GuitarCleanRiff
Drain You (Live at The Paramount, 1991) Guitar Tone Settings
Nirvana · 1990s · punk
live
Original Recording
Guitar
Fender Mustang MG69 (left-handed, 1991 Japanese reissue, stock single coils)
Pickups
Fender single coil pickups (stock Mustang, 1991 Japanese reissue)
Amp
Fender Quad Reverb (used as preamp) into Crown 4801 solid state power amp, into Marshall 1960A 4x12 cabinet with Celestion G12T-75 speakers
Pickup Position
Neck pickup
Live performance at The Paramount, Seattle, October 31, 1991. Clean tone sections (riff/verse) used the Mustang, not the Jaguar or Strat. Amp setup was Fender Quad Reverb preamp (set clean/bright), Crown 4801 power amp, Marshall 4x12 cab. No evidence of amp reverb or other amp-based effects in clean section.
Amp Settings
Mids6.5
Bass6
Gain0
Reverb0
Treble7
Presence6
Effects Chain
- Electro-Harmonix Small Clone · chorus
Fender Mustang MG69 → Electro-Harmonix Small Clone → Fender Quad Reverb (preamp, clean) → Crown 4801 power amp → Marshall 1960A 4x12 cab
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Tone Character
- bright and glassy
- jangly high end
- slight chorus shimmer
- clear single coil attack
- dynamic and percussive
- articulate strumming
- no breakup or edge
- open and airy
- modulation effect present
- no audible reverb