5:33 I really wanna buy this, I found it on the original seller's website for like $200 cheaper!

the show at the Roseland was on the same night i was born

Been loving all the awesome videos you've been putting out lately dude! While Lomic was definitely the best in the game, of the currently available options you showed I would try the AllParts pickguard. But I was impressed with how good the AliExpress guard looked on your mustang, once your pickups are white it'll be a deadringer for Roseland. Looking forward to seeing how this build turns out!

Excellent history of the black hot rail strats. I always loved the raunchy clean tone of the one on the mtv studios 92. I might do a replica of one of these soon

So cool.. got a sonic grey bullet mustang that I want to transform to a somewhat Skystang look, I unfortunately purchased the wrong pickgaurd as was unsure the red pearl was too red and went tortoise shell, big mistake as very brown. Think will try for the red pearl now seeing yours. Plan to paint the body too Just finished my Strat Jr into Vandalism, it's so cool and compact. Strat's so much easier and more affordable to create and get that Cobain vibe. I have now a K Strat, 2 Vandalism and a vintage white Fujigen. You got great videos and content, thanks

Been looking for ages for a fiesta red mg69, or mg73. Can't seem to find any. Where does one find one?

What happened to Lomic Guitars?

Sick, love the roseland look. Awesome build buddy

Great video! I’m sure it’ll be a great guitar once finished. The Squier CV mustangs would be perfect if they had the body contours, not sure why that hasn’t been an added feature. MG-69s have gotten quite pricey in the past few years, especially the 90s models or any of the rarer finishes they did. There was a kid on here that posted a video a few months back where he got a Q serial MG-69 (same as Kurts) and paid a ridiculous amount for it. Talking multiple thousands here, which may have been worth it except it seemed to have a really poorly done refinish and fake pickguard which is a huge shame. Pickford Guards definitely has the most accurate Cobain replica guards you can buy in my opinion. Lomic’s were nice and had good patterns but the top finish often had a ‘orange peel’ or unevenness to the surface whereas Pickfords are glassy smooth like the original 60s / 90s guards.

From my experience, not all Mustangs are the same, so make double sure that the pickguard is for the specific model.

Sweet! I have a Vintera II Competition Burgundy Mustang that I plan on eventually turning into a Teen Spirit Stang replica.

Amazing

If you catch the unplugged rehearsals they were trying to play Penny Royal Tea in a different key. If I remember correctly it was like G-F instead of A-G

the prices on the univoxs are crazy, i was able to score a 69 phase 2 for a little under $1,000 last year. great video man!

4:31 He can take stickers off and haircuts and songs change over time

Awesome history. I always loved watching my live tonight sold out vhs and drooling over the sunburst strat lol

The cobain tax is real. Thats why I like to get cheap squires or harley bentons and cobain them out lol I do own one of the eastwood hi fliers and don’t understand the hate on them. Having owned an og hi flier I feel like they are very close

All of this is incredible info, you have a great channel and I really appreciate your commitment to providing all information. Also it’s a very minor detail and I’m sure you’ve had it pointed out, but that vibrato tailpiece is actually Mosrite designed and not a Bigsby. It’s a silly detail and doesn’t make much difference, but from my experience those vibratos stay in tune way better than any Bigsby I’ve ever used.

As a Beatles fan, there is definitely a Beatles tax on guitars too

1:47 I’m willing to bet it’s a Cobain body with all of the hardware / pickguard gutted out. I bought a Cobain jag modded the same way. Replacing the neck plate is a bit weird though.

great video man very well researched and full of solid info keep em coming bro looking forward to more!!

Imagine getting kicked out of two of the biggest bands of the decade within a year. WOW

Sold my 2 phase II's for 900 bucks a piece.

1:52 apples and oranges

I got all of my Hi Flyers for for dirt cheap

I'm pretty sure it was the phase 2 sunburst with the white pickguard that was indeed brought to pachyderm for in utero because the same guitar can be seen in newly released roseland ballroom pictures after that session with the p90 in the bridge still and aaron rash was able to very closely recreate the in utero clean tone for a few songs with a hi flier with a stock p90 in the bridge

not too long ago you could get a hi flyer for like $50, i wish i had picked a couple up and put them in a safe😂

Great set of videos, should definitely make this a series. Cobain tax is definitely a thing, just look at the prices on original Polychorus / Echoflanger pedals for example. People often part out guitars to get away with charging slightly more so I’d imagine that’s what’s happening there. I will admit I have definitely overpaid for a rare Phase 2 but I agree prices on Univox Hiflyer guitars are extortionate now

There is white Phase 4 in NY right now for $900

Honestly fuk that man… I hate how speculation is ruining everything nyche day by day, it’s getting out of hand… can’t believe I saw a Gospel immaculate condition in a store last year for 600 euros and now y almost 2k wtf

So happy to see another episode! You should totally go for that Aria 1802T you found on marketplace 😮

yo lounge act you need to grab that epiphone et guitar for $150 please dude

I bought a DOD grunge pedal on Reverb that was same models as Kurt's that only works with a power adapter for about $210, it was obviously overpriced with how badly people refer to the pedal, that Cobain tax is real but I was still happy with my purchase lol

I want to hear that story! Lol!

