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Riff Tone
Serve the Servants (Live at Pier 48, Seattle, WA, 12/13/93)
Nirvana
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Mustang (Sonic Blue, 1993, with Seymour Duncan JB humbucker in bridge)
AmpFender Quad Reverb (1970s, 4x12 combo, used for distortion via volume)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
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Notes
Live performance at Pier 48, Seattle, 12/13/93. Guitar is a Sonic Blue Fender Mustang with a Seymour Duncan JB humbucker in the bridge. Amp is a Fender Quad Reverb, driven hard for distortion. Effects chain confirmed for Live and Loud era. Settings are for live, not studio.
Tone Character(10)
fuzzed-out and saturatedraw and aggressivecutting upper midstight and percussive rhythmslightly scooped but present midsgrainy, compressed sustainraspy, biting top endchunky, thick power chordsloose, punk-inspired crunchminimal clarity, maximum impact
Difficulty
The riff is based on fast, aggressive power chords with palm muting and requires tight timing and stamina, but does not involve advanced techniques or complex chord voicings.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Mustang (Sonic Blue, 1993, with Seymour Duncan JB humbucker in bridge)
AmpFender Quad Reverb (1970s, 4x12 combo, used for distortion via volume)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
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Notes
Live performance at Pier 48, Seattle, 12/13/93. Guitar is a Sonic Blue Fender Mustang with a Seymour Duncan JB humbucker in the bridge. Amp is a Fender Quad Reverb, driven hard for distortion. Effects chain confirmed for Live and Loud era. Settings are for live, not studio.
Tone Character(10)
fuzzed-out and saturatedraw and aggressivecutting upper midstight and percussive rhythmslightly scooped but present midsgrainy, compressed sustainraspy, biting top endchunky, thick power chordsloose, punk-inspired crunchminimal clarity, maximum impact
Difficulty
The riff is based on fast, aggressive power chords with palm muting and requires tight timing and stamina, but does not involve advanced techniques or complex chord voicings.