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Riff Tone
Radio Friendly Unit Shifter (Live In Los Angeles, Great Western Forum - December 30, 1993)
Nirvana
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Mustang (Fiesta Red, 1993 custom model)
AmpMesa/Boogie Studio .22 Preamp into Crown Power Base 2 power amp (live rig, 1993)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
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Notes
Live performance at Great Western Forum, Los Angeles, December 30, 1993. Clean tone sections use the Mustang's neck pickup and Polychorus pedal for modulation. This is the live rig, not studio.
Tone Character(10)
glassy and modulatedwatery chorus swirlclear single-coil attackslightly scooped midslush and spaciousdynamic and percussiveno breakup or gritairy high endtight low endsubtle amp reverb
Difficulty
The riff requires moderately precise strumming and dynamic control to maintain clarity with heavy modulation, but is otherwise straightforward in terms of technique.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Mustang (Fiesta Red, 1993 custom model)
AmpMesa/Boogie Studio .22 Preamp into Crown Power Base 2 power amp (live rig, 1993)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
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Notes
Live performance at Great Western Forum, Los Angeles, December 30, 1993. Clean tone sections use the Mustang's neck pickup and Polychorus pedal for modulation. This is the live rig, not studio.
Tone Character(10)
glassy and modulatedwatery chorus swirlclear single-coil attackslightly scooped midslush and spaciousdynamic and percussiveno breakup or gritairy high endtight low endsubtle amp reverb
Difficulty
The riff requires moderately precise strumming and dynamic control to maintain clarity with heavy modulation, but is otherwise straightforward in terms of technique.