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Endless, Nameless (Live at Pier 48, Seattle, WA, 12/13/93) Guitar Tone Settings
Nirvana · 1990s · punk
live
Original Recording
Guitar
Fender Mustang (early 70s, Competition Blue, stock pickups, right-handed, left-handed stringing)
Pickups
Stock Fender Mustang single-coil pickups
Amp
Mesa/Boogie Studio .22 Preamp into Crown Power Base 2 Power Amp (Live at Pier 48, 1993)
Pickup Position
Neck pickup
Live performance at MTV Live & Loud, Pier 48, Seattle, WA, December 13, 1993. No direct evidence of clean amp settings or effects for clean sections; gear inferred from era and live photos. No evidence of pedal use for clean tone.
Amp Settings
Mids6
Bass5.5
Gain0
Reverb1
Treble7
Presence6
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Tone Character
- bright and raw
- slightly scooped mids
- clear single-coil articulation
- uncompressed and dynamic
- minimal reverb
- percussive attack
- open and unprocessed
- lively upper mids
- slightly gritty when strummed hard
- no audible modulation or time-based effects