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Smells Like Teen Spirit (Live at The Paramount, 1991) Guitar Tone Settings
Nirvana · 1990s · rock
live
Original Recording
Guitar
Early-'90s Japanese Fender Stratocaster (left-handed, rosewood neck, Seymour Duncan JB bridge humbucker)
Pickups
Seymour Duncan JB Model SH-4 (bridge humbucker)
Amp
Mesa/Boogie Studio Preamp (Rhythm channel, clean), Crown Power Base 2 power amp, Marshall 1960B 4x12 cabinet with Celestion G12T-75 speakers
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup (Seymour Duncan JB humbucker)
Live at The Paramount, 1991. This is a live performance, not the studio recording. The clean tone is from the Mesa/Boogie Studio Preamp set clean, with the Crown Power Base 2 as power amp and Marshall 4x12 cabinets. No evidence of Randall RG80 or Mustang for this specific show.
Amp Settings
Mids6.5
Bass4.5
Gain0
Reverb0
Treble6.5
Presence5.5
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Tone Character
- bright and percussive
- clear attack
- uncompressed clean
- slightly scooped low end
- forward midrange
- articulate single-note clarity
- no ambient effects
- dynamic response to heavy strumming
- slightly glassy top end
- no chorus or modulation