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Riff Tone
Radio Friendly Unit Shifter
Nirvana
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Mustang (left-handed, early 1990s, likely blue finish)
AmpMesa/Boogie Studio Preamp into Crown power amp and Marshall 4x12 cabinets
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording for 'In Utero' (1993); gear confirmed for album sessions but not always for specific song sections. No explicit evidence for alternate guitars or amps for the clean section of 'Radio Friendly Unit Shifter'.
Tone Character(10)
bizarre, wobbling vibratobright and glassydry and directpronounced midrangeslightly scooped lowsdynamic and percussive attackmodulated clean texturenotably present and forwardsubtle amp reverbno audible overdrive or distortion
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, syncopated picking and dynamic control to keep the clean, modulated tone articulate, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Mustang (left-handed, early 1990s, likely blue finish)
AmpMesa/Boogie Studio Preamp into Crown power amp and Marshall 4x12 cabinets
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording for 'In Utero' (1993); gear confirmed for album sessions but not always for specific song sections. No explicit evidence for alternate guitars or amps for the clean section of 'Radio Friendly Unit Shifter'.
Tone Character(10)
bizarre, wobbling vibratobright and glassydry and directpronounced midrangeslightly scooped lowsdynamic and percussive attackmodulated clean texturenotably present and forwardsubtle amp reverbno audible overdrive or distortion
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, syncopated picking and dynamic control to keep the clean, modulated tone articulate, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.