Best Grunge Guitar Rigs Under £500
The best grunge guitar rigs for a £500 · Sweet Spot budget. 4 artist-matched rigs — recommended guitar, amp, pedals, and signal chain.
Why It Works
The complete grunge rig at £500: a Strat or Jaguar-style guitar, a Fender Blues Junior or similar tube amp, a Big Muff Pi, a DS-1, and a Small Clone chorus. Cobain's In Utero was recorded with near-identical components. This is not an expensive tone.
GuitarSquier Classic Vibe 60s Jaguar£349
AmpBoss Katana 50 MkII£149
GuitarSquier Classic Vibe 60s Stratocaster£299
AmpBoss Katana 50 MkII£149
FuzzElectro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi£69
GuitarSquier Classic Vibe Jazzmaster£299
AmpBoss Katana 50 MkII£149
FuzzElectro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi£69
GuitarEpiphone Les Paul Standard£329
AmpBoss Katana 50 MkII£149
DistortionBoss DS-1 Distortion£45
FuzzElectro-Harmonix Nano Big Muff£49
Standard Signal Chain Order
Guitar
→Tuner
→Wah / Filter
→Overdrive / Fuzz
→Modulation
→Delay
→Reverb
→Amp
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