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Look at the bands involved, and the variation in the guitar tones. There’s no one ‘grunge’ guitar, there were Teles, Strats, Les Pauls, ‘student’ Fenders, basically anything without a Floyd Rose which was partly what drove the scene - a reaction against the previous decade’s cock-rock excess.
Pick one one and go for it.
I’m not trying to sound clever with the above, maybe if you let us know whose sound you like we’d have a more specific angle.
I geeked out quite a lot on the players and their equipment back in the day
One of Cobain’s stylistic tricks, alluded to by @Keefy, was the quiet/loud dynamic - jump on a drive for the loud bits. Have the drive set quite hot (drive knob up!) and the amp set a bit cleaner.
You should be able to approximate the feel with your Jag. Maybe have a look at a nastier pedal, more of a fuzz type than your DS-1 - which is a good drive, but maybe a touch too polite if you know what I mean.
Cobain famously used the EH Big Muff, but nowadays there are all sorts of different options. EH themselves make quite a few variants.
What’s your amp?
Whatever you like is going to be the best "anything" guitar you can get.
Jerry Cantrell used a G&L superstrat. Kim Thayil used a Guild SG. Gossard and McCready used LPs and Strats. J Mascis used Jazzmasters. Billy Corgan used a strat with hot rails pickup.
Been uploading old tracks I recorded ages ago and hopefully some new noodles here.
I did amble to the stage when his crew were soundchecking early in the day and seem to remember his amp was a newer (for the time!) Marshall of some sort, a head and two 4x12s. If I had to bet money I’d say a JCM800.
So basically you’ve got all the ingredients. What is it you feel is missing from your sound, if anything?
So yeah, a good fender maybe with an humbucker on the bridge. A gainy distortion pedal (ds-1, rat, maxon 830) and a decent clean amp.
I also think a lot of their electric sound, came from the volumes they were playing it. If you're a bedroom player (nothing wrong with that), then you minght find it hard to get those tones.
But yes, a Fenderesque guitar with a humbucker in the bridge and a Big Muff will get you there.
http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/90174/fs-fender-cyclone-modded-back-up-for-sale-finally#latest
This would suit suit you perfectly for what your looking to achieve. Looks the part too!