Articles tagged: kurt-cobain

Steve Albini

"He was mad, when he set it up… it shocked him how bad it sounded": Steve Albini has just given his most insightful interview on the recording gear behind Nirvana's In Utero and why Kurt Cobain's touring amp setup failed to impress in the studio

By Rob Laing published

Amps, mics and the pedal on Heart-Shaped Box that nearly caused a rift between Cobain and Krist Novoselic – "He really thought Kurt was trying to sabotage the song"

Kurt Cobain of Nirvana during MTV Live and Loud: Nirvana Performs Live - December 1993 at Pier 28 in Seattle, Washington, United States.

"Out of all of the guitars in the whole world, the Fender Mustang is my favourite": The story of Kurt Cobain's Mustangs in Nirvana

By Stuart Williams published

From the record-breaking Competition Stripe to the In Utero Sky-Stangs and new Orang-Stang revelations

Nirvana

"I actually became a Nirvana fan when I was no longer in the band": Drummer Chad Channing remembers Kurt Cobain and his 1990 Smart Studios sessions with the band that shaped Nevermind

By Greg Prato published

Channing's drums appear on one song on the final Nevermind album – "It was the one song that I guess Kurt said, ‘No, I definitely do not want to redo this,"

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Friday 31st Jan, 1992 Nirvana the grunge band of the 1990s performing their albums Bleach and Nevermind at the Palace to a moshing crowd. (PHoto by Jason Childs/Getty Images) The band was made up of members Lead singer Kurt Cobain, bassist Krist Novoselic and drummer Dave Grohl

'As time has taught us, there was a lot more to Kurt Cobain’s guitar playing than the slacker attitude he’d like us to have believed': 5 Nirvana songs that celebrate Nirvana's legacy

By Stuart Williams published

'He was a phenomenal rhythm player, clearly had some lead playing ability, and also experimented sonically – with fascinating results'

Aaron Rash

Aaron Rash has taken his Nirvana gear journey to a whole new level: he's built the 'Frankenamp' Kurt Cobain used that's the final part in the In Utero tone puzzle

By Rob Laing published

Nirvana's tech Earnie Bailey has helped the YouTuber reach the final destination of his quest

Kurt Cobain / Aaron Rash

Meet Aaron Rash: the YouTuber who's got so close to Kurt Cobain's Nirvana tones he's releasing a guitar and In Utero IR pack to share his discoveries

By Rob Laing published

"I started going down the rabbit hole"

Kurt Cobain Mustang

Kurt Cobain's 'Skystang I' Fender Mustang guitar fails to eclipse his record-breaking Competition Stripe model at auction

By Rob Laing published

But it still fetched over $1.5million

Aaron Rash's Veleno aluminium guitar clone

“I’ve been chasing this sound for so long and it’s finally here now”: YouTuber spends 6 months making a replica of the aluminium guitar Kurt Cobain used to record In Utero, and it sounds incredible

By Jonathan Horsley published

Best of 2023: Aaron Rash is an In Utero tone obsessive and having tracked down the amps and pedals behind Cobain's guitar tone on the album he took it into his own hands to build a Veleno clone

Earnie Bailey holding Kurt Cobain's Sky-Stang I Fender Mustang

"It brings back so many memories" – Nirvana tech Earnie Bailey and Kurt Cobain's brother discuss and demo his Sky-Stang I guitar

By Rob Laing published

The 1993 HS Fender Mustang is due to go to auction in November with an estimate of $1-2 million

Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic of Nirvana

Steve Albini reveals Nirvana's In Utero album features a happy accident with Kurt Cobain and a distortion pedal in the studio

By Rob Laing published

His recent appearance on Conan O'Brien's podcast with Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic unearths new information about the In Utero sessions