About a Girl amp settings — Fender Frontman 15G PR-495

The Nirvana guitar tone for “About a Girl”, dialed in for a Fender Frontman 15G PR-495 with a Squire Hms. Studio version, Bleach (1989) — clean/jangly rhythm part

Original rig

Univox Hi-Flier / Fender Mustang into Twin Reverb / Marshall head (Jack Endino sessions) with Boss DS-1 for chorus/solo

Dry, punchy, slightly gritty clean rhythm with open high-end chime

Amp settings — Fender Frontman 15G PR-495

CHANNELNormal / CleanBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	2
Bass	5
Mid	6
Treble	7
Master	4

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Guitar

PICKUPneck+middle TONE10 VOLUME10

Why these settings

The Frontman 15G has a bright solid-state clean channel, so running the Gain low on Normal provides the crisp headroom heard on the Bleach rhythm track. Setting Mid to 6 and Treble to 7 captures the jangly punch without getting harsh through the 8-inch speaker. Note that the Frontman 15G faceplate lacks Presence and onboard Reverb, so those controls are omitted.

PRO TIPStrum aggressively near the bridge with an open, loose wrist to bring out the acoustic-like percussive snap Cobain gets on the open Em to G verse progression.

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