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=== Bass guitar === The early Seattle grunge album ''[[Skin Yard (album)|Skin Yard]]'' recorded in 1987 by the [[Skin Yard|band of the same name]] included [[fuzz bass]] ([[Distortion (music)|overdriven]] bass guitar) played by [[Jack Endino]] and [[Daniel House (musician)|Daniel House]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.skin-yard.com/skinfirstdetail.htm|title=SKIN YARD :: 1st record :: Skin-Yard.com|website=skin-yard.com|access-date=January 18, 2018}}</ref> Some grunge bassists, such as [[Ben Shepherd]], layered [[power chord]]s with distorted low-end density by adding a fifth and an octave-higher note to a bass note.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.notreble.com/buzz/2017/05/20/bass-transcription-ben-shepherd-bass-line-on-soundgarden-pretty-noose/ |title=Bass Transcription: Ben Shepherd's Bass Line on Soundgarden's "Pretty Noose" |last=Wroten |first=Brian |date=May 20, 2017 |website=notreble.com|publisher=No Treble |access-date=May 20, 2017}}</ref> An example of the powerful, loud [[bass amplifier]] systems used in grunge is [[Alice in Chains]] bassist [[Mike Inez]]'s setup. He uses four powerful [[Ampeg SVT]]-2 PRO tube amplifier heads, two of them plugged into four 1×18" [[subwoofer]] cabinets for the low register, and the other two plugged into two 8×10" cabinets.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bassplayer.com/artists/1171/mike-inez/25886 |title=Mike Inez |last=Jisi |first=Chris|work=Bass Player Magazine |access-date=October 1, 2009}}</ref> Krist Novoselic and Jeff Ament are also known for using Ampeg SVT tube amplifiers.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://reverb.com/ca/news/6-classic-amps-every-bassist-should-know |title=6 Classic Amps Every Bassist Should Know|last=Garland |first=Eric |date=October 30, 2015 |website=Reverb |access-date=March 12, 2017}}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{cite web |url=http://www.uberproaudio.com/who-plays-what/185-pearl-jams-jeff-ament-bass-gear-rig-and-equipment |title=Pearl Jam's Jeff Ament Bass Gear Rig and Equipment|author=<!--Not stated--> |website=uberproaudio.com|publisher=ÜberProAudio |access-date=May 21, 2017}}</ref> Ben Shepherd uses a 300 watt all-tube Ampeg SVT-VR amp and a 600 watt [[Mesa/Boogie]] Carbine M6 amplifier.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.premierguitar.com/articles/Rig_Rundown_Soundgardens_Kim_Thayil_Chris_Cornell_and_Ben_Shepherd |title=Rig Rundown – Soundgarden's Kim Thayil, Chris Cornell, and Ben Shepherd |last=Kies |first=Chris |date=February 18, 2013 |newspaper=Premier Guitar |access-date=May 21, 2017}}</ref> Ament uses four 6×10" speaker cabinets.<ref name="auto1" />
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