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GuitarBest guess1
Something In The Way
Nirvana
Tone Snapshot
Pickup: Likely Seymour Duncan JBTone profile
Gain
Tightness
Brightness
Mid Scoop
Ambience
What makes this tone
- Clean
- Reverb
Signal chain
- Guitar: Likely Harmony Stella 12‑string
- Pickup: Likely Seymour Duncan JB
- Effects: Likely Estimated ambience/reverb
Tone Character
Recorded tone character
Gain character
very low; near clean/acoustic
Bass
limited, natural acoustic low end
Mids
warm, present mid‑range from dead strings
Treble
muted, rounded high end (dead strings)
Brightness / presence
low presence; subdued attack
Compression
natural, gentle performance dynamics with studio-level leveling on mix
Effects
Estimated ambience/reverb; recorded effect type unknown
Evidence / Sources
Tone character: intimate, very low‑gain acoustic
based on multiple session accounts saying Cobain used a duct‑taped Harmony Stella recorded in the control room for this track
6 sources
Effects
Estimated ambience/reverb; recorded effect type unknown
Original Gear
Guitar
Likely Harmony Stella 12‑string
Amp
Likely Multiple amps
Pickup
Likely Seymour Duncan JB
