the INSANE amp Kurt Cobain used to record clean tones on in utero

[@AaronRash]

Hey everyone! I’ve seen a ton of comments asking about the music in the video and where to find it. It’s all my own music I’ve been working on. So that’s why Shazam isn’t finding anything!

[@kupeomusic]

Ah! Well, it rips. Kudos!

[@KidB_1999]

Dawg you need to release an album please 🙏

[@szveszs]

Ahhhh!! Nice

[@adnk5797]

When do you release it?

[@ohgu4361]

need those songs on Tidal

[@Reverb]

This whole _In Utero_ tone journey has been incredible to witness-is there anything left to uncover?

[@shinasyyy]

pls free kurt mustang

[@magraretsbane6274]

Just those amp schematics I suppose, hopefully Earnie gives the go ahead sometime soon.

[@UltraZombie]

You know your right tone , John peel session tone

[@RevertFlip]

@@UltraZombiethe ykyr tone is very close to the in utero tone with some tidying up in the production

[@User-jk8wq]

​@RevertFlip It's got a similar vibe for sure but the YKYR tone is a lot brighter with less focus on that grindy low midrange of In Utero. Pretty sure the pedal was an Ibanez Turbo Tubescreamer or something like that. Great sounds either way!

[@MrLauwersJelle]

In my 34 years of brainless KZbin scrolling, this video is the first one that really gets to me. It's the story, cinematography, our mutual love for music and some mystic sauce. This is great, man. This is genuine cinema for the audiophile.

[@nowave7]

I'm pretty sure you haven't been scrolling through YT for 34 years... Brainlessly or otherwise.

[@simon_hughes]

It doesn't annoy you that he could've just fixed it in the mixer EQ?

[@flapjack413]

Dude, I love the production quality of your videos. More importantly though, I love the substance of them. It's not just a bunch of useless filler dribble wrapped up with a shiny bow around it.

[@lippi2171]

The production quality is film studio documentary level. The intro scene made me think 'how is this guy is "just" a youtuber??'

[@AaronRash]

Thanks - that means a lot!

[@flapjack413]

@@lippi2171 seriously!

[@endoarts208]

Definitely dope production.....Aaron has skill.

[@Dripper_8097]

Your video's make my day man, tysm for all the time and effort you put in making these.

[@zach6746]

Ok, so this is just the coolest fucking channel of all time.

[@garrettgulliver8745]

That is exactly how I feel after watching this!!

[@StarSwisss]

it only gets better

[@TheReflecter]

If Earnie sold those Frankenstein amps he’d def make a lot.

[@AaronRash]

I agree - I suggested this to him actually

[@thesvtguy]

I wonder how close it would sound to just slap a 12au7 or two in the preamp section of a Marshall, I’ll have to try it sometime.

[@idiotburns]

if he did he could also hook up with Synergy and offer a module that goes clean and then superlead

[@thomascleveland]

@@AaronRashIf he doesn't, I hope you can share the specs some day if/when he gives the green light. Its kind of disappointing to watch the video only to discover that we don't get to know what produces the tone.

[@Return2TheLiving]

@@thomasclevelandI am far from nailing it as I don’t have the speakers and guitar but I was able to get in some sort of ball park with my Headrush by using a Plexi turning the normal volume to like 5 % and high volume to like 15% and then using a clean boost **after** the amp but before the speaker. He did note that it basically cut the gain down significantly, but without a mod like that you lose so much volume but at least digitally a clean boost remedies this. Perhaps a similar strategy with whatever gear you have at home may work with this. I’m curious to try the impulses when he has them available.

