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Come As You Are amp settings — borne Strike g30

The Nirvana guitar tone for “Come As You Are”, dialed in for a borne Strike g30 with a Voik 200 Matte black. Studio version, Nevermind (1991) — iconic watery clean intro riff

Original rig

1965 Fender Jaguar / 1969 Mustang (neck pickup) -> Electro-Harmonix Small Clone -> Mesa/Boogie Studio Preamp / Vox AC30 clean

Warm, watery modulated clean with slight low-end depth and lush detuned chorus

Amp settings — borne Strike g30

CHANNELClean channelBRIGHToffBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	2
Bass	6
Treble	5
Reverb	2
Master	6

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE7 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Electro-Harmonix Small Clone

RECOMMENDED — not owned (Depth switch set to 'Up/Deep' position; essential for the signature watery wobble)

Rate 4 · Depth 10

Why these settings

Your amp is an unrecognized compact solid-state model, so universal gain, bass, treble, and reverb controls are provided while unverified knobs are nulled. The amp is set to a clean platform with low gain so the required chorus effect stays clear and uncompressed. A slight treble roll-off on the guitar tone knob replicates Kurt's warm, darker neck-pickup resonance.

PRO TIPTune your guitar down one whole step to D Standard (D-G-C-F-A-D) and pick firmly near the neck pickup to capture the signature slinky, deep chime of the opening riff.

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