How It Was Recorded

Gear · amplifier

Mesa/Boogie Studio Preamp

Records it appears on · 1

  • Nevermind

    Nirvana · Album, 1991

    • Electric guitars · AmplifierReportedPreamp of Cobain's own rack rigSettings: Cobain says he ran the midrange all the way up (general remark, not session-specific)

Sources for each use are on the record’s own page.

Get the sound

First choice · Approximate

IK Multimedia AmpliTube 5

amp and cabinet simulator

Hosts IK's official Mesa/Boogie models. None is the Studio Preamp itself; a Mark-series model is the nearest relative.

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