Stop Loving You amp settings — Fender Mustang LT25
The Toto guitar tone for “Stop Loving You”, dialed in for a Fender Mustang LT25 with a Squier Affinity Stratocaster. Studio version, The Seventh One (1988) — signature verses & chorus rhythm guitar
Steve Lukather's Valley Arts 'Robot' custom Strat (EMG SA active single coils) into Bob Bradshaw/CAE custom 3-channel rack preamp, Lexicon PCM70 / Roland SDE-3000 stereo delay, and stereo rack power amps
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 3 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 5 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Master | 5 |
01COMPRESSOR
Onboard stomp block — evens out rhythmic funk-style strumming dynamics and adds percussive pop
02CHORUS
Onboard mod block — essential wide late-80s stereo chorus shimmer
03DELAY
Onboard delay block — set to subtle short quarter-note or dotted-eighth echo
04LARGE HALL
Onboard REV block — lush studio plate/hall space selected via encoder
Steve Lukather tracked his signature pristine 1988 cleans using active EMG single coils directly into a super-clean Bob Bradshaw preamp, making the LT25's SUPER CLEAN model the most accurate match. Setting the Strat to the in-between position 4 (neck+middle) replicates his hollow, quacky chime. Treble is pushed to 7 to compensate for the Affinity's passive pickups lacking the high-frequency extension of active EMGs. For the saturated solo section later in the track, switch the amp model to 80S ROCK. Middle has no knob on the LT25: press the encoder to open the preset, press it again on the amp model, then select MIDDLE on the display and turn the encoder.
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