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Everything you need to know before playing ‘Lithium’
K urt began the Lithium sessions with a Fender Stratocaster, before smashing it when the session broke down into Endless, Nameless. The intro and verse sections sound best played with a neck-position single-coil or a warm sounding bridge humbucker, with your amp set to a clean sound. The original guitar tracks were recorded through a Fender Bassman, and Lithium is the only track on Nevermind that uses an Electro-Harmonix Big Muff. To replicate the thick layers of distortion, we’d suggest switching channels on your amp or using a dedicated drive pedal. Just make sure to switch on the distortion at the right time (on the B chord) to coincide with the drum fills leading into the chorus.