[@LincolnJohnson-u9s]

you and Nirvana Guitars should totally collab

[@aserdogman]

No disrespect to NirvanaGuitars, but Aaron is way out of their league

[@jessielike2]

nirvana guitars not that close to the tone of nirvana

[@erikberkemanvinnerborg91]

@@jessielike2maybe the tone isn’t the exact same but at the same time eric doesn’t really fiddle with amps

[@erikberkemanvinnerborg91]

100%, the combination of eric’s guitars and aaron’s equipment would be legendary

[@ImotekhtheStormlord-tx2it]

that shows the genius of kurt. 2-3 ppl need to collab to get his tone 20 years later

[@exikatorus]

Holy shit! It is so crazy, that you were able to get hands on mic that Kurt used. Every video is on a totally different level. I am absolutely speechless. Just WOW.

[@robertsteinberger]

The real secret to recreating Kurt's guitar tones is the incredible support of your awesome wife.

[@marigoldnrv]

i've waited for your video everyday

[@94K_VR]

Same bro

[@orangetumbleweed]

Same 😭

[@pollyslate456]

This dude takes so long to upload but it's so worth jt

[@southernpride2003]

​@@pollyslate456 Well it ain't cheap

[@nathanspady5673]

My skin was tingling when you got the tone just right, you can feel the connection to the music in that exact tone at some core emotional level. Thanks for taking us on the journey with you.

[@Al3xinasadworld]

Your videos are very interesting, it’s almost like a deep down of a Nirvana mystery that not everyone knows or doesn’t know, love how you bring it out to other people, especially for Nirvana fans❤

[@BigChieff93]

This is amazing wow! Shoulda named it the Kurt & Earnie!!! This was really cool to watch!

[@YaTagq]

Cobarnie

[@TNTales]

Have the head and the small cab and name them Kurt and Earnie

[@killertofu90]

First gear video I've seen that looks like it was filmed with legit film production cameras. Audio is great as well. Thanks so much for this!

[@bernardomanueloliveira3587]

I just came across this video through a friend and my gosh… There’s just something about it that hooked it to me. The production, the transitions, the story behind it has such a mystique and special kind of mood around it that is just absolutely wonderful. Thank you so much for taking the time to do this

[@MatiCordaro]

this is peak youtube. it's like i'm watching a movie. we can see your soul and passion through your videos. it's amazing

[@MKMousanz]

That track starting at 11:58 seriously needs to be a whole thing of its own!

[@MintIceCreamEnjoyer]

You should start making amps for sale. I'd love to buy an actual Frankenamp like that. The clean tones matter to me the most and I love those clean tones!

[@tamarm_funkycoldmedina]

I remember back in the day trying to replicate the clean tone on "Rape Me." I wish KZbin and this video existed back in the day. Thank you for sharing your journey on achieving the tone.

[@AaronRash]

It's such a weird tone - but I love it!

[@benjamink7105]

I remember the tip back in the day was to hit your distortion pedal but turn your volume nearly all the way down on the guitar itself. Yeah, not quite!

[@Bkoded]

i cant wait for the day you release some of your original stuff its so good!! love the cinematography n everything on this as always

[@viczinz]

man you're incredible you really show how much love you put into those videos and in music, sincerely thanks man

[@baskah]

Clean sound is spot on. Sounds awesome. I’m glad Earnie shared it with you. It’s perfect clean tone

[@KarlBonde]

Yes! New vid! Keep up the amazing work!

[@ProdByTimDuncan]

Just think about Kurt watching from the sky above seeing a young man doing everything to chase his guitar sound. He would be proud of you Aaron! Superb video as always :)

[@mirata7748]

Perfect cinematography along with an incredibly detailed journey of rediscovering nirvana history, this video was crazy, the effort into building a totally new amp 1:1 to Earnie’s, the American idiot tone surprised me but Rape Me literally blew me away I was in awe sounds 100% the same even without the aluminium guitar, so much has been discovered and this is a gift to Nirvana fans, extremely grateful to Earnie, Steve, you and everybody who contributed in this project, very excited about the U47! Love you and your videos! A sincere thank you for keeping Nirvana alive.

[@AaronRash]

I always love reading your comments, its been a journey, you've been here since the beginning, thanks for all the love and support!!

