Smells Like Teen Spirit amp settings — Fender Mustang LT25
The Nirvana guitar tone for “Smells Like Teen Spirit”, dialed in for a Fender Mustang LT25 with a Fender American Original 60s Stratocaster. Studio version, Nevermind (1991) — main distorted riff and chorus
Fender Stratocaster (Seymour Duncan JB bridge humbucker) into Boss DS-1 Distortion into Mesa/Boogie Studio Preamp clean channel and Crown power amp through Marshall 4x12 cab
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 8 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 4 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Master | 5 |
01ROCK DIRT
Onboard stomp block acting as the DS-1 distortion core
Because your Strat has vintage single-coils rather than Kurt's high-output bridge humbucker, the bass is bumped to 6 and the onboard ROCK DIRT block provides the heavy saturation and sustain of his DS-1. The 90S ROCK model captures the aggressive Mesa preamp character, with mids pulled back via the encoder menu to 4 to match the record's scoop. Clean verse: bypass the ROCK DIRT block, engage the CHORUS mod block.
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