GuitarCleanRiff
All Apologies Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Nirvana
Nirvana · 1990s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Fender Jaguar (early 1960s, modified with DiMarzio PAF in bridge and stock single coil in neck)
Pickups
Fender Jaguar single coil (neck), DiMarzio PAF humbucker (bridge)
Amp
Fender Twin Reverb (likely Blackface, 1982 reissue or vintage)
Pickup Position
Neck pickup
Studio recording for 'In Utero' (1993). Clean riff section uses Jaguar neck pickup into Fender Twin Reverb. No evidence of pedals in clean section. Chorus effect is clearly audible, likely from Electro-Harmonix Small Clone, but only on certain overdubs. Main clean riff is direct Jaguar to Twin Reverb with amp reverb.
Amp Settings
Mids6.5
Bass6
Gain0
Reverb4.5
Treble6.5
Presence5
Effects Chain
- Electro-Harmonix Small Clone Chorus · chorus
Fender Jaguar (neck pickup) → Electro-Harmonix Small Clone (select overdubs only) → Fender Twin Reverb (spring reverb on)
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Tone Character
- warm and smooth
- rounded attack
- clear and bell-like
- lush amp reverb
- slightly scooped mids
- articulate string separation
- subtle chorus shimmer (on overdubs)
- dynamic and touch-sensitive
- studio-clean, not compressed
- mellow, not harsh