[@DanielSanchez-ic5pj]

These videos are so good man. All I know is that you have a whole army of people wanting to get their hands on the IR pack and Guitar. Proud of you bro this is quality content

[@FuzzImp]

Oh baby here we go.

[@SIGsauerJ]

Dude keep em coming no matter what it's about love your style/channel! Been waiting for a while for this 😂

[@aegistechreviews7410]

dude your dedication and persistence are mind boggling to me. I'm so proud of you for finally getting it though, after reaching for the tone for so long.

[@padre054]

Great video, in every aspect! The song at 12:20, is that your own or what is it? Such a soul grabbing tune! Cheers from Sweden.

[@zpope9]

I'm curious too!

[@Saledburnette]

me three@@zpope9

[@kristopherguilbault5428]

My GOD. That IS it!!! The back to backs are like the same exact recording!!!

[@NC17z]

OMG! This is so amazing! What a great story. Thank you so much for all the effort that went into making this video. I think it's amazing that you were able to create an identical amp. I had no idea that there were kits out there in the world! I look forward to everything else you post. Thank you for posting!

[@small6248]

I’ve been binge watching your channel over and over again for the past few days and this popped up in my notifications ❤

[@wilburh2m]

Thanks for paring your years-long efforts down to less than 15 minutes! Your studio time machine and this tale are inspiring.

[@greyworld13]

Mr. Rash has came to us with another vid 🙏. you're like a blessing to the nirvana community man, thank you for everything you're doing. the clean tone is sooo amazing, eargasm. looking forward to new videos!!

[@midnitekoffee4694]

Whats the song during @4:44?

[@BurnInBliss]

that first driving song is dope, u should leave a tracklist in bio or some links

[@AaronRash]

thanks! it's a random song I have to complete

[@sared838]

please complete the song it is awesome, got goosebumps while listening@@AaronRash

[@rogertaylor6]

YES! Name it Earnie!!! He is the MAN, and very humble.

[@obahrey5197]

That’s DEAD ON. such a great video.

[@bdelaney101]

So much ambition wrapped up in a chill vibe. Crazy that's how Cobain got his very plain and honest clean tone. There's a warmth there and a nice mid-rangey ness. Shoutout to your own recorded tunes in this video.

[@eportier]

Thank you for the great content. A new fan. My take out: kurt cobain was a tone wizard like Van Halen.

[@mrjacobhorton]

FINALLY SOME AARON MUSIC, love your sound man, would love to hear more xx

[@micea04]

Will you ever release full original songs? I really like the snippets you put in your videos and I'm sure more of us would like to listen to maybe a whole album of your original works!

[@joanbernaus309]

Your obsession with getting a certain tone and your tireless pursuit... man is so inspiring, thank you and congratulations!

[@DaveWire]

It's funny, I thought I was the only one on Earth who loved that grain of the clean tones on In Utero, never being able to find it again. You are a god to me for investigating all this research!!

[@AaronRash]

Thank you Dave! Yeah it reminds me of a guitar coming through my grandmas AM radio, truly unique!

[@eddominates]

@@AaronRash until today I always thought it was like a 10w practice amp

[@DaveWire]

@@AaronRash ahaha there is something of that order there! I don't know what you think about it but I find that we get closer to this sound in the live on French television of "Nul Part Ailleurs" (just 30 years ago), the clean tone of Rape Me is really excellent and yet it's not at all the same equipment that is used, what do you think? This tone makes me so crazy lol. At the end of your video I also wanted to point out that your acoustic composition, I love it, the sound is so pure, you have a real treasure in front of you, this microphone... I'm impatiently waiting for your impulse responses my friend, at the end of your video it's not clear what's written because it advertises your avatar and a video to watch, so it hides but I I understood that it was going to be released shortly!!

[@CJCJCJCJ]

@@eddominatesthat is a pretty common way to do it so in lieu of some white whale amp, that’s what I would do.

