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Undertow amp settings — Fender Mustang LT25

The TOOL guitar tone for “Undertow”, dialed in for a Fender Mustang LT25 with a Schecter Omen 6. Studio version, Undertow (1993) - Main heavy riff

Original rig

1979 Gibson Les Paul Custom (Seymour Duncan JB/DD) into a cranked 1976 Marshall Super Bass non-master-volume head blended with a Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier (Rev G)

Thick, punchy British/American hybrid crunch with heavy low-mid growl and aggressive string scrape attack
Amp settings — Fender Mustang LT25
CHANNELMetal 2000 amp model (or '80s Rock)
GAIN 7 BASS 7 TREBLE 6 REVERB 0 MASTER 6
KnobSetting (0–10)
Gain7
Bass7
Treble6
Reverb0
Master6
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PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10
Why these settings

The Mustang LT25 lacks physical mid and presence knobs on its faceplate, so mid-forward character is handled by selecting the high-gain 'Metal 2000' or '80s Rock' amp model voice. Adam Jones's Undertow tone relies on a tight, cranked Marshall Super Bass low-end, so bass is pushed to 7 on the 8-inch speaker while treble is kept at 6 to prevent high-end digital fizz with your Schecter humbuckers. Tune your low E string down to D (Drop D) as required for the song.

PRO TIPPick forcefully near the bridge with a heavy gauge pick, digging the pick edge against the low strings to get Adam's signature percussive 'chug' and upper-harmonic scrape.

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