GuitarCleanRiff
Serve the Servants Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Nirvana
Nirvana · 1990s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Fender Electric XII (mid-60s sunburst, right-handed, dot neck)
Pickups
Fender split single-coil (Electric XII stock pickups)
Amp
Sunn Beta Lead 2x12 combo
Pickup Position
Neck pickup
Studio recording, 1993, In Utero sessions. Guitar confirmed by Equipboard and interviews as used for 'Serve the Servants' riff/intro. Amp is the Sunn Beta Lead, as used in the studio and on tour for In Utero. No evidence of pedals or additional effects for the clean riff section.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass6
Gain0
Reverb1.5
Treble6.5
Presence5.5
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Tone Character
- bright and jangly
- chiming 12-string clarity
- articulate and percussive attack
- slightly scooped mids
- minimal breakup
- full-bodied chords
- dry, studio-clean sound
- dynamic response to picking
- no audible modulation
- distinct alternative rock clean