Come as you are amp settings — Line 6 Spider IV 15
The Nirvana guitar tone for “Come as you are”, dialed in for a Line 6 Spider IV 15 with a Fender Player Stratocaster. Studio version, Nevermind (1991) — iconic watery clean intro riff
1965 Fender Jaguar / 1969 Mustang (neck pickup) -> Electro-Harmonix Small Clone -> Mesa/Boogie Studio Preamp / Vox AC30 clean
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 3 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 5 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Reverb | 2 |
| Master | 5 |
01Onboard Chorus/Flanger FX
Built-in Line 6 Smart FX knob set to the Chorus section around 1-2 o'clock
The Clean channel on the Spider IV provides a balanced platform similar to Cobain's studio clean signal. Using the onboard chorus effect at a medium-high sweep emulates the classic EHX Small Clone depth. The Stratocaster neck pickup delivers the round, warm low-end attack heard on the original Jaguar tracks.
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