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Riff Tone
Moist Vagina (Demo)
Nirvana
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Mustang (early 70s, likely competition or sunburst, as used by Kurt Cobain in 1993-94 demos)
AmpFender Twin Reverb (silverface, studio amp at Robert Lang Studios)
Amp Settings
gain8
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio demo recorded January 1994 at Robert Lang Studios, Seattle. Kurt did not bring his own gear; used studio Fender Twin Reverb. Guitar likely Mustang as per 1993-94 demo sessions. No evidence of live performance for this demo.
Tone Character(10)
raw and saturatedaggressive and bitingloose, fuzzy edgesmid-heavy grungeslightly scooped lowspronounced upper midspercussive and drivingcompressed and thickminimal ambiencewall-of-sound rhythm
Difficulty
The riff is based on straightforward power chords and aggressive strumming, with some palm muting and dynamic control required for the grunge feel, but no advanced techniques.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Mustang (early 70s, likely competition or sunburst, as used by Kurt Cobain in 1993-94 demos)
AmpFender Twin Reverb (silverface, studio amp at Robert Lang Studios)
Amp Settings
gain8
bass5.5
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio demo recorded January 1994 at Robert Lang Studios, Seattle. Kurt did not bring his own gear; used studio Fender Twin Reverb. Guitar likely Mustang as per 1993-94 demo sessions. No evidence of live performance for this demo.
Tone Character(10)
raw and saturatedaggressive and bitingloose, fuzzy edgesmid-heavy grungeslightly scooped lowspronounced upper midspercussive and drivingcompressed and thickminimal ambiencewall-of-sound rhythm
Difficulty
The riff is based on straightforward power chords and aggressive strumming, with some palm muting and dynamic control required for the grunge feel, but no advanced techniques.