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  3. /Grunge
  4. /Natural and musical

Natural and musical gear for Grunge

What Grunge artists actually play that sounds natural and musical, ranked by how many of them use it

Also called natural, musical, organic

Hughes & Kettner Tube Rotosphere MKII The Analog Leslie Simulator

pedal

used by Kim Thayil, Mike McCready

Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp

Vox

$799via Reverb

used by Kurt Cobain

Boss BD-2 Blues Driver

Boss

$99.99via Reverb

used by Mike McCready

Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi

Electro-Harmonix

$75.01via Reverb

used by Kurt Cobain

Boss DD-3 Digital Delay

Boss

$134.65via Reverb

used by John 5

Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor

Boss

$94.46via Reverb

used by John 5

Dunlop 535Q Wah

Dunlop

used by Mike McCready

Dunlop Jerry Cantrell Firefly Cry Baby Wah

Dunlop

$199.99via Reverb

used by Jerry Cantrell

Ibanez TS808HW Hand-Wired Tube Screamer

Ibanez

used by Jerry Cantrell

MXR EVH117 Flanger

MXR

used by Jerry Cantrell

MXR M109 Six Band EQ

MXR

used by Jerry Cantrell

MXR M135 Smart Gate

MXR

$124.78via Reverb

used by Jerry Cantrell

MXR Timmy Overdrive

MXR

$140.45via Reverb

used by Jerry Cantrell

Mesa/Boogie Studio Preamp

Mesa Boogie

$1031.42via Reverb

used by Kurt Cobain

Music Man 212-HD 130 Vintage (1970s)

Music Man

used by Kim Thayil

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