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Gibson has announced the release of the Krist Novoselic Signature RD Bass, to mark the 20-year anniversary of Nirvana's seminal album Nevermind.

The announcement follows Fender's recent unveiling of the Kurt Cobain signature Jaguar.

The Kirst Novoselic Signature RD Bass features a pair of noise-cancelling single-coil Seymour Duncan pick-ups with independent volume controls and a master tone pot. Check out full spec and details in the press release below.

Also check out our recent retrospective Nevermind anniversary features - the story of Nirvana's Nevermind and our interview with Nirvana manager Danny Goldberg.

PRESS RELEASE: To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Nirvana's breakthrough Nevermind album, Gibson USA is proud to introduce the Krist Novoselic Signature RD Bass.

Through his distinctive playing with groundbreaking grunge band Nirvana, to his post-Nirvana bands Sweet 75, Eyes Adrift, and Flipper, Krist Novoselic has distinguished himself as a bassist of formidable tone and unmistakable style.

Able to hold down a firm bottom end that glues a song together while simultaneously shining as a centre-stage musician in his own right, Novoselic helped to establish a standard for the sound, feel, and style of alternative-rock bass playing of the past two decades.

To honour this musician's impact on the sound of contemporary rock, Gibson USA presents the Krist Novoselic Signature RD Bass, an instrument primed with unparalleled playability and powerful contemporary tones, all dressed in an alternative style that countless modern bassists will appreciate.

Finished in Ebony Black nitrocellulose lacquer, the distinctive lines of the RD body shape cut a figure that definitely stands out from the crowd, too.

The Krist Novoselic Signature RD Bass begins with a body and glued-in neck of solid maple, a tonewood known for its ability to add punch, clarity and sustain to the sound of any guitar.

It is shaped in the image of the RD guitars and basses first introduced by Gibson USA in the 1970s, with a rounded, offset body style reminiscent of the iconic Gibson Firebird guitar and Thunderbird bass.

The sustain and thundering resonance of the Krist Novoselic Signature RD Bass are further enhanced by a strings-through-body design with solid three-point bridge, and a gently back-angled headstock to maintain optimum string pressure in the PLEK-cut slots of a Corian nut.

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