Very ape amp settings — Randall Randall RB 125
The Nirvana guitar tone for “Very ape”, dialed in for a Randall Randall RB 125 with a Fender Jay Turser JT-300 Vintage Series. Studio version, In Utero (1993) - Main Riff
Steve Albini's aluminum Veleno guitar (bridge pickup) straight into a partially broken 1970s Fender Quad Reverb (missing power tubes, ragged breakup) with Tech 21 SansAmp Classic
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 2 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Master | 5 |
01Boss DS-2 Turbo Distortion
Gain source — run in Turbo mode I (Standard) to capture the sharp, abrasive rasp of the track.
The original recording got its metallic bite from an all-aluminum Veleno guitar plugged into a broken Fender Quad Reverb. Using your Jay Turser Strat copy's single-coil bridge pickup replicates that bright string clang; running the Boss DS-2 as the primary gain source into the clean, flat-response Randall RB125 power section prevents solid-state clipping fizziness while delivering the aggressive In Utero rasp. We push the amp's mids to 7 to replicate the boxy, strained midrange of Albini's mic setup.
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