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About a Girl Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Nirvana

Nirvana · 1980s · grunge

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Original Recording

Guitar
Epiphone ET270
Pickups
Stock humbuckers
Amp
1968 Fender Twin Reverb
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup

Studio recording for 'Bleach' album, December 1988. The Fender Twin Reverb was borrowed from producer Jack Endino and connected to Kurt's BFI Bullfrog 2×12 cabinet with Celestion speakers. Effects were limited to a Boss DS-1 distortion pedal.

Amp Settings

Mids
5.5
Bass
5.5
Gain
4
Reverb
1
Treble
6
Presence
2.5

Effects Chain

  • Boss DS-1 Distortion · distortion

Epiphone ET270 → Boss DS-1 → Fender Twin Reverb → BFI Bullfrog 2×12 cabinet

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Tone Character

  • raw and aggressive
  • punchy and direct
  • minimalist distortion
  • unpolished sound
  • gritty and edgy

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