[@GDTones]

I was so surprised when I saw a new video and it is one of the videos I love. I continuously watch the amp videos. I don't know what it is but I am obsessed with them. Godly Videos

[@BrunaHera]

Nice, a new video on my birthday, this is honestly one of the best gifts possible

[@thesheaves27]

happy birthday!

[@AaronRash]

Happy birthday!

[@BrunaHera]

@@AaronRash thanks 🥰

[@BrunaHera]

@@thesheaves27 thanks =)

[@thesheaves27]

@@BrunaHera 👍

[@Jaaaackjack]

Fuck yeah dude this is amazing, I’m a tone freak and this is incredibly satisfying! I had a huge tone journey and found my holy grail tone, and this is YOUR holy grail tone, congrats man this is a fucking accomplishment 🔥

[@erichenderson8850]

what is the tracks starting at 4:44 and 12:18 THEYRE AMAZING Also congrats on the tone really happy for you

[@seventeendegree]

12:18 is something I‘d also like to know!

[@Robert-ji7ln]

Me too!

[@BradFriday]

Super super interesting! Thanks for putting in all this effort! I've always thought the In Utero clean sound was super weird. Overly bassy, but not muffled, just really strange. Very very cool!

[@Woodyguitarya]

Are the songs yours? E.g. at 12:00? Love that song and sound! Wish I could listen to the whole thing. Same with the acoustic bit at the end. Is there a chance to listen to it somewhere?

[@MyEvilTwinDidIt]

+1 ....... I'm searching these comments for clues about that song

[@JDELOU]

So amazing what you accomplished, Aaron. Kudos! Pure gold to all KC fans.

[@bellinghammond]

what's that song snippet at 12:15? It's better than almost everything on In Utero

[@nickburmanmusic]

Not just a great story, it's a great film too. It's shot and edited so well, it's a joy to watch.

[@szveszs]

What's the name of the song at 12:10? Thanks

[@mbrighton1802]

Wow bro. Your dedication is amazing. I'm 42 and I remember when Kurt died. Thank you and from Iceland. Takk fyrir

[@xs-xb4ih]

bro is so accurate that this video is at risk for copyright infringement

[@grg537]

Great video! I like the dedication and eventhough i thought i dont care about the clean tone of In Utero I became interested in the process

[@Izzy-fh8sr]

Hey Aaron, hope this message finds you well. Man…I’ve been following this journey you’ve been on, from pretty close to the beginning. Well done brotha. Super cool stuff. Also love (as many do) the video journal style and overall production value of the content. I also appreciate that you don’t bombard your audience w/ unnecessary videos just to maintain “consistent content output”. It makes your content more interesting and valuable when a video is posted, as it contains an actual development. Feel like that makes the content a bit more special when it’s launched. Anyways, above and beyond all that, I’ve also loved the grape me tone for along time and whenever it’s come on have wondered what made it sound so distinct when they tracked it. I’m not sure if this’ll be useful but I wanted to offer something anecdotal for consideration. Granted it might be a little too late, but if you haven’t already completed the IR sessions yet at Lang’s studio..throw that Coles 4038 on the 2x12. I saw a 4038 in the b-roll and thought I’d throw it out there as conjecture..that mic absolutely has a sound. It’s dark and has a good low end thump to it. The intro guitar has that dark, subdued top, smooth mid, and full low/low-mid (that somehow remains really clear) tonality that I’ve always associated w/ that intro gtr track. Suffice to say this is simply a suspicion…but I think it’d be worth a shot. The intro guitar is pretty dark, a little scoopy, and the sonic signature of that mic to me at least checks off all the boxes for what we hear on the record. Obviously it’s not all the mic, signal chains are cumulative but…might be worth a try. Cheers, - Izzy

[@AaronRash]

Hey Izzy, thanks for all the awesome words, that means so much! You're right about the 4038, it's an absolute god of a mic. It sounds huge on everything, Don't worry I will definitely throw it on the 2x12

[@getheroutofthetruck]

First time I've heard someone say a Mesa Boogie Studio 22 Preamp sounded awful.

