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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

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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"

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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

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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

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

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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

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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

Guitar Pedals
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

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

Guitars
Nirvana In Utero cover
Nirvana session cellist Kera Schaley talks about playing on In Utero: "The funny thing about All Apologies is Steve kept trying to talk Kurt out of putting cello on it"

By Rob Laing Published

In her first-ever interview about the Nirvana sessions Schaley, talks about her work on songs All Apologies, Dumb and Dave Grohl b-side Marigold

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Fender Quad Reverb amp
The super rare Fender amp that Kurt Cobain used on In Utero

By Rob Laing Published

The 4x12 Fender Quad Reverb was only made for four years in the 1970s – and Cobain's was a very specific version

Guitar Amps
Kurt Cobain of Nirvana during MTV Live and Loud: Nirvana Performs Live - December 1993 at Pier 28 in Seattle, Washington, United States
"It sounds exactly like the record" – guitarist nails Kurt Cobain's Nirvana In Utero distorted tones with two pedals, a Fender amp and some insider information

By Rob Laing Published

Aaron Rash's two-year tone odyssey pays off

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