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Nirvana fan tries to recreate Steve Albini's aluminum Veleno guitar that Kurt Cobain used on In Utero
By Rob Laing published
It's very ape, and very nice
Steve Albini recalls the secrecy around the Nirvana In Utero sessions: "I had to do everything I could to keep it under wraps to make sure that we didn’t get overrun by fans and the added nonsense"
By Rob Laing published
He also reveals a young Cobain had kept a piece of the guitar he saw Albini smash onstage at Big Black's farewell gig in 1987
"This is one of the best amps I've ever played" – new video investigates the Fender Twin Reverb Kurt Cobain used on Nirvana's Bleach
By Rob Laing published
Jack Endino's modded Fender amp was Cobain's go-to for Nirvana's debut album
Did Mark Lanegan co-write Nirvana's Something In The Way on Nevermind?
By Rob Laing published
A new book suggests he did, and was also offered Nirvana's You Know You're Right by Kurt Cobain's widow Courtney Love
Guitarist mods a Squier Bullet version of the world's most expensive guitar – learns a valuable lesson about gear snobbery
By Rob Laing published
David Hilowitz's video is an inspiring journey to create a tribute to Kurt Cobain's Competition Mustang
Billy Corgan explains why his approach to playing guitar solos was different to his grunge contemporaries, recalls his two reactions to hearing Nirvana's Nevermind
By Rob Laing published
"Kurt would play ironic solos – they weren't real guitar solos"
Guitar song lesson: learn how to play Nirvana's Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle
By Matt Webster published
Matt Webster's latest lesson focusses on the tones and technique behind an In Utero classic
Kurt Cobain's smashed 1973 Fender Mustang sells for nearly half a million dollars at auction – and his distortion pedal goes for $75,000
By Rob Laing published
The late Nirvana songwriter's guitar features his writing on the body but is in unplayable condition
Kurt Cobain’s Nevermind-era Fender Mustang smells like the next $1 million guitar as it goes up for auction
By Jonathan Horsley published
The guitar from the Smells Like Teen Spirit video is going under the hammer with a portion of proceeds going to mental health charity Kicking The Stigma
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