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Riff Tone

Drain You (Live at Reading, 08/30/92)

Nirvana

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Jaguar (1965/66, modified with DiMarzio PAF in neck and DiMarzio Super Distortion in bridge, Tune-o-matic bridge)
AmpMesa/Boogie Studio .22 Preamp into Crown Power Base 2 Power Amp (Live at Reading 1992 typical setup; no evidence of clean amp channel switching)

Amp Settings

gain0
bass6

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Live performance at Reading Festival, August 30, 1992. Guitar is the iconic sunburst Fender Jaguar with humbuckers. Clean tone achieved by rolling down guitar volume, not by amp channel switching. No evidence of pedal-based clean boost or modulation in clean section.

Tone Character(10)
clear and glassybright but not harshslightly scooped midsdynamic and responsivepercussive attackslight amp reverb for spaceno audible modulationsingle-coil-like clarityno breakup or distortionopen and airy

Difficulty

The clean riff is straightforward but requires good control of picking dynamics and guitar volume knob to maintain clarity and avoid unwanted breakup.

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