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 · 6 blocksLive values · Pedalboard
Guitar
Fender Mustang
Pickups
SS
Tuning
bridge
Strings
standard
Boss DS-1 Distortion
Electro-Harmonix Small Clone
Mesa/Boogie Studio .22 Preamp
Mesa 1x12 Cabinet
Shure SM57
Boss DS-1 Distortion
distortion
Dist
8
Tone
5
Level
7
Electro-Harmonix Small Clone
chorus
Rate
4Hz
Mesa/Boogie Studio .22 Preamp
preamp
Gain
6
Master
7
Treble
5
Mid
3
Bass
6
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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