Kurt's Guitar Techs. Earnie Bailey Vs Jhon Duncan. WHO was FASTER??? ⌛

Earnie Bailey: 12/31/93 - Oakland, CA
Jhon Duncan: December 2nd, 1993, Tall-Leon County Civic Center, Tallahassee, FL

[@KinoRunner_]

Idk but Kurt handled those pretty smoothly himsrlf

[@VioIetRamirez]

Fr

[@thenerd8220]

Dillenger pfp

[@KinoRunner_]

accurate@@thenerd8220

[@oracle_2010]

Professionalism..

[@Foxikaze]

I like how Kurt still sings whilst he's switching guitars

[@IPursuePeppers-CTH]

that’s a standard, a lot of bands hold 3-4 maybe even 6 guitars for their sets. and their pedal board?? huge and impressive af 😂

[@someguy42093]

lol. Everybody does

[@kurikokaleidoscope]

Well yeah that's the procedure

[@thomasjamin9276]

He doesn't juste "sing", he litteraly scream his heart out, easily, without any significent difficulty, while changing guitar. He deserves his legend

[@robertocolman]

And strums the guitar when itsn't plugged

[@DrMurdercock]

I was playing a small show once, broke a string i NEEDED. Of course no tech, how ever, my buddy was t here and knew my shit, so when he saw it break, he grabbed his guitar, tuned it real quick, and brought it up, swapped it for me. I felt like a rockstar for about 10 seconds

[@BrattScorsa]

hehehe Thanks for sharing that nice moment, dude!!!!

[@DrMurdercock]

Nah, thank you for putting this lil video together. Was something I've seen a 100000x ya know? @@BrattScorsa

[@Allison_Chaynes]

You were a rockstar. Cheers!

[@YopiYong]

Kalau bangsa kita gimana ya

[@NihilistAlien]

Cool anecdote

[@rottingkosherpiko]

String snapped the shit out of him. Didn’t lose a beat.

[@skc1003]

I think he missed couple bars already

[@mastodon98]

When??

[@spyhydro7019]

He was high on heroin so I don't think he felt alot

[@andyprotech]

True professionals. RIP Kurt, you're still the best

[@BrattScorsa]

I agree with you, both technicians acted very well and at the right time

[@markwildt5728]

The best at what? 😂

[@kristofpelsoczi]

@@markwildt5728 using bad guitars for sure

[@tayaria7280]

​@@markwildt5728when you die will multi millions miss you?

[@mrbeastmode32493]

Not even close ..they had ONE good album and one pretty crappy one that NOBODY listens to...those guitars hes using suck.. his vocals sound like hes on dope...ohh waiitt😂 i dont understand what makes nirvana so "great"... They had a handful of good songs and then kurt killed himself with heroin...so yea maybe hes the best at shooting up dope😂😂

[@kittykat831]

Honestly, y’all if you’re paying attention, they are both pretty much just about the same speed. It’s just that there’s a break in in bloom… But having a good guitar tech is very important

[@thiagofreitas2021]

Os dois foram espetaculares ❤

[@jahrah103]

​@@thiagofreitas2021 Agree with you completely 👍

[@kidomaru8741]

​@@thiagofreitas2021br

[@sexobscura]

because the guitarist is apparently incapable of getting his own instrument

[@ryanjavierortega8513]

Kutt said hw wanted to have him play guitar but then he would neednto find a new guitar tech

[@chazzbazz4321]

John Duncan for the win, just because he was the guitarist for The Exploited.

[@BrattScorsa]

Would you believe me if I told you that I haven't listened to The Exploited?

[@fuktifinoy]

Every day is a school day... thanks for that..😊

[@CarlosVargas-rq2ex]

Big John Duncan, leyenda del Hardcore punk!!🤘🏿🤘🏿

[@purosanguecomerciodeprodut3170]

In bloom

[@fuktifinoy]

@@BrattScorsa you're loss man...

[@aussie5493]

The fact he was a muso that identified the problem but kept the concert alive is most important in this clip

[@alwiachmadassegaf4376]

@aussie,.. because ilove you,..

[@VinoSenjaUtara]

profesi yang kadang terlupakan oleh fans 🙏 thank untuk semua crew