Lateralus amp settings — Fender Mustang LT25
The TOOL guitar tone for “Lateralus”, dialed in for a Fender Mustang LT25 with a Epiphone SG Standard. Studio version, Lateralus (2001)
Diezel VH4 (channel 3) + Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier, 1979 Gibson Les Paul Custom Silverburst with Seymour Duncan JB (bridge), MXR Phase 90, MXR M-133 Micro Amp boost
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 3 |
| Bass | 4 |
| Mid | 8 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 7 |
01Boss MD-2 MEGA DISTORTION
Primary gain source — amp stays clean; MD-2's Bottom knob keeps lows tight at 5, Gain Boost adds saturation without mud
02Jim Dunlop Cry Baby GCB95
Parked heel-down as a static low-pass filter for the intro drone; bypass for main riff attack
The Mustang LT25 lacks the Diezel's mid-forward voicing and true high-gain saturation — selecting Metal 2000 gets closest to the VH4 channel 3 character. The MD-2 handles gain (amp gain stays at 3 to avoid double-saturation mud), with mids cranked to 8 because Adam Jones' tone is the opposite of scooped metal. Your SG's humbuckers are hotter than his modded Les Paul JB — treble stays at 6 rather than 7 to compensate for the SG's brighter upper-mids.
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