Riff Tone

Radio Friendly Unit Shifter (Live In Los Angeles, Great Western Forum - December 30, 1993)

Nirvana

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Mustang (Fiesta Red, 1993 custom model)

AmpMesa/Boogie Studio .22 Preamp into Crown Power Base 2 power amp (live rig, 1993)

PickupsDiMarzio DP100 Super Distortion (bridge), stock single coil (neck)

Amp Settings

gain0

bass6

mid5

treble7

reverb1.5

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

chorusElectro-Harmonix Electro-Harmonix Polychorus

Notes

Live performance at Great Western Forum, Los Angeles, December 30, 1993. Clean tone sections use the Mustang's neck pickup and Polychorus pedal for modulation. This is the live rig, not studio.

Tone Character(10)

glassy and modulatedwatery chorus swirlclear single-coil attackslightly scooped midslush and spaciousdynamic and percussiveno breakup or gritairy high endtight low endsubtle amp reverb

Difficulty

The riff requires moderately precise strumming and dynamic control to maintain clarity with heavy modulation, but is otherwise straightforward in terms of technique.

Sources

Nirvana Guitar and Amp Settings - Jag-Stang.com Forum "Out of all of the guitars in the whole world, the Fender Mustang is my favourite": The story of Kurt Cobain's Mustangs in Nirvana | MusicRadar What Was Kurt's Rig/Equipment Setup for Live and Loud 1993?

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