My Entire Nirvana Gear Collection Part 1

[@NirvanaGuitars]

Check out part 2 for the updated full collection: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZq6eGZspdOVaZo

[@MetalMackey]

Guys, i might be wrong, but i think he’s a fan of nirvana

[@PalmettoStateSirens]

Yeah I think so too

[@TheCouchAteAlex238]

Hmm, idk man

[@RonRon69420]

I think he’s more of a my chemical romance fan

[@karlopena8349]

I pretty sure he’s actually a weezer fan

[@Edd9872]

⁠​⁠Nah, he’s a Beck fan

[@lys_1612]

i miss Kurt so much. he was such a nice guy, and left his mark in musical history. happy birthday Kurt!

[@lys_1612]

btw U should do a blew bass cover with the bleach tone, it would be great!

[@NirvanaGuitars]

Yes that would be fun!

[@NirvanaGuitars]

@@grungerkr020 I’m so honored to hear that, thank you! I put my settings out there in hopes that it will help people, I’m happy they’ve been working for you 🙂

[@michaelr.4878]

Did you hang out often?

[@NirvanaGuitars]

@@thepatterpatrol26 Yup that's all he was. It's not like the few albums he put out are still massively influential 30 years after his death and 2 of his guitars are currently not the two most expensive guitars ever sold at 6 million and 4.7 million. Any junkie could do that.

[@stereotoneband]

whos here for his 57th birthday

[@ludens5129]

I love how detailed you were on the history behind the guitars he used. Great video.

[@NirvanaGuitars]

Thank you! I love doing the research and putting together the history portions 🙂

[@kawamura6706]

*the least obsessed nirvana fan:

[@Tsudkyk]

I’m starting to realize my love of offset bodies is because of Kurt. I haven’t listened to nirvana in years, but they still have an impression on my taste in music.

[@lorelei2002]

While im not a fan of nirvana i respect them as a musician and guitarist, especially one who loves student and pawnshop retired guitar brands and names. Shame we lost Kurt.

[@Black_Parade_4_Life]

I'm a really big fan of your channel and Kurt in general, and it was really cool to see all the gear you use on your Nirvana videos.

[@NirvanaGuitars]

I really appreciate that! Thank you for watching and for the support 🙏

[@buckletmcduck6750]

Man i’m so jealous. Absolutely love this channel

[@Johnny-nq6hm]

Happy birthday Kurt we love you and miss you ❤🎉😢

[@ultimatenirvanatribute]

A beautiful collection and a perfect way as a musician to pay such great respects to a legend who influenced so many of us. Happy Birthday Kurt, we miss you.

[@NirvanaGuitars]

Well said 😊

[@dcbowling80]

Nirvana was a massive influence on me, I was 12 in 92 when I first heard Nevermind and that was it. I was lucky enough to get ahold of a Cobain Mustang right when they came out and I love it. I did swap the jb for a super distortion and replaced the tuners with Gotoh's but that's about it. That guitar thru my Mesa studio 22 or deluxe reverb can nail just about any tone. I had an original Jag-Stang years ago, the neck was phenomenal but I just couldn't stand the body. I kinda regret selling it but I liked it more for what it was vs how it played. Funny enough I picked up a Univox Hi Flyer in 93 for $50 and traded it to a guy for an Ibanez RG470 in 96. Seemed like a good idea at the time but I seriously regret that one.

[@Kchaann]

such a soothing and well made vid, awesome stuff man

[@NirvanaGuitars]

🥹 thank you!

[@gabrielledebourg2487]

That Jag-Stang prototype is also a Peter Buck model, as he got it once Kurt passed away. It can be seen in the video for "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?"

[@NirvanaGuitars]

It would need to be strung upside down to be that 😉

[@RubyRoks]

So many killer pieces of gear. Can't wait to see what's next

[@NirvanaGuitars]

Excited to show what's been in the works for months at this point! It's finally coming together

[@samualthehumanperson7677]

Thanks for the video, and I sincerely hope that you’re raising your kids on Nirvana!!!

[@NirvanaGuitars]

Oh you know it 😉 my toddler LOVES lithium and in bloom!

[@samualthehumanperson7677]

@@NirvanaGuitars Yeah!🤘🏼

[@blousug]

Beautiful collection and thanks for all the great info! It did give me jag stang envy! Gotta get one of those!

[@NirvanaGuitars]

You should, they are great guitars! Thanks for watching 😃

[@jordanlamb1907]

Your videos are fantastic and your gear collection is remarkable. I passed up a Jag-Stang many years ago and still regret it. My Squier Super Sonic has a definite Nirvana vibe tho!

[@hunterkennedy9631]

Dope collection man. Love the vids, keep it up

[@NirvanaGuitars]

Thank you for watching!

