Marigold amp settings — Orange Crunch12
The Nirvana guitar tone for “Marigold”, dialed in for a Orange Crunch12 with a Ibanez GIO GRG170DX. Studio version, Heart-Shaped Box B-side / In Utero sessions (1993)
Fender Telecaster/Stratocaster + Fender Quad Reverb / Twin Reverb (recorded dry and clean by Steve Albini at Pachyderm Studios)
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 3 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Master | 5 |
Marigold is a completely clean, dry track recorded directly through a clean tube amplifier without any distortion or modulation pedals, so the DS-1 and CH-1 remain bypassed. The Orange Crush 12 has a warm, mid-focused solid-state voice, so treble is boosted to 7 and bass kept neutral to match Steve Albini's articulate Pachyderm clean sound. Presence and reverb are null because the Crush 12 faceplate lacks those controls.
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