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Is This Love (2017 Remaster) amp settings — Fender Mustang LT25

The Whitesnake guitar tone for “Is This Love (2017 Remaster)”, dialed in for a Fender Mustang LT25 with a Gibson Les Paul Studio. Studio version, Whitesnake (1987) — 2017 Remaster

Original rig

Gibson Les Paul Standard '60s into Marshall JCM800 2203 at mid-gain (Gain 5, Bass 5, Mid 6, Treble 7, Presence 6), Boss CE-2 Chorus for the late-80s shimmer. John Sykes tracked with neck pickup, volume rolled to 6 on verses, kicked to 10 on choruses.

Warm, creamy mid-gain crunch with lush chorus shimmer — smooth neck-pickup lead tone with controlled sustain and late-80s power-ballad gloss
Amp settings — Fender Mustang LT25
CHANNEL'65 Twin Reverb model (Clean/Fender-voiced preset)BRIGHToffBOOSToff
GAIN 5 BASS 4 MID 7 TREBLE 5 REVERB 2 MASTER 6
KnobSetting (0–10)
Gain5
Bass4
Mid7
Treble5
Reverb2
Master6
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PICKUPneck TONE8 VOLUME6
Signal chain

01Mustang LT25 Built-in Chorus (Sine Chorus block)

Enable the Sine Chorus effect in the Fender Tone app or on-board — essential for the late-80s shimmer. If no chorus is available, the tone loses its signature width.

Speed 3 · Depth 5 · Level 6
Why these settings

The JCM800 is mid-forward with natural bite; the Mustang LT25's Fender-voiced models are scooped and brighter. Compensate by pushing mid +1 over original (7 vs 6), cutting treble -2 (5 vs 7), and dropping bass -1 to avoid flub from the digital low-end. Gain stays at 5 — the LT25's modeling reaches JCM800 mid-gain territory cleanly. The original had no presence knob interaction relevant here; the LT25 lacks a presence control entirely.

PRO TIPSykes' secret on the verses: volume knob at 6 cleans up the crunch for the arpeggiated B–G♯m–F♯–E cycle, then he slams it to 10 on the chorus barre chords. Practice that volume-knob swell live — it's the dynamic heart of the song, not just a studio trick.

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