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Riff Tone

About a Girl (Live Acoustic)

Nirvana

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

GuitarMartin D-18E (1959, heavily modified with Bartolini pickups and controls)
AmpFender Twin Reverb (Silverface, late 1960s, used as acoustic amp for MTV Unplugged)

Amp Settings

gain0
bass6

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Live performance, MTV Unplugged in New York, recorded November 18, 1993. Guitar was strung with light gauge acoustic strings, played with a pick. The Martin D-18E was run through the Fender Twin Reverb for stage monitoring and FOH. No pedals were used for the clean riff section; all effects are from amp or board.

Tone Character(10)
clear and natural acoustic timbrewoody resonancebright and articulate highsslightly warm midsopen and airy top enddetailed string attackdynamic and responsiveno audible effects colorationsubtle spring reverb ambiencepresent but not boomy low end

Difficulty

The riff is based on open chords with a steady strumming pattern and requires clean, even dynamics for clarity, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast changes.

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