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Riff Tone
Poison's Gone
Kurt Cobain
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
Guitar1961 Epiphone Texan Acoustic
AmpUnknown (likely direct or mic'd acoustic, no amp evidence for riff section)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, year unknown but likely early 1990s demo. Source 3 suggests the 1961 Epiphone Texan Acoustic was used for 'Poison's Gone'. No evidence of electric guitar or amp for the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
warm and woodynatural acoustic resonanceclear and articulateorganic and unprocessedintimate and directno distortion or overdriveslight natural compression from micpresent midrangesubtle top-end sparkleno artificial effects
Difficulty
The riff section is played on acoustic guitar with simple strumming and open chords, requiring only basic timing and chord changes.
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Original Gear
Guitar1961 Epiphone Texan Acoustic
AmpUnknown (likely direct or mic'd acoustic, no amp evidence for riff section)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, year unknown but likely early 1990s demo. Source 3 suggests the 1961 Epiphone Texan Acoustic was used for 'Poison's Gone'. No evidence of electric guitar or amp for the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
warm and woodynatural acoustic resonanceclear and articulateorganic and unprocessedintimate and directno distortion or overdriveslight natural compression from micpresent midrangesubtle top-end sparkleno artificial effects
Difficulty
The riff section is played on acoustic guitar with simple strumming and open chords, requiring only basic timing and chord changes.