Dive amp settings — Line 6 HX Stomp

The Nirvana guitar tone for “Dive”, dialed in for a Line 6 HX Stomp with a Harley benton Stratocaster. Studio version, Smart Studios sessions (April 1990), mixed by Butch Vig

Original rig

1965 Fender Jaguar with DiMarzio pickups into Mesa/Boogie Studio Preamp + Crown Power Base 2, Boss DS-1 (tone ~10 o'clock, distortion 4, level maxed), possibly Fender Bassman for heavier sections

Mid-gain crunch with focused mids and bite, slightly darker than later Nevermind tones

Amp settings — Line 6 HX Stomp

CHANNELUS Deluxe Nrm amp block (Fender-style clean platform) + Scream 808 drive block

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	2
Bass	6
Mid	7
Treble	5
Presence	4
Reverb	0
Master	8

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Scream 808 (HX Stomp drive block)

Approximates DS-1 midrange punch; placed before amp block in signal path

Drive 6 · Tone 4 · Level 7

Why these settings

Kurt's Mesa preamp had mid-forward voicing that the HX Stomp's US Deluxe clean doesn't inherently possess, so mids are pushed to 7 and a Scream 808 block handles the DS-1's drive character. The Strat's single coils are brighter and lower output than Kurt's Jaguar humbuckers, so treble is dropped to 5 and tone knob rolled to 8 to darken the top end. Bass at 6 retains low-end thickness without mud.

PRO TIPKurt's DS-1 tone knob at 10 o'clock cuts highs sharply — emulate this by keeping the Scream 808 Tone at 4 and rolling your guitar's tone to 8, then dig in hard with the pick near the bridge for that percussive, chunky attack that defines the main riff.

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