[@millennialanimal]

Let’s take a minute to thank Aaron’s wife, I don’t think we’d have these videos if she wasn’t so supportive 🎉

[@AaronRash]

You're totally right 😂

[@millennialanimal]

@@AaronRash 😁🥳

[@FeliciaTice]

Thanks Aaron's wife! It may be hard to believe, but you support.. actually helps others learn ALOT of priceless information ...

[@FeliciaTice]

Your

[@gootyobt2032]

Thank you wife. You're the real deal.

[@daviddicicco3940]

Love this, super engaging, well shot, and most importantly, beautiful sounding. Thank you!! Really strikes an emotional chord.

[@lumhavollidrums]

12:18 that song sounded awesome? Is that available anywhere?

[@firestarter5205]

brooo the way I yelled “SON OF A BI-“ when he said he wont share the schematics

[@daniel81086]

This video is so beautifully made. I just stumbled across it in my feed, and I'm really glad it I did.

[@drainyoo1]

Damn, I thought I was a Nirvana nerd. You put me to shame. Love this video. Great storytelling and production value. What's the dark song at the 11:50 mark? Love it and need to hear more.

[@timoese]

I would buy that music @aaron rush Can we have more?

[@publicnature]

Wow!!! YNYR is maybe my favorite Nirvana song. I've had the isolated tracks for some years now and listen to them one by one obsessively very often. Great to get to see the studio and that mic and you fixing it and singing with it....thanks for the vids!!

[@CalebFont]

Does anyone know the song at 4:40 ?

[@danielmartinsaezdeparayuel2675]

Whow! I just flipping out whit this vídeo. What a such of goodhistory. What a nice filming. And what fucking tone. Congrats, men! And in add i was been in Seattle in 2009 and what a good memories waching the video. Thanks!

[@shaunspins]

Beautiful name for the amp

[@fliesandpigs]

This video is the definition of passion, love your work!

[@MeHow5]

What’s the name of the song which starts at 11:50 and where can I listen to it?

[@zygis881]

have you found it?

[@MeHow5]

@@zygis881 no, check Aaron’s pinned comment

[@JoeCheap]

Maaaaan this video is EPIC ! Thanks for your work, the amp, the mic, everything is just mindblowing for huge Kurt fan's like me :D

[@mmaviator22]

Ill never understand ppl who wont ship amps. Like how do you think they got from the factory to stores? If shipped right theres no problem, and if youre that concerned you can spend the money and get someone that specializes in that kind of thing instead of UPS or fedex.

[@mateuscortegoso]

great journey researching these tones and I really liked your tunes. looking forward to listening in the apps.

[@CrossroadWater]

Enjoyed the video, thank you! Can you tell me what the music at 12:00 is?

[@Nibemben_2]

I would like to thank you for giving me a new perspective on creating sound. Speakers, covering the voice coil like in Vox, positioning the pickups and overdriving clean amp with EQ clipping. Without your videos I would probably never build my own amp and never modify guitars this way. Thank you.

[@yaroslavgolub9475]

Please share the amp schematics. We really want to know what mods the amp had and why it sounds the way it does.

[@AaronRash]

Earnie and I were talking over instagram and it looks like his page is down - I didn't get a chance to ask him about sharing anything before the fact, so as much as I would really love sharing the mods, it wouldn't be right for me to share his work without his permission

[@Race-Bannon1]

What an incredible journey! I really enjoyed watching this and thank you for sharing.

[@ericgruber_guitarded]

What’s the song at 12:05?

[@ElektroMystic]

Nailed it. Awesome story and Cinematography. The whole Seattle vibe too. I respect your tone quest. I’m on my own tone journey and it involves Magnatones. Thanks for sharing!

