features only Bass and Treble controls (no physical Middle or Presence knobs). Because this iconic tone is generated by an Op-Amp Big Muff fuzz pedal pushing a Marshall into saturation, the amp must be kept clean with Gain at 2 to prevent muddy double-clipping. On standard vintage-style Strat single-coils, set Treble to 7 and bridge pickup tone wide open to mimic Corgan's hotter Lace Sensor Red attack.
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