about a girl amp settings — orange amp ga 20
The nirvana guitar tone for “about a girl”, dialed in for a orange amp ga 20 with a Fender American Professional II Stratocaster. Studio version, Bleach (1989) — iconic jangly clean-to-gritty rhythm track
Univox Hi-Flier Phase 3 / Fender Stratocaster -> Jack Endino's 1968 Fender Twin Reverb head into closed-back 2x12 BFI Bullfrog cab
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 3 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Reverb | 2 |
| Master | 6 |
01Boss DS-1 Distortion
Bypassed for the studio rhythm track; kick on with Dist at 10 and Level at 10 if playing the heavy Bleach-era live choruses
The studio cut of 'About a Girl' is notoriously the only clean/jangly track on Bleach, recorded straight into Endino's clean Fender Twin rather than Kurt's usual cranked DS-1. Because your Orange practice amp naturally emphasizes warm low-mids, push treble to 7 and use the Strat's out-of-phase neck+middle position to capture the Twin Reverb's chime and bite. The DS-1 is left bypassed to preserve the studio track's signature jangly rhythm tone.
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