Drain you amp settings — Boss MG-10

The NIRVANA guitar tone for “Drain you”, dialed in for a Boss MG-10 with a Fender Jazzmaster. Studio version, Nevermind (1991)

Original rig

Fender Jaguar (DiMarzio humbuckers) / '69 Mustang -> ProCo Rat & Boss DS-1 -> Fender Bassman & Mesa Boogie Studio Preamp

Thick, aggressive wall-of-sound grunge rhythm distortion

Amp settings — Boss MG-10

CHANNELCleanBOOSToff

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01NUX Brownie Distortion

Gain source — direct into amp clean channel

Gain 8 · Tone 4 · Level 7

Why these settings

Drain You achieves its massive thickness from layered high-gain distortion, so your NUX Brownie acts as the primary dirt engine into the amp's clean channel to prevent double-gain mud. The MG-10 utilizes a single Contour knob instead of a 3-band EQ; set Contour to 4 in notes to maintain Cobain's gritty mid push without scooping out body. Dial the Jazzmaster bridge tone back slightly to 8 to tame bright single-coil bite compared to Kurt's humbucker-equipped Jaguar. Bridge interlude: roll guitar volume back to 5 for the quiet squeak breakdown.

PRO TIPDrain You was recorded in whole-step down standard tuning (D-G-C-F-A-D); tune your guitar down to D standard to match the string slack and heavy chugging resonance of the record.

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