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Feel the Pain Amp Settings

by Dinosaur Jr.

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Original Recording Settings

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Original Gear

Guitar: Fender Jazzmaster
Pickups: Stock Fender single coils (bridge)
Amplifier: Fender Tweed Deluxe (preferred studio amp) / Marshall Super Bass (live signature)
Channel: Cranked for natural tube saturation
Tuning: standard
Pickup Selector: bridge
Strings: 0.010-0.046

J Mascis preferred Fender Tweed Deluxe in studio (per Vintage Guitar interviews), Marshall Super Bass for live. Self-produced at Dreamland Studios, Woodstock, 1994.

Amp Settings

Gain

7.0

Bass

5.0

Mid

6.0

Treble

7.0

Estimated. Mids at 6: multiple sources confirm Mascis runs midrange higher than expected to maintain definition despite mid-scooping Big Muff (Offsetguitars forum). Treble at 7 captures bright, cutting Jazzmaster attack.

Effects Chain

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Electro-Harmonix Ram’s Head Big Muff

fuzz

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1.Electro-Harmonix Ram’s Head Big Muff — For distortion

Playing Technique

Heavy pick attack with alternate picking; volume knob swells

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