Smells Like Teen Spirit
by Nirvana
Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana (1991, Grunge): Fender Mustang / Jaguar into Mesa Boogie Studio .22, Standard, effects included. Get the same sound adapted to YOUR gear with ToneRig — free to try.
The original rig
Guitar
Fender Mustang / Jaguar
Pickups
single-coils
Amp
Mesa Boogie Studio .22 (all-tube, 22W)
Channel
drive
Effects & chain
- Dirty preamp-style distortion for the versesIn front of amp
- Gate the heavy sectionsFirst in chain
How it was played
Cobain ran a Mustang into a small Mesa. The magic is the loose, slightly broken-up gain, not tight distortion.
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