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Fender Mustang guitar tones

Songs whose original tone used a Fender Mustang. Don’t own one? GuitarToneAdapt re-creates the sound on the guitar and rig you actually have.

The Fender Mustang is a short-scale offset with two bright, lower-output single-coils — snappy, a little loose and jangly, with less low-end tension than a full-scale Strat. It’s the alt-rock and grunge sound (Kurt Cobain, Nirvana) that takes fuzz and dirt beautifully. Being bright and lower-output, it wants more gain and trimmed treble versus a humbucker guitar to land the same tone.

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Come As You Are — NirvanaDrain You (Live At Del Mar Fairgrounds, CA., December 28, 1991) — NirvanaCome As You Are — NirvanaLet It Happen — Tame ImpalaLithium (Live In Amsterdam At Paradiso, November 25, 1991) — NirvanaIn Bloom — Nirvanagood 4 u — Olivia RodrigoLAventurier — IndochineStarburster — Fontaines D.C.Heart-Shaped Box — Nirvana

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Fender Mustang — FAQ

Do I need a Fender Mustang to get these tones?

No. GuitarToneAdapt models the sound of a Fender Mustang and compensates so you can get close on your own guitar and rig — free, in the browser.

What songs used a Fender Mustang?

Come As You Are by Nirvana, Drain You (Live At Del Mar Fairgrounds, CA., December 28, 1991) by Nirvana, Come As You Are by Nirvana, Let It Happen by Tame Impala, Lithium (Live In Amsterdam At Paradiso, November 25, 1991) by Nirvana, In Bloom by Nirvana, good 4 u by Olivia Rodrigo, LAventurier by Indochine, and more.

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