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Riff Tone

Serve the servants

Unknown Artist

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Electric XII (mid-1960s, used for writing, but likely not for recording); likely Fender Mustang or Fender Jaguar for recording
AmpMesa/Boogie Studio Preamp into Crown Power Amp and Marshall 4x12 cabinets

Amp Settings

gain6.5
bass6

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 1993 (In Utero sessions). Guitar World confirms Cobain wrote the song on a Fender Electric XII, but for recording, he used his typical In Utero rig: Mustang or Jaguar into Mesa/Boogie Studio Preamp, Crown Power Amp, Marshall 4x12. No evidence of Electric XII on final recording. No evidence of live-specific gear for this section.

Tone Character(10)
grinding and rawmid-heavy and punchyslightly dark, not overly brightscratchy, aggressive rhythmtight and percussive strummingsaturated but not high-gainopen, ringing chordspunk-influenced attackloose, dynamic feelminimal effects coloration

Difficulty

The riff requires moderately aggressive strumming and dynamic control to achieve the grinding, mid-heavy tone, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast tempo.

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