[@malcolmadams2105]

What song is @12:00 What a studio!” What are your rates?

[@benyo3622]

leaving comment here incase someone replies

[@Guizzexe]

Gosh Thank you !! I am in love with all the work you do. I've been following you for years and I'm sure you might be someone in the music world. I wish you a career that pleases us with your tone but especially your talent.

[@AaronRash]

Wow, thank you!

[@griif5871]

the intro to this is so good i had to learn it. tuning: d# g# c# f# a# d# chords: 1|2|3|4th etc. fret 1st chord- ---} open strings -|•|-|- -|•|-|- --- --- --- 2nd chord- --- -|-|•|- -|•|-|- --- --- --- 3rd chord- -|-|•|- -|•|-|- -|•|-|- or --- not sure --- --- --- 4th chord- --- --- -|•|-|- -|•|-|- •|-|-|- --- im not able to explain the rhythm with words so you’ll have to figure that out yourself ☹️sorry

[@scottdematteo]

Great content. I admire how dedicated you were finding that tone/amp. Also big props to your awesome wife for being so supportive to your passion. Cheers and rock on!

[@daibhead]

Hey @AaronRash Myself and my Cobain obsessed 6 year old have been following your journey for the past 2 years. He literally woke me up at 7am this morning playing Rape Me on his strat, desperately trying to figure out the intro clean tone. He'll be thrilled to see this in the morning. Not so thrilled that we'll never get the tone without those secret schematics. Your videos have been an absolute treasure to us, all the way over here in Seattle-like Ireland. Cannot wait for the Aluminium guitars and IR pack to be ready. You did the best marketing campaign for them I've ever seen. Amazing authenticity, something a cult following can get behind and a great story. And a huge high five to your partner in crime. She seems awesome. Finally... Can you please hurry up and get your tunes onto Spotify? That Serve the Servants cover in particular sounds like it's going to be epic and your originals sound amazing.

[@kevinmurtagh4996]

I love that you even grab chords like Kurt did- basically opening your whole hand up and literally grabbing each chord. Love your videos!

[@ot4kon]

Let me guess. You did not changed the 12AX7 for 12AU7 for less gain. Instead you removed all the bypass cathode capacitors in the preamp. Making V1 a full range amp, and every other triode having 20x less gain. Making the amp less gainy so less noisy perfect for cleans.

[@jonnylawless6797]

Definitely sounds like that to me.

[@allcity1331]

This video was refreshing and brought up some feelings from the depths. Thank you for your hard work and dedication I didn't know I needed you to do this, but I did. You totally nailed it.

[@tmm_3003]

We need the Veleno! 😎

[@m.b3159]

Heya man, you're getting very close to Kurt's sound. I was lucky enough to see Nirvana live in Germany in 1989. Thanks for taking the time to figure this out.

[@paperthin1780]

That little bit of a green day song was a nice surprise (As a green day fan) Also would you ever consider doing full covers of these songs Just for the fun of it? Assuming youtube doesn't take it down I'd personally love to see something like that

[@brunobeccaro8653]

I love the level of dedication you put into this. very inspiring

[@balzs9zkny]

you should marry your wife, she puts up with a lot :D

[@PatricioBassman]

I'm agree.

[@ajplays-gamesandmusic4568]

Immediately sent this to Eric from the NirvanaGuitars channel. That is for sure the In Utero clean tone.

[@arturlira9898]

The moment i saw american idiot on the screen at 7:42 I was so excited man. PLEASE MORE GREEN DAY (btw do you have the pulsonic greenbacks in there?)

[@AaronRash]

Yep those are the pulsonics! I think billie tracked with v30's though

[@SuperJiggawhat]

From one gear head to another, this video is golden. Thank you and more more more!!

[@TR-707]

i keep forgetting guitar nerds are even worse than synth nerds

[@hankreus7196]

Awesome post and congratulations on getting that TONE ❤❤❤🎉