Mayoniase amp settings — Fender Frontman 15G
The The Smashing Pumpkins guitar tone for “Mayoniase”, dialed in for a Fender Frontman 15G with a Squier Bullet Stratocaster. Studio version, Siamese Dream (1993) — heavy wall-of-sound fuzz rhythm
Fender '70s Stratocaster (Lace Sensor pickups) / cheap Japanese electric guitar into Electro-Harmonix 'Op-Amp' Big Muff Pi into Marshall JCM800 2203 (KT88 tubes)
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 2 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 5 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Master | 4 |
Per double-gain prevention, the Frontman 15G is set to the Clean channel with gain low (2) so your Big Muff provides 100% of the Siamese Dream fuzz wall. The Frontman 15G's small 8-inch speaker can fart out under extreme low-end, so bass is held at 6 while mid and treble are balanced to prevent excessive single-coil harshness. Keep the DS-1 bypassed as stacking it with high sustain on the Muff creates unusable mud. Clean intro/verse: bypass the Big Muff and switch pickup to neck+middle.
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