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Riff Tone
About a Girl
Nirvana
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarEpiphone ET-270
Amp1960s Fender Twin Reverb (borrowed from Jack Endino for Bleach studio recording)
Amp Settings
gain4
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, Bleach album (1988-1989). Guitar and amp confirmed by Guitar World and Jack Endino interview. No pedals used for riff section; distortion pedal only for solo/bridge. Neck pickup used for main riff.
Tone Character(10)
warm and roundedclean and janglyarticulate strummingslightly mid-forwardbright but not harshuncompressed attackdry and directno audible effectsclear note separationslightly scooped lows
Difficulty
The riff is based on straightforward barre chords and requires steady, even strumming with a clean tone. The main challenge is keeping the rhythm tight and the dynamics consistent.
This tone has been researched 11 times by the community
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Original Gear
GuitarEpiphone ET-270
Amp1960s Fender Twin Reverb (borrowed from Jack Endino for Bleach studio recording)
Amp Settings
gain4
bass6
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This tone has been researched 11 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, Bleach album (1988-1989). Guitar and amp confirmed by Guitar World and Jack Endino interview. No pedals used for riff section; distortion pedal only for solo/bridge. Neck pickup used for main riff.
Tone Character(10)
warm and roundedclean and janglyarticulate strummingslightly mid-forwardbright but not harshuncompressed attackdry and directno audible effectsclear note separationslightly scooped lows
Difficulty
The riff is based on straightforward barre chords and requires steady, even strumming with a clean tone. The main challenge is keeping the rhythm tight and the dynamics consistent.