Drain you amp settings — Stinger Stp50gor
The Nirvana guitar tone for “Drain you”, dialed in for a Stinger Stp50gor with a Soundstation Rider std. Studio version, Nevermind (1991) - Main distorted rhythm track
Fender '65 Jaguar (bridge humbucker), Boss DS-1 / ProCo Rat, Mesa Boogie Studio Preamp / Fender Bassman into 4x12 cabs
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 8 |
| Bass | 7 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Reverb | 1 |
| Master | 5 |
Because you do not own an external distortion pedal, the Stinger solid-state amp's overdrive channel carries the entire saturation load with gain pushed to 8. Keep the mids around 6 to maintain the punchy body of Kurt's Mesa preamp tracks while lifting treble to 7 to replicate the aggressive bite of a DS-1 into a bridge pickup. If you add a DS-1 later, switch the amp to the clean channel with gain down to 2 and let the pedal generate the dirt. Clean verse: roll guitar volume back to 4 or switch to the clean channel.
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