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Riff Tone
Smells Like Teen Spirit (Live at Reading, 08/30/92)
Nirvana
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Japan ST-62 Stratocaster
AmpMesa/Boogie Studio Preamp → Crown Power Amp → Marshall 4x12 Cabinet
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5
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Notes
Live at Reading Festival, 1992. Clean tone sections (verse/intro) played on Stratocaster with single coil pickup. Live setup, not studio. No evidence of Jaguar or Mustang for clean parts at this show.
Tone Character(10)
clean and glassybright and articulateslightly scooped midspercussive attackdynamic and responsiveclear single coil chimemodulation shimmer (chorus)tight, focused low endpresent but not harsh highsminimal amp breakup
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, syncopated strumming with muted upstrokes and dynamic control to maintain the clean tone, but does not involve complex chord shapes or advanced techniques.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Japan ST-62 Stratocaster
AmpMesa/Boogie Studio Preamp → Crown Power Amp → Marshall 4x12 Cabinet
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Live at Reading Festival, 1992. Clean tone sections (verse/intro) played on Stratocaster with single coil pickup. Live setup, not studio. No evidence of Jaguar or Mustang for clean parts at this show.
Tone Character(10)
clean and glassybright and articulateslightly scooped midspercussive attackdynamic and responsiveclear single coil chimemodulation shimmer (chorus)tight, focused low endpresent but not harsh highsminimal amp breakup
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, syncopated strumming with muted upstrokes and dynamic control to maintain the clean tone, but does not involve complex chord shapes or advanced techniques.