PHAHAHA YEAH I SAW THAT CHODE PHASE 2 ON MARKETPLACE TOO

looks like a lot of overpriced junk

i need more videos like this!!!

1:30 Looks like the the lower horn of the body was shaved down, as they are usually longer. honestly I kind of dig the look of it! Anyway thats probably what the meant by the body being modded.

i have never felt so much confusion, concern, and fear until i saw the price on that “nirvana tribute” mustang.

I wish I could save that Phase 3! Unfortunately all the parts are priced too high, it would come out to over $1200 to have all the parts and restore it to its former glory. I bought my current Phase 3 for $650, and my black Phase 1 for $350. Good deals are out there for Hi Fliers, I'm always on the look out for them.

$1,800 for a Hi-Flier is insane. For that price (if not significantly less) you could either build one yourself or get an Eastwood copy.

just get a Squier Sonic Mustang, or a Fender Cyclone

I'm not sure if this is true but it's a comment I found on groundguitar, but here's a possible reason for why the hotrails got replaced. "He changed the pickup during the time of star spangled banner. He replaced it because it has blood in it and smelled bad. So he modified it with a black instead of white Hotmail."

I really like your channel and your content. I think you, perhaps more than many nirvana ppl, would understand my point of view in thinking the obsessive desire to have (as precisely as possible) virtually the EXACT guitar as Kurt Cobain, or really anyone else, is just kinda creepy. At what point does it begin to get a little like the character from that Eminem song from the early 2000s where that fan seems kinda normal but then you get beyond the superficial base layer and the guy is fiendishly whackin his gherkin dreamin about being the guy's lover. Be inspired by the guy. Be inspired by how he appeared to shop for music shit. Be inspired to find your own version of a bastardized student model, or maybe a one-time mass production guitar, maybe one that not every single person has, that no other famous player has sent the price skyrocketing because they own one, and make your own way under your own steam. Honestly, the modern equivalent of the "grunge guitar" would probably be an early 2000s higher-end First Act POS. One made of poplar or something, one with decent shit but yet that nobody wants because the name First Act screams 'BEGINNER.' Lol. Maybe a modern version of a grunge guitar would be like. Idk. Godin guitars from the early-mid 00s.

Those post covid tourists that pay 1500+ for those cheaply made univox hi flyers that worthed 150$ ten years ago, they are asking for it… I understand the scalpers, if people are willing to pay ridiculous prices, why bother… i mean there’s a dude online selling 600€ vandalism strat copies made out of 90€ harley bentons… 600€ sigma d18 copies for 3500€, the price of a real Martin D18. But i suppose it’s going to last for a few more years, and after that it will be like in the 00s, no one will want mustangs and jags, and you will find them used for cheap again.

I used to own a new and used guitar stor in the late 90s/early 2000s and we got the original Fender Jagstangs and Vista series (Venus, Super Sonic, Music Master Bass, jag master) They were totally foverlooked for the most part but were awesome and def ahead of their time. They were high end Squiers essentially in cool vintage colors. Speaking of great vintage colors… This Jagstang is doing the Sonic blue yellowing to a daphne look. The 1990s Jagstangs were also built in the Japanese custom shop, like the vista series, I believe. So, not only better quality but an older guitar is naturally going to be more resonant due to water molecules in the wood evaporating, leaving tiny holes which act overall like resonating chambers. New, kiln dried wood is not devoid of water. It is a quick process used to rush wood into production so it a corner cutting process that overall leaves a lot of room for the wood to age and dry out over the years. A 30 year old guitar will always sound better than a new one w the exact same hardware, pickups etc. if you just want a new guitar that has only been yours then buy the new one. If you want a bit cheaper, aged and worn guitar you’ll come out a head sonically. The new ones are built in Mexico which is where the Cobain Jag is made along with many of the artist signature guitars like the Troy Van Leeuwen Jazzmaster etc. these guitars are rumored to use American bodies and necks which are imported to Mexico for assembly but I’m not 100% on that. I can say I’ve owned both the Cobain jag and the TVL JM and they were solid very American feeling Fender guitars…

The blank plate on the upper bout is hideous btw.

Serious question is why they stopped making guitars like skystang reissue?

Kurt is still king.