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Riff Tone
Rape Me (Live In Seattle, Seattle Center Arena - January 7, 1994)
Nirvana
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
Guitar1993 Fender Custom Telecaster
AmpMarshall 1960AV 4x12 cabinet (head not explicitly confirmed, but likely a Marshall solid-state or tube head as per In Utero tour and Live and Loud sources)
Amp Settings
gain5.5
bass6
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Notes
Live performance, January 7, 1994, Seattle Center Arena. Gear confirmed via photo/video and multiple gear rundowns for the In Utero tour. Pedals used for distortion, amp set relatively clean.
Tone Character(10)
mid-heavy and rawaggressive and bitingraspy, blown-speaker qualitytight and percussiveuncompressed and openslightly nasal midrangedistinct pick attackdynamic response to pickingno ambient effectsdry, in-your-face
Difficulty
The riff is based on simple power chords and straightforward rhythm, but requires aggressive strumming and control of dynamics for the signature Cobain attack.
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Original Gear
Guitar1993 Fender Custom Telecaster
AmpMarshall 1960AV 4x12 cabinet (head not explicitly confirmed, but likely a Marshall solid-state or tube head as per In Utero tour and Live and Loud sources)
Amp Settings
gain5.5
bass6
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Notes
Live performance, January 7, 1994, Seattle Center Arena. Gear confirmed via photo/video and multiple gear rundowns for the In Utero tour. Pedals used for distortion, amp set relatively clean.
Tone Character(10)
mid-heavy and rawaggressive and bitingraspy, blown-speaker qualitytight and percussiveuncompressed and openslightly nasal midrangedistinct pick attackdynamic response to pickingno ambient effectsdry, in-your-face
Difficulty
The riff is based on simple power chords and straightforward rhythm, but requires aggressive strumming and control of dynamics for the signature Cobain attack.