Nirvana Live at Reading Tone | 1992 Amp & Pedal Settings
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- Опубліковано 19 чер 2024
- Breaking down & recreating Kurt Cobain's guitar tone as heard at Nirvana's iconic 1992 headlining Reading Festival show
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INTRODUCTION:
0:00 - Side by side tone comparisons
1:40 - The legacy of Nirvana's Reading 92 performance
2:51 - Guitars that Kurt used and what I am using
4:45 - Pedals that Kurt used, what I am using & settings
5:19 - Amplification that Kurt used, what I am using & settings
7:01 - Miscellaneous gear that Kurt used
SONGS:
7:27 - Breed
8:36 - Drain You
9:59 - Aneurysm
11:57 - School
12:45 - Sliver
13:40 - In Bloom
14:31 - Come As You Are
15:31 - Lithium
16:56 - About a Girl
18:08 - tourette's
18:48 - Polly
19:37 - Lounge Act
21:09 - Smells Like Teen Spirit
22:22 - On a Plain
23:08 - Negative Creep
24:01 - Been a Son
24:30 - All Apologies
25:46 - Blew
26:55 - Dumb
28:17 - Stay Away
29:23 - Spank Thru
30:16 - The Money Will Roll Right In
31:00 - D-7
32:12 - Territorial Pissings
GEAR USED:
Fender Kurt Cobain Signature Jaguar (roadworn)
- Dimarzio Super Distortion Humbucker (stock)
- Dean Markely 10-52 strings
Fender VMA Strat Build
- Fender Tex Mex Middle & Neck Single Coils
- Seymour Duncan Hot Rails
- Dean Markley 10-46 strings
Boss DS-2
Electro-Harmonix Small Clone
Fender Tone Master Twin Reverb
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Amazing Recreation! It was worth the wait! Also, where can i buy an accurate Vandalism Strat or a Competition Mustang for cheap? (maybe $250 or less?)
Thank you i ve just tried it at home in France thank you
I got the exact same T-shirt for my birthday
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i love that you also included their mini cover of bostons "more than a feeling" i wish they would've done the complete song
And if they had some good vocals.
something i always appreciate about your covers/tone is that you always replicate how songs were played at that particular show, given how often they subtly changed. really shows your attention to detail ☺
I appreciate that! I try my best to recreate both the tone and the playing style of the show/song 😃
It's a huge part of tone, notes and strokes imitated. Gj
Yeah thats how he played On A Plain at that show. One finger on the second chord in verse on the fith fret. I thought only I knew that! 😂
My friend's father was at this concert and had a lot of funny stories to tell about it. You've hit the nail on the head again with that tone!
That is so cool! Forever jealous of anyone who saw Nirvana live. Thanks for the kind words!
@@NirvanaGuitars No problem mate. Yeah, he saw 'poor old Kurt' (as he would call him) perform twice at both Reading 91 & 92. Needless to say, I was also jealous :)
HE SAW BOTH READINGS?? Jaw dropped 🤯 I love Reading 92 but Reading 91 is one of my all time favorite shows and is the better of the two imo. Extremely jealous lol
I'm always amaze on how you recreate this live tones! You never disappoint us. The effort you put in this videos is mind-blowing! Live at reading introduced me to nirvana, and since then i have bought my own strat with hot rails on it just to recreate reading's tone. Thank you nirvanaguitars for this amazing recreation!!
Wow I cannot thank you enough for the kind words! I swear my VMA strat is converting me to be a strat guy. Strat + Hot Rails is like the perfect combination, no wonder Kurt went through like 4 of them! You've got a great guitar 😀
Thanks for another great video. Thanks for taking the time for us to learn.
Dude these are amazing
God damn I have waited for you to post this! And I really think that So everyone else has, great tone as always!!
Yo that tone is sick, I always loved that 92 tone thank you for recreating it
Such a great concert. I've always loved Lithium from this show in particular, the way the crowd sings along during the chorus gives it such a huge sound. Incredible video with a spot on tone, as always. Keep up the good shit man. Love your vids, rock on.
been wanting this for so longggg!!!!
