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Riff Tone

Lithium

Nirvana

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Stratocaster Left Handed (white, rosewood fretboard, likely with Seymour Duncan Hot Rails in bridge)
AmpFender Bassman (blackface, studio recording, Nevermind sessions 1991)

Amp Settings

gain0
bass6

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, Nevermind (1991). Clean riff section tracked with Fender Stratocaster (likely neck or middle pickup) into a Fender Bassman amp. No pedals or effects confirmed for the clean section; Big Muff fuzz was used for the chorus/distorted parts only. No chorus, delay, or reverb pedals confirmed for the clean riff. No amp reverb used (producer Butch Vig notes a U87 mic was used to capture a dry, thumpy sound).

Tone Character(10)
dry and thumpyclear and unadornedslightly compressed attackwarm but not brightpercussive and dynamicno reverb or ambiencesingle-coil claritytouch-sensitiveno modulation or time-based effectsstudio-mic'd for low-end focus

Difficulty

The riff is rhythmically straightforward but requires precise muted strumming and dynamic control to achieve the percussive, clean sound heard on the recording.

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