No. 0041991·grunge·5 blocks
Smells Like Teen Spirit
The tone that defined a generation. Cobain's approach to guitar tone was anti-perfectionist: a cheap offset guitar, a Boss DS-1 cranked for maximum aggression, and a Small Clone chorus adding an underwater shimmer. The genius of Teen Spirit is the quiet-verse/loud-chorus dynamic. The verses are clean with chorus; the choruses slam the DS-1 for a wall of scooped, angry distortion. The mid-scooped character is key to the grunge sound: heavy lows, biting highs, and a hollow midrange.
NevermindSignal path · input → output · 5 blocksLive values · Boss Katana
Guitar
Fender Mustang
Pickups
SS
Tuning
bridge
Strings
standard
Lead
Distortion
Chorus
Plate
Lead
← Mesa/Boogie Studio .22
Gain
7
Volume
7
Bass
6
Middle
3
Treble
5
Presence
5
Distortion
← Boss DS-1
Dist
8
Tone
5
Level
7
Chorus
← EHX Small Clone
Rate
4Hz
Depth
60
Plate
← Studio plate (Sound City sound)
Time
4ms
PreDelay
20ms
Tone
5
EffectLevel
18
Engineer's note
File 004
The tone that defined a generation. Cobain's approach to guitar tone was anti-perfectionist: a cheap offset guitar, a Boss DS-1 cranked for maximum aggression, and a Small Clone chorus adding an underwater shimmer. The genius of Teen Spirit is the quiet-verse/loud-chorus dynamic. The verses are clean with chorus; the choruses slam the DS-1 for a wall of scooped, angry distortion. The mid-scooped character is key to the grunge sound: heavy lows, biting highs, and a hollow midrange.
— Kurt Cobain
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