[@hunterkennedy9631]

@@NirvanaGuitars I’ve been wondering whether to get a Es335 like Dave or a skystang any advice

[@Boomslang14]

Happy birthday Kurt! Thanks to you, I am getting the fender Kurt Cobain jaguar!

[@braaandooon3166]

Really dig the collection. Pretty sure the Big Muff used on Lithium was a V6 NYC , definitely a transistor version and the era makes sense. Sounds like Krist's Rat is stacked into the mix as well for that track. Would be really cool to find out a Russian Muff was used, definitely my fav of the bunch (Love mids!!!!)

[@NirvanaGuitars]

Since posting my Lithium tone explanation video, people have been pointing out the NYC big muffs to me! Really wish I had known that before so i could've included it in that video

[@EddyDisnakertrans]

I miss you so Muach Happy Birthday Kurt 😍😍😍

[@citri8539]

This is such a cool hobby to have, Keep it up!

[@shartmaster_3000]

Dude this is an awesome video

[@mycawild]

I was no where near born in his time but I can tell you he still is helping the youth of today and we miss him and I hope he is doing good in the afterlife. Also I love your videos and this is an amazing video.

[@NirvanaGuitars]

Beautifully worded 😊 Thank you!

[@NofreedomofspeechonYouTube]

One thing I learnt from your video we should live for ourselves as well. Focusing on family thinking about future could put more pressure so sometimes we should spend our money on ourselves.

[@kkrsnn5632]

Awesome 😎 Great collection 😁 Thanks for sharing, much appreciated.

[@NirvanaGuitars]

Thanks for watching!

[@aziziabdrahman7756]

Absolutely fantastic collection!

[@NirvanaGuitars]

Thank you!

[@Darren99X]

In 94 two weeks he passed away, a telecaster was sent to Kurt, he said that is his favorite one, on Internet you can find all the info, it would be great if you included it in your collection

[@twigy7979]

Great man!!!Nirvana 4ever :-) greatings from PORTUGAL

[@NirvanaGuitars]

Thank you! Greetings from USA 👋

[@misada7744]

This video was a surprise but a damn welcome one.

[@NirvanaGuitars]

🤩

[@commanderphilbo1471]

Hated nirvana growing up . ..watched a documentary on him for some reason and it made me sad . Bless that man's soul.

[@mougabo]

great collection man, those guitar look great! also great pedalboard! i totally understand why you got that amp in particular, makes sense ! ill subscribe just to see and hear you playing your wear

[@blumacho23]

Wow happy birthday Kurt Cobain you are a legend!!!

[@StuffBudDuz]

I wish I had a dollar for every time a KZbinr said "link is down in the description" only to not leave a link to the referenced video down in the description.

[@NirvanaGuitars]

You wouldn’t make any money off of me because every link is in the beginning of the description under the hashtag

[@macmacbsu6144]

Interesting fact about Kurt's competition mustang (that you may know already) - it was purchased by Jim Irsay, owner of the Indianapolis Colts, and he actually tours his guitar collection (which has tons of other interesting guitars and artifacts). Look up the Jim Irsay collection and if you can make it to a stop you can see it in person

[@h.k6781]

Happy birthday legend! Great video

[@heavy_storm5]

I have to say that Mustangs are my #1 favorite guitar, and I love mine.

[@andrewpappas9311]

Awesome collection, man, and happy birthday to Kurt if he was still around

[@brunogino1916]

Thank you for sharing all your knowledge, it is multiple. Friendship from a French Nirvana fan.

[@neonflowersofficial]

Hell yeah. Nice rigs 😎✊✨🎸

[@Iheart_nirvana]

Congratulations on 17k🎉

[@NirvanaGuitars]

Thank you so much!

[@Negative.mrb1]

Love the guitars love the pedals you should try running the distortions b4 modulating for better tone

[@qwert7497]

The wait was worth it

[@NirvanaGuitars]

🤩 Happy to hear that!

[@N.Grosvenor]

Nice collection

[@NirvanaGuitars]

Thank you!

[@N.Grosvenor]

Your welcome :)

[@Arkaitz.M.A]

Great collection.

[@NirvanaGuitars]

Thank you!

[@Megazoid-my7cp]

Vandalism guitar is not the only "Fender" brand stratocaster that Kurt played. When he played "rape me" live at the paramount, the neck of his guitar clearly reads, "Fernandes" which is a japanese brand of stratocaster.

[@NirvanaGuitars]

It’s the same guitar but with different necks. First was it’s stock Fender neck, when that got destroyed it was replaced with a Fernandes. After that one was destroyed it was replaced with a Kramer neck as seen at Paradiso

[@woeming8591]

This guy must like nirvana😭

[@s3bast1aannn]

Kurt uses Univox Hi-Flyer during "Bleach" album recordings, and was his 1st ever guitar to record it and played it live.

