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Is this love amp settings — Fender Mustang III v2

The White snake guitar tone for “Is this love”, dialed in for a Fender Mustang III v2 with a Epiphone Les Paul 100. Studio version, Whitesnake (1987) - iconic clean/chorused verse and intro rhythm part

Original rig

1978 Gibson Les Paul Custom with Gibson Dirty Fingers humbuckers, Jose Arredondo-modded Marshall JCM800 2204 blended with Mesa/Boogie Mark IIC+, Roland Dimension D chorus, studio delay/reverb

Lush, pristine 80s chorus-drenched power ballad clean with warm low-mids and sparkling stereo dimension

Amp settings — Fender Mustang III v2

CHANNEL'65 Twin Reverb amp model (with Sine Chorus, Tape Delay & Large Hall Reverb enabled in internal FX)BRIGHTonBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	3
Bass	6
Mid	7
Treble	6
Presence	5
Reverb	5
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPneck+middle TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01MXR Ten Band EQ

In front of amp to boost lower mids and 2kHz presence for the high-end studio gloss

31.25Hz 5 · 62.5Hz 5 · 125Hz 6 · 250Hz 6 · 500Hz 5 · 1kHz 6 · 2kHz 7 · 4kHz 6 · 8kHz 5 · 16kHz 4 · Gain 5 · Volume 5

Why these settings

The iconic intro and verse clean tone relies on ultra-clean headroom layered with wide Roland Dimension D chorus and spatial delay, which the Mustang's '65 Twin Reverb model delivers far better than an overdriven Marshall model. The MXR Ten Band EQ compensates for the Epiphone Les Paul 100's slightly darker pickups by lifting 2kHz and adding subtle low-mid body. The TS9 is left bypassed since this pristine clean must avoid all front-end overdrive clipping.

PRO TIPSelect both pickups (middle toggle position) and use a light, fluid picking motion with a medium-thin pick to let the chorus and delay trails bloom without plucking transients spiking.

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