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Riff Tone
Pennyroyal Tea
Nirvana
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Mustang (left-handed, early 1970s, likely Competition Blue)
AmpMesa/Boogie Studio Preamp into Crown power amp and Marshall 4x12 cabinets
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1993, In Utero sessions at Pachyderm Studio. Clean tone sections (verses) likely used the Mustang's neck pickup and the Mesa/Boogie preamp set for a clean sound. No evidence of pedals or effects in the clean section; distortion pedals (SansAmp, DS-2) were used for heavy parts only.
Tone Character(10)
warm and roundedclear and articulateslightly compresseddynamic and percussiveminimal breakupsubtle amp reverbno modulation or delayneck pickup fullnessopen, unprocessed soundmedium attack
Difficulty
The riff requires steady, dynamic strumming and clean chord transitions, but uses basic open and barre chords without advanced techniques.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Mustang (left-handed, early 1970s, likely Competition Blue)
AmpMesa/Boogie Studio Preamp into Crown power amp and Marshall 4x12 cabinets
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1993, In Utero sessions at Pachyderm Studio. Clean tone sections (verses) likely used the Mustang's neck pickup and the Mesa/Boogie preamp set for a clean sound. No evidence of pedals or effects in the clean section; distortion pedals (SansAmp, DS-2) were used for heavy parts only.
Tone Character(10)
warm and roundedclear and articulateslightly compresseddynamic and percussiveminimal breakupsubtle amp reverbno modulation or delayneck pickup fullnessopen, unprocessed soundmedium attack
Difficulty
The riff requires steady, dynamic strumming and clean chord transitions, but uses basic open and barre chords without advanced techniques.