Riff Tone

Rape Me (Live In Seattle, Seattle Center Arena - January 7, 1994)

Nirvana

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

Guitar1993 Fender Custom Telecaster

AmpMarshall 1960AV 4x12 cabinet (head not explicitly confirmed, but likely a Marshall solid-state or tube head as per In Utero tour and Live and Loud sources)

PickupsSingle coil (likely stock Fender Telecaster pickups)

Amp Settings

gain5.5

bass6

mid8

treble7

reverb0.5

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

distortionDOD DOD FX69 Grunge

distortionTech 21 Tech 21 SansAmp Classic

distortionBoss Boss DS-2 Turbo Distortion

Notes

Live performance, January 7, 1994, Seattle Center Arena. Gear confirmed via photo/video and multiple gear rundowns for the In Utero tour. Pedals used for distortion, amp set relatively clean.

Tone Character(10)

mid-heavy and rawaggressive and bitingraspy, blown-speaker qualitytight and percussiveuncompressed and openslightly nasal midrangedistinct pick attackdynamic response to pickingno ambient effectsdry, in-your-face

Difficulty

The riff is based on simple power chords and straightforward rhythm, but requires aggressive strumming and control of dynamics for the signature Cobain attack.

Sources

Nirvana – Live And Loud - Gear & Equipment Used on the Album | Equipboard "Rape Me" clean tone? - Jag-Stang.com Forum Kurt Cobain's Guitar Rig, Gear & Pedalboard | Equipboard Nirvana – In Utero - Gear & Equipment Used on the Album | Equipboard

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