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J Mascis — "Freak Scene" Tone

Les Paul into Marshall and fuzz — Dinosaur Jr's signature wall-of-noise crunch; the clean-versus-saturated dynamic in 3 minutes. Gear guide to recreate the J Mascis "Freak Scene" guitar tone at every budget.

About This Tone

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Les Paul into Marshall and fuzz — Dinosaur Jr's signature wall-of-noise crunch; the clean-versus-saturated dynamic in 3 minutes.

Gear to Achieve This Tone

At £500, these are the key pieces that get you into J Mascis’s freak scene territory:

  • Epiphone Les Paul StandardGuitar
  • Boss Katana 50 MkIIAmp
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