Amazing video like always.
Spank thru is one of my favourite songs in general, so it was a nice surprise to see you recreate it (as well as the other songs) so accurately. Great video!
The best video series on how to get the Nirvana sound and style. Thank you for sharing - as a 40something who grew up on Nirvana and just got a guitar for the first time this year, these videos are invaluable!
Great tone! Probably my favorite show they did
I was really waiting for this video, it's just awesome!!!
Thanks for your patience! Hope you enjoy 😃
I know I’ve said this like 5 times but this has to be your most spot on tone recreation yet, I’ve always been in love with Kurt’s tone at this show, and this sounds almost identical to the album.
I never knew there was a Facebook group dedicated to Kurt’s guitars and gear, I plan on acquiring a Mesa/Crest amp setup like Kurt’s once I find a job that actually pays and that’s gonna be a huge help. Thanks for putting that out there!
thanks, i've been waiting for it ❤❤❤
Thanks for your patience! Hope you enjoy 😃
This is my favorite live from them and one of my favorite tone youtubers ♥
That is a honor thank you so much 🙏
Your content is incredible ! As a fan of nirvana you make le happy and jealous every day haha
Bro you never disappoint everyone, your so amazing at making these videos, I was literally only like 20 seconds in and it already sounds the same
That sincerely means a lot 🥹 Thank you!!
One of your most awaited, and also one of your closest reached tones. Super happy its finally here!
Wow thank you so much!! Thank you for your patience with this one, so happy to hear you enjoyed it 😃
Excellent video dude!
Another great tone recreation.
You sir, are without a doubt a veru valuable reference for Nirvana's tone!
Your guitar playing somehow fills a adrenaline rush that even sugar can't cover! It's so cool you keep the spirit of Nirvana alive and i've been watching since the Nevermind songs in Bleach tone tour! Keep it up!
Thank you so much for being a longtime supporter!! 🙏🏻
I love all of your Nirvana tone covers you were the reason I bought a Kurt cobain signature jaguar
great as always...would love to see more in utero stuff too...rokk on!
I waited for this now I wait for live and loud!
Interesting fact. No one who did a cover of D-7 (I didn't see it) noticed that Kurt's distortion part is played on a neck pickup.)))
Awesome video my friend. I’m not the biggest fan of the performance of Reading 92 but the tone was killer.
For some reason I’ve always preferred Reading 91 but wished there was better video of it lol
I’m glad to see the overdriven “cleans” most people miss this when doing Kurt live tone videos
Nice job....so simple but so awesome
Sound amazing ❤🎉
Thank you!
Came to check out the pedal settings. Just like you, I always thought it sounded like Kurt used the Turbo mode on his DS2 for this show. It always sounded more mid spiked to me, especially on songs like Territorial Pissings. However, with the amp settings, etc, I can now see why I thought it was Mode 2. The mids are pushed more the whole show. Thanks for this. Your stuff is great.
D-7 SPOT ON!
And I've been waiting for this.
Thanks for your patience! I was super excited when playing D-7 and The Money Will Roll Right In in particular, I love the way his strat sounds during those songs
That is an awesome one 😎
Can you recreate the tone for for their nirvana’s live show in Paris 1994
Bro i loved the video, i've tried to search this tone for so many time and finally found it much people doens't explain how you explain the tone i appreciate that, if you read this coment... please if you have time, can you make a tone video for the nulle part ailleurs tone thats another tone that ive been searching too i will be very grateful
Курт жил так мало, но успел сделать так много. Спасибо за видео. Greetings from Russia!
You nailed Spank Thru tone, Great Work 👍👍
Thank you! I love the strat's thick clean tone in this show 😃
Great tone I love the reading 1992 show, especially the set list
If only they threw in Something in The Way, then they would've played the entire Nevermind album!
@@NirvanaGuitars yea that would be really cool
I was wondering when you'd do this since you get your VMA strat! I think these are some of the closest and most accurate tones you've gotten yet!