[@NirvanaGuitars]

Yes you’re correct! I go over his Bleach studio gear here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oYS5Xnh-ptWMgK8

[@sultansofschning]

most sane nirvana fan lol

[@karlmoore6354]

I had his Jaguar, but am just keeping the Mustang (for sound) and Jagstang (for looks/modding). You're going to love it when you get the studio preamp with a Mesa power amp. Mesa/Boogie makes them sound twice as good as a Fender Twin, IMO. I might be selling them soon too, if you're interested. I have a Conrad-Johnson PV-2 as preamp now, that somehow sounds even better for about the same price. I wanted to get Kurt's tone and then improve it for so many years, and I feel like the PV-2 was the ticket to that for me. (You can hear both preamps compared on my channel) But, the Mesa/Boogie with a Mustang is the exact tone of his that I wanted, (Nevermind / Incesticide tone) and it seems to record better for some reason. I'm not sure I'm ready to part with it yet, because I still like having his exact tone, but sometime soon, because I want to explore more hifi distortion guitar tones.

[@bigmuffmelvin7388]

Awesome collection my friend. I think the et-270 might be my fav of them all

[@NirvanaGuitars]

Severally underrated guitar all around, one of my favorites too

[@juju16game41]

Un joyeux anniversaire à mon kurt cobain il restera toujours le meilleur de tousssss merci ta collection et incroyable ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@wadenicholls1859]

great video mate loved it guitar player thirty years

[@rique_.leal.]

wonderful video!! ur an inspiration for me and i love ur tones. Thanks!!

[@NirvanaGuitars]

That means a lot to me thank you for watching 😃

[@CoryBurchettSkates]

great video and i like your band, gonna check it out

[@NirvanaGuitars]

That really means a lot to me, thank you!

[@locked_tactical1809]

i have 2 comments first happy birthday kurt he is huge insparation to me and is the reson i play guitar, next i forgot you had a band i have checked them out with live at the garage and pretty good thats it

[@NirvanaGuitars]

I can not thank you enough for taking the time to check out my music 🙏 it means the world to me!

[@SwagGoober_]

Sick Collection!

[@NirvanaGuitars]

Thanks!

[@spidermanfan.3161]

awesome guitar collection bro!!

[@NirvanaGuitars]

Thanks Spidey!

[@richarde3378]

Awesome!

[@nicksamples4535]

Love your vids!

[@NirvanaGuitars]

That means a lot thank you!

[@gwfanimations]

this guy right here thats a mans man.

[@jonathanradnidge3368]

Man growing up I don’t know which one I dreamed of having more the Jaguar or the baby blue mustang. Beautiful guitars and I’d obsess over every pic I could find of Kurt playing them

[@dcoop1422]

The vandalism guitar had a fernandez neck for the 16mm filmed paramount show, so it could be iconic with either fernandez or fender neck.

[@NirvanaGuitars]

Or a Kramer neck like it had at Paradiso! It went through 3 necks

[@franklynchacha803]

I’ve read that the humbucker in Kurt’s vandalism strat is either a Seymour duncan JB or a '59. How’d you figure out it was a ‘59?

[@Kayro098]

Your guitar collection is as beautiful as a rock in a cop's face...

[@NirvanaGuitars]

I see what you did there 😉

[@ZacharyParker-y5b]

i love you eric

[@amandahammond2691]

Where can I hear more of your band’s stuff? It sounds great!

[@NirvanaGuitars]

That really means a lot, thank you 🙂 search Ithomiid on any streaming service! Or you can check out our website ithomiid.com

[@amandahammond2691]

@@NirvanaGuitars Thanks! I’m listening now!

[@Headwyres]

Do you have any information about Kurt's gear that he was using at Roxy Theatre? I'm always thinking about the black strat with TOM bridge and a wireless system attached at his back. You can see it clearly on some of the photos of that show....

[@Michael15-]

Could you please try and recreate the guitar tone for 9/11/92 the Seattle center coliseum and your guitar collection is great I would kill for that one of the best 👍👍

[@NirvanaGuitars]

Yes that's a good one! I'll give it a shot

[@BrytonBand]

Man, that ET just proves how underappreciated Epiphone is. People tend to forget they made their own original pickups (including the Mini Humbucker) put out guitars like that along with the Wilshire and the Casino. The latter being one of the most iconic guitars ever. Instead, they get pigeonholed as a budget-brand of Gibson. Shame.

[@Raisonlife]

Great video, dude!

[@NirvanaGuitars]

Thank you!

[@pollyslate456]

On a Monday wow that's new

[@NirvanaGuitars]

Gotta do something for Kurt's birthday 🥳

[@mr.thekidd498]

....Polly want a JagMaster.

[@anthonyvachon2189]

Thank you for this vidéo

[@NirvanaGuitars]

Thank you for watching!

