drain you amp settings — Fender Mustang LT25
The Nirvana guitar tone for “drain you”, dialed in for a Fender Mustang LT25 with a Jay Turser JT-300. Main distorted rhythm riff/chorus, Nevermind (1991)
Fender Jaguar (DiMarzio Super Distortion/PAF) / '69 Mustang -> Boss DS-1 / ProCo Rat -> Mesa Boogie Studio Preamp / Fender Bassman
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 5 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 6 |
01Onboard Overdrive Block (Myth Drive / Orangebox)
Engage the onboard drive block in the LT25 chain before the amp model
The Mustang LT25 lacks a dedicated physical presence knob, so top-end sizzle is tailored directly via the treble control. To compensate for the Jay Turser JT-300's brighter, lower-output single-coil pickups compared to Cobain's humbuckers, bass is raised to 6 and the guitar tone knob is pulled down to 8 to avoid ice-pick highs. The high-gain Metal 2000 model paired with an onboard drive block delivers the heavy Mesa/DS-1 saturation without requiring external pedals. Clean verse: bypass the onboard drive block and roll the guitar volume down to 6.
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