After doing the VMA tone, I knew this had to be the next tone I tried to get with it 😃 I really appreciate the kind words, that really means a lot thank you!
I'm super hyped for my jag to be done (I'm building one based on a squire)
Superb! ❤❤❤
Thanks 😃
Awesome tone's
great video
Thank you!
Please do the scentless apprentice rehearsal demo tone... Its so sludgy and raw.. I LOVE it... And im not sure what kinda peddle is being used for the screechy crying sound... Thank you, and the content is incredible, dude.. Keep it up :)
What an incredible recreation you did man! It's the same sound, and I have a suggestion for a future video, could you recreate the tone of Nirvana live Seattle Center Coliseum 1992? specifically the song Rape Me, since in this version it has a different guitar solo from the one in Live at the Paramount 1991, I hope you can do it ;)
Hotrail definitely good for when you have ear fatigue! 😂 Great video, never seen those DS-2 settings! Aaron Rash thought it was the graphic EQ getting that sound. Guess not!
This is one of nirvanas best live performances
On a Plain has always been my favorite song from this show and just barely above Spank Thru. i don't know what it is about this version of it, but it's my absolute favorite live version, and favorite song from Reading 92.
I remember when I bought that CD I had a 2007 Toyota Corolla I put it in and had that stereo on 10 and I felt like I was at the show. It is so good.
Great video as usual! Wouod you do 1994 tone recreations or other tone recreations from 1993, like the show on New Years Eve and such?
Thank you! In Utero tour era is my favorite, I've been meaning to make more videos about that era! I had to get to Reading though, it's been requested by a lot of people for a long time haha
Good to hear your voice again and just one question what do you think is the best pedal and guitar for stoner tones ❤🎉
that's two pieces of tape i have on my amp for the amp settings for Paramount and reading :D thanks!!
Those are great tones to have as your go tos!
Awesome video!! You never fail to get such accurate tones. This might be a big ask, but do you think it could be possible for you to one day make a video showcasing every riff Kurt Cobain wrote, from around 1987 to 1994 (or at least most of them)? There really are so many, so I completely understand if that’s unreasonable 😅
Woah that's a great video idea!! That would take a bit of time to prep and record but i think it could come out pretty cool 😃
@@NirvanaGuitarsAwesome!! I would love to see it!
Perfect
Rad🤘🏻 My favourite TouYuber is back
Fcking great video!!!!
Thank you so much!!
MAAN YOU KILLED IT Your the best cover for nirvana songs, I Want to see you cover other bands such as Metallica, The OffSpring, Korn and more!!!!
HES LITERALLY CALLED NIRVANA GUITARS
can you do nirvana live at the pyramid club tone (the tone on this video is so accurate, love what you do)
Super 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Super awesome
Thank you so much 😀
A new live at the paramount tone would be amazing 💕
I would love to see a Madrid 1992 live tone recreation
Some argue that the live performances of these songs are better than the studio variants! 🎸
I love this version of lithium
nice!
Identical recreation, really👍
Thank you so much!
I wish Kurt was still here with us but he is in a better place right now🙏
brilliant
Thanks!
I like, that You play the Smells Like Teen Spirit riff right, starting with upstroke !
You are a god among mankind. Thank you for your hard work
Thanks for the support! 🙏
fuuck its not that great. I was doing this stuff in the 90's
@@Thetonemaster1 Good for you? Didn’t your parents teach you manners? lol
bashes "kurt cobain tone chasing" guys in one comment, says that he himself is a "kurt cobain tone chasing" guy in the next. Quite the hypocrite
@@NirvanaGuitars Right?
The about a girl distorted tone is my favorite tone I've ever heard. So crunchy
Your content is wonderful! I use this channel all the time. Thank you a lot.
One question? What tuning is used in this show?
hello, i'm not 100% sure but kurt usually tuned his guitar a half step down for most shows
@@mikesantiago14 thank you
You should try recreate love buzz reading 1992!
