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Solo Tone
The Man Who Sold the World (Live & Loud)
Nirvana
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Jaguar (early 1960s, modified, used by Kurt Cobain for Live & Loud 1993)
AmpFender Twin Reverb (Silverface, late 1970s/early 1980s, used live)
Amp Settings
gain4.5
bass6
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Notes
Live performance (Live & Loud, Seattle, December 1993). Guitar is Cobain's iconic Jaguar with DiMarzio PAF in bridge, through a Fender Twin Reverb. Not the acoustic Martin D-18E from MTV Unplugged. DS-2 distortion pedal used for solo. No evidence of chorus or modulation in this version.
Tone Character(10)
bright and bitingcrunchy mid-gain distortionraw and directslightly compressed attackarticulate note separationaggressive pick attackminimal ambiencetight, focused solo soundno audible modulation or delaypresent upper mids
Difficulty
The solo is straightforward in terms of note choice but requires confident picking, dynamic control, and timing to match the raw, biting tone and phrasing of the original performance.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Jaguar (early 1960s, modified, used by Kurt Cobain for Live & Loud 1993)
AmpFender Twin Reverb (Silverface, late 1970s/early 1980s, used live)
Amp Settings
gain4.5
bass6
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Notes
Live performance (Live & Loud, Seattle, December 1993). Guitar is Cobain's iconic Jaguar with DiMarzio PAF in bridge, through a Fender Twin Reverb. Not the acoustic Martin D-18E from MTV Unplugged. DS-2 distortion pedal used for solo. No evidence of chorus or modulation in this version.
Tone Character(10)
bright and bitingcrunchy mid-gain distortionraw and directslightly compressed attackarticulate note separationaggressive pick attackminimal ambiencetight, focused solo soundno audible modulation or delaypresent upper mids
Difficulty
The solo is straightforward in terms of note choice but requires confident picking, dynamic control, and timing to match the raw, biting tone and phrasing of the original performance.