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Cherub Rock guitar tone

The Smashing Pumpkins · Siamese Dream · 1993 · Alternative

Fuzz

Main

AmpMarshall JMP + Big Muff
GuitarFender Stratocaster
PickupBridge single-coil
GAIN6
BASS5.5
MID5.5
TREBLE6
PRESENCE5
REVERB0

SIGNAL CHAIN

  1. EHX Big Muff (Op-Amp) fuzz
    Sustain 7.5 · Tone 5 · Volume 6.5
    The Siamese Dream wall — layered dozens of times

Drum-corps intro, then total saturation. Double-track everything.

These are starting points, not gospel. Every amp is a little different, so let your ears do the last 10%.

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