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Even In His Youth (B-Side) amp settings — 3rd Avenue Bass amp Bass Amp

The Nirvana guitar tone for “Even In His Youth (B-Side)”, dialed in for a 3rd Avenue Bass amp Bass Amp with a Ibanez SR300E. Studio B-Side version recorded at Music Source, Seattle (1991)

Original rig

Gibson Ripper Bass -> Ampeg SVT Head / 8x10 Cabinet (picked)

Punchy, aggressive grunge bass with prominent pick attack and rich low-mids

Amp settings — 3rd Avenue Bass amp Bass Amp

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	6
Mid	8
Treble	7
Master	6

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE10 VOLUME10

Why these settings

Krist Novoselic tracked this session with a Gibson Ripper through an Ampeg SVT, delivering heavy mid-range punch and grit. The entry-level 3rd Avenue bass amp has a basic 3-band EQ and lacks tube grit, so gain is pushed to 7 to introduce subtle solid-state breakup, with mids boosted to 8 to mimic the SVT's characteristic cut. The active PowerSpan pickups on the SR300E need the Power Tap switch set to Series mode to capture the high-output, raw humbucker punch of the Ripper.

PRO TIPPlay with a heavy 1.0mm+ tortex pick firmly over the neck-middle area using aggressive downstrokes to nail Krist's percussive attack.

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