Riff Tone
Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle
Nirvana
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Jaguar (early 1960s, modded, used by Kurt Cobain on In Utero sessions)
AmpHiwatt Custom 100 DR103 (modded, used for In Utero studio recording)
PickupsDiMarzio PAF (neck), DiMarzio Super Distortion (bridge) humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain4
bass6
mid6.5
treble6.5
reverb1
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1993, In Utero sessions. Clean tone sections likely used the Jaguar with bridge humbucker. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this section.
Tone Character(10)
clear and punchyarticulate attackslightly scooped midstight low endminimal reverbno modulation or time-based effectspercussive muted strummingbright but not harshdynamic response to pickingdistinct separation from distorted sections
Difficulty
The riff requires tight palm muting, dynamic strumming, and clean transitions between clean and distorted sections, but uses basic chord shapes and moderate tempo.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Jaguar (early 1960s, modded, used by Kurt Cobain on In Utero sessions)
AmpHiwatt Custom 100 DR103 (modded, used for In Utero studio recording)
PickupsDiMarzio PAF (neck), DiMarzio Super Distortion (bridge) humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain4
bass6
mid6.5
treble6.5
reverb1
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1993, In Utero sessions. Clean tone sections likely used the Jaguar with bridge humbucker. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this section.
Tone Character(10)
clear and punchyarticulate attackslightly scooped midstight low endminimal reverbno modulation or time-based effectspercussive muted strummingbright but not harshdynamic response to pickingdistinct separation from distorted sections
Difficulty
The riff requires tight palm muting, dynamic strumming, and clean transitions between clean and distorted sections, but uses basic chord shapes and moderate tempo.
Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle settings for your amp
Exact settings ToneAdapt players use on these amps.
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