Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle amp settings — Orange Crush 12
The Nirvana guitar tone for “Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle”, dialed in for a Orange Crush 12 with a Fender Player Stratocaster. Studio version, In Utero (1993) — distorted chorus/riff tone
Fender Jaguar / Mustang (bridge humbucker) -> Boss DS-2 Turbo Distortion / Tech 21 SansAmp Classic -> Mesa Boogie Studio .22 Preamp / Crest 4801 into Marshall 4x12 cab (engineered by Steve Albini)
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 8 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Master | 5 |
Because you don't own a DS-2 or SansAmp, the Orange Crush 12 must supply all the saturation directly from its gain circuit. Orange solid-state amps have thick, dark low-mids, so pushing treble to 7 and trimming bass to 5 counteracts the speaker's warmth to capture Albini's raw bite. If you add a DS-2 later, roll amp gain down to 2 and let the pedal handle the clipping.
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