Riff Tone

Radio Friendly Unit Shifter

Nirvana

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Mustang (left-handed, early 1990s, likely blue finish)

AmpMesa/Boogie Studio Preamp into Crown power amp and Marshall 4x12 cabinets

PickupsStock single-coil pickups

Amp Settings

gain0

bass5.5

mid6

treble7

reverb1

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

flangerElectro-Harmonix Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress Flanger/Filter Matrix (or similar flanger/vibrato pedal)

Notes

Studio recording for 'In Utero' (1993); gear confirmed for album sessions but not always for specific song sections. No explicit evidence for alternate guitars or amps for the clean section of 'Radio Friendly Unit Shifter'.

Tone Character(10)

bizarre, wobbling vibratobright and glassydry and directpronounced midrangeslightly scooped lowsdynamic and percussive attackmodulated clean texturenotably present and forwardsubtle amp reverbno audible overdrive or distortion

Difficulty

The riff requires tight, syncopated picking and dynamic control to keep the clean, modulated tone articulate, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.

Sources

Nirvana: Super Fuzz Big Muff | Guitar World

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