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Only Shallow guitar tone

My Bloody Valentine · Amateur · 1991 · Alternative

Fuzz

Main

AmpFender? Marshall + reverse reverb
GuitarFender Jazzmaster
PickupBridge single-coil
GAIN7
BASS5.5
MID5
TREBLE5.5
PRESENCE5
REVERB4

SIGNAL CHAIN

  1. Big Muff? fuzz fuzz
    Sustain 7.5 · Tone 4.5 · Volume 6.5
    The smear
  2. Reverse Reverb reverb
    Mix 6
    Glide-bent chords sampled backwards — the 'glide guitar'

Strum while working the trem arm — pitch is a suggestion, not a rule.

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

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