Cherub rock amp settings — Zoom G1X Four
The Smashing Pumpkins guitar tone for “Cherub rock”, dialed in for a Zoom G1X Four with a Squier Affinity Stratocaster. Main riff and heavy rhythm, Siamese Dream (1993) studio cut
Fender Stratocaster (DiMarzio humbuckers) into Electro-Harmonix V4 Op-Amp Big Muff into clean Marshall JCM800 2203 (KT88 tubes)
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 3 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 5 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Presence | 5 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 7 |
01NYC Muff (Zoom G1X Four block)
Primary gain source; drives the clean Marshall model into dense fuzz saturation
The Zoom's NYC Muff block acts as the primary gain source directly mimicking Billy Corgan's V4 Op-Amp Big Muff. Amp gain on the MS 800 block is kept low at 3 to prevent double-gain mud while preserving clean Marshall headroom and low-end punch. Bass is pushed to 6 on the amp model to compensate for the thinner output of the Squier Affinity Strat's single-coil bridge pickup vs the original DiMarzio rail humbucker. Clean intro: bypass the NYC Muff block and play with the volume knob rolled back slightly.
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