Man its identical to the live, bro next time when you have the k strat make the tone recreation of nirvana in evergreen state college 1991 one of my favorite shows of that strat.
Thank you! Funny enough I am actually working on a K strat build right now 👀
If you look closely on D-7 you will actually see the slow part of the song is played on the bridge but the heavy part he switches to the neck pickup when the distortion comes in. Watch the 4K videos and you can clearly see thats what he does.
I dont know too much about amps but id be interested to know where the bit of breakup in the clean tone comes from?
Babe wake up new nirvana guitars tone video
Good morning babe! 🌞
The second i heard the beginning of breed my jaw dropped,and i have a question,would you say it’s easier to do studio tones or live tones?
How do you get no feedback when you max the tone knob on the ds-2
Awsome tone my dude, i can recommends you put some boost and have the tone knob to half (credits to jq)
Thanks! Personally for my set up adjusting the tone knob made it worse, it lost clarity
Oh, but it still sounded identical
Hey Eric thanks for your hard work, what hot rails do you use? idk if have different models or not..
you said you'd never change the dimarzio pups, is that including vintage ones? i think a vintage pair of super distortions would be way more accurate, but that might just be me
Is the tone really set that high on the DS-2? On my old DS-1 I max the distortion and level but the tone is rarely above 10 o’clock (which seems to be consistent with the general consensus RE Cobain’s setting. Is the natural eq on the DS-2 that different?
Hey just a quick question, I have a Marshall amp with gain on the clean tone… was just wondering what you would suggest I put it on for nirvana tone recreating
Series or parallel wiring on the hotrail?
Great job, you nailed the Reading tone! Unrelated, but I'm curious if you're ever interested in getting a Gibson? I know Kurt never used one, just for your own use
Yes kurt used a gibson he used an sg in the 1990 during the bleach tour it had a univox humbucker in the bridge position it was smashed in February of 1990 in Mexico
I got a dimarzio pick up instead up the Duncan one will it still sound the same or no I’m worried lol and is the e flat or standard sound like e flat
Could you make a video of the tone of Live at Rotterdam?
I want to put hot rails on my strat and get the tone, but the neck is a maple neck. Do you think it'll affect the tone?
hello, little question (sorry if you answered it in the video and i didn't notice...) why do you think that your jaguar came closer than your strats to the tone of some of the songs in the show? (i presume that's why you used it, at least.) is it to do with the pickup it has or something else?
Is there a cheaper amp I could use?
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does he tune the guitar between all apologies to blew to drop c?
Could you also make videos where you teach these riffs?
dude that sounds just identical, when i try to recreate it myself its kinda hard since i don't have a strat with hot rails, just a strat with a humbucker in the bridge ( no jaguar either lol ) so its kinda hard, but with the right dedication i can get it right, and yours sounds just amazing! congrats!!
i have a boss ds1 and a modeling amp nothing sounds right 😂
he finally did it
I Did! Thanks for your patience!
@@NirvanaGuitars btw how long have you been playing guitar for?
Around 16 years 👴🏻
Thats k long time ive been playing for around 3-4 years. Im only 13 and im a huge fan pf your work can you do a studio tone recreation of hairspray queen
Great video could you do the live and loud please
Yes! It's one I'd like to get to soon.
Ohh thanks bro
Awesome video but in my opinion I think that kurt might have used a strat with a Seymour Duncan hot rail pickup in the bridge position to record teen spirit with ds1 or 2 with the lvl at 7 or 8 with tone and Distortion at max during the nevermind sessions, I think he did not use the blue mustang to record it, he might have recorded some songs with it but now when you have played teen spirit, it sounded the same with 92 reading tone if it was in standard tuning it was the same it was so cool
Thank you! I personally don't think any hot rail strats are on Nevermind, hot rails are dark and distinctly mid heavy. We do know that he had at least one strat with a humbucker at the sessions, I think it's more likely that that was used on a lot of the album
DS-2 was not used on Nevermind at all. He was using the DS-1 then.
@@jakedibiase7404 that's true, sometimes i might not be able to tell if he used ds1 or 2