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Riff Tone
The Man Who Sold The World (Live In Los Angeles, Great Western Forum - December 30, 1993)
Nirvana
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Custom Telecaster (1993, Kurt Cobain's main live electric at this show)
AmpMesa/Boogie Studio Preamp into Crown Power Base 2 power amp (live rack setup, 1993 tour)
Amp Settings
gain4
bass6
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Notes
Live performance, December 30, 1993, Great Western Forum, Los Angeles. Used for the main riff section. Not the Unplugged acoustic version. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this song at this show.
Tone Character(10)
clean with slight edge-of-breakupwarm and roundedarticulate and dynamicsubtle compressionopen and airyclear note separationslightly gritty attackdistinct Telecaster twangmedium output, not high-gainsubtle amp reverb
Difficulty
The riff is based on simple open chords and a straightforward strumming pattern, with no advanced techniques or fast passages.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Custom Telecaster (1993, Kurt Cobain's main live electric at this show)
AmpMesa/Boogie Studio Preamp into Crown Power Base 2 power amp (live rack setup, 1993 tour)
Amp Settings
gain4
bass6
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Notes
Live performance, December 30, 1993, Great Western Forum, Los Angeles. Used for the main riff section. Not the Unplugged acoustic version. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this song at this show.
Tone Character(10)
clean with slight edge-of-breakupwarm and roundedarticulate and dynamicsubtle compressionopen and airyclear note separationslightly gritty attackdistinct Telecaster twangmedium output, not high-gainsubtle amp reverb
Difficulty
The riff is based on simple open chords and a straightforward strumming pattern, with no advanced techniques or fast passages.