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Drain You amp settings — Fender Mustang LT25

The Nirvana guitar tone for “Drain You”, dialed in for a Fender Mustang LT25 with a Fender Jaguar. Studio version, Nevermind (1991) - Main distorted rhythm track

Original rig

Fender '65 Jaguar / '69 Mustang, Boss DS-1 / ProCo Rat, Mesa Boogie Studio .22 Preamp into Crown Power Amp & Marshall 4x12 / Fender Bassman

Massive, thick, wall-of-sound grunge rhythm with gritty upper-mid bite
Amp settings — Fender Mustang LT25
CHANNELTwin Clean ('65 Twin) amp modelBRIGHToffBOOSToff
GAIN 2 BASS 6 MID 5 TREBLE 5 REVERB 0 MASTER 6
KnobSetting (0–10)
Gain2
Bass6
Mid5
Treble5
Reverb0
Master6
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Guitar
PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10
Signal chain

01Boss DS-1 Distortion

Direct into amp input; main distortion source

Tone 5 · Level 7 · Dist 8
Why these settings

Because you own the Boss DS-1, set the Mustang LT25 to the clean '65 Twin model with amp gain low (2) to avoid muddy double-gain stacking. The Jaguar bridge pickup delivers the sharp initial transient, while the DS-1 Tone at 5 prevents harsh fizz on the modeling platform. For the clean bridge/intro section, simply step on the DS-1 to bypass it.

PRO TIPCobain tracked multiple layers of heavy rhythm guitar using hard, aggressive downstrokes right against the bridge saddles to get maximum percussive chunk.

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