Riff Tone

Pennyroyal Tea

Nirvana

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

GuitarStella 12-string acoustic (studio), likely with pickup for electric parts; possible use of Fender Mustang or Japanese Strat (electric overdubs, but not confirmed for riff section)

AmpFender Quad Reverb (studio, with broken output tubes per Steve Albini); possible use of Mesa/Boogie Studio preamp + Crown power amp + Marshall 4x12 (not confirmed for this song's riff section)

PickupsPiezo (if acoustic with pickup), or Fender single-coil (if Mustang/Strat overdub, not confirmed for riff)

Amp Settings

gain5

bass6

mid7

treble6.5

reverb1.5

presence5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, In Utero sessions (1993); main riff likely tracked on Stella acoustic with pickup into Fender Quad Reverb; no confirmed electric overdub for riff section. No evidence of pedal use for main riff. All info specific to studio recording, not live.

Tone Character(10)

raw and woodyslightly grittymidrange-forwardpercussive strummingboxy and resonantdynamic responseminimal effectslo-fi studio characterslight amp breakupunpolished and dry

Sources

Nirvana: Super Fuzz Big Muff | Guitar World steve albini AMA here is the thread : r/Nirvana - Reddit How to get the tome for pennyroyal tea? : r/Nirvana - Reddit

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