[@cadenbenton6235]

Hey man, don’t worry about hunting for more amps. Just get some new speakers and swap between them. 90s era vintage 30s are a great Kurt speaker. My current amp is a fender excelsior (it has no knobs for tone just volume, trem and a bright/dark switch) so I’m really wanting a Randall Commander II myself but if I had a different amp already I would just go with a speaker swap.

[@NirvanaGuitars]

That’s great advice thank you! Ive been wanting to experiment with different speakers

[@dvasdvas]

stellar collection, do you think you will make the Telecaster Kurt used before his passing?

[@NirvanaGuitars]

Probably not in the immediate future but I would love to! I have some other builds in the works I need to finish first 😃

[@marshallstack8570]

Good video, the only bummer is that yours are strung right hand.🤠🎶📵☮️

[@NirvanaGuitars]

Wouldn't be able to play them if they weren't!

[@pat6696]

What pick guard did you put on the red jag stand? Is that tortoise or red pearl? It looks awesome!

[@ericmarvel909]

Hey! I worked on a couple of those! 😃

[@NirvanaGuitars]

Hey Eric it’s awesome to see you here!! I miss the days of you being my GC tech 🙂 I’ve been slowly learning how to repair & mod guitars by myself but I’m nowhere near your level!

[@ericmarvel909]

@@NirvanaGuitars it’s extremely rewarding to work on guitars! I had a lot of fun with yours!

[@pubgpro9916]

this is so cool

[@NirvanaGuitars]

Thank you!

[@rockyou42560]

You re so lucky, I imagine the pleasure you have to play with 🤪

[@amol_lamo]

I know that this video was long ago but when did you get this neckplate that is on vandalism strat?It's soooooo cool and i want to put it on my guitar

[@norkosaurus]

U need to get the Aria Pro II, its a highly entertaining tool

[@n0tfbnglz]

This is so awesome, i want to eventually get a JagStang and mod it exactly the way you have, i just cant seem to find the pickups with both single coil specs, they only come in Single/Humbucker, how’d you find a double single coil pickguard for it?

[@nirvanalover-hc8il]

COOL

[@YoursUntruly]

Is he getting the acoustic electric unplugged guitar?!?!

[@nickkappa9006]

Dude, you are doing great videos, thank you for that. Do you have any insights the Fender Mustang Kurt Cobain Signature Line Sonic Blue is going to be released again?

[@NirvanaGuitars]

I don't sadly. I don't have any connections to Fender, as much as I wish I did haha 😂 I'm hoping they'll be reissued later this year for In Utero's 30th, it'd be the perfect time for Fender to do that

[@Faust_s]

Holy amazing collection Also what happened to proco rat

[@NirvanaGuitars]

Thanks!

[@exr09]

2:33 BRO I HAVE THAT SAME GUITAR STRAP

[@ernestschultz5065]

You need a Univox High Flier preferably bought at a pawn shop.

[@NirvanaGuitars]

The tone comes from the pawn shop 😉

[@wesfields8521]

You should have a Fernandez neck to switch out on the Vandalism guitar lol

[@NirvanaGuitars]

Been looking for many months. The Fernandez neck that Kurt had, the one with the big bold logo, is hard to find

[@skylineXpert]

Thomann sells cheap harley benton st-62's with hot rails. If you ever want to smash a guitar like kurt cobain.

[@kingetsukoo1241]

just a question, where’d you get that little Kurt sculpture in the beginning?

[@NirvanaGuitars]

At a local record store many years ago. That one is actually the big one that has sound, I have smaller version too which doesn't make sound. Google "Kurt Cobain necca figure" and you'll see what I mean!

[@johnmostlikely]

have you considered a nirvana live at the bbc tone recreation?

[@NirvanaGuitars]

Yes actually! I have a plans for a guitar that would help me with that

[@johnmostlikely]

@@NirvanaGuitars sick, i’m really curious how kurt got that weird phaser effect on drain you

[@rodneykuhn249]

Why does your skystang have a right handed mustang Trem bar? Was that a recreation of Kurt's or a major fuck up on your end?

[@ivanlow2570]

Hello sir, is it safe to say you are running the choruses into the distortions? If so, I finally understand why my tone sounds “off”

[@jimmy_iKoN]

Time to get an acoustic from the unplugged album 😂

[@Harry_1991KC]

He has one

[@Martin_AviationYT]

he used his hi-flier phase 4 at the pyramid club 1989

[@NirvanaGuitars]

No he did not. That was his white hi flier phase 3, not phase 4

[@NirvanaGuitars]

Phase 3 - rosewood neck and has a tailpiece Phase 4 - maple neck and no tailpiece

[@Martin_AviationYT]

Ohhhh! Sorry, I was being ignorant, thanks for the fact.