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Zero (Synth Mix) Guitar Tone Settings — The Smashing Pumpkins

The Smashing Pumpkins · 1990s · rock

studio

Original Recording

Guitar
Fender Stratocaster with Lace Sensor pickups
Pickups
Lace Sensor pickups
Amp
Mesa/Boogie Mark IV
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup

Studio recording, 1995

Amp Settings

Mids
2
Bass
7
Gain
7
Reverb
0
Treble
7
Presence
4

Effects Chain

  • Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi · fuzz
  • Boss DS-1 Distortion · distortion
  • Electro-Harmonix Small Stone Phase Shifter · phaser
  • Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress Flanger · flanger

Guitar → Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi → Boss DS-1 Distortion → Electro-Harmonix Small Stone Phase Shifter → Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress Flanger → Mesa/Boogie Mark IV

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Tone Character

  • aggressive fuzz-like distortion
  • scooped mids
  • thick low end
  • bright treble
  • compressed sustain

Notes & Caveats

  • ⚠️Specific pedal models and settings for 'Zero (Synth Mix)' are not explicitly documented; information is inferred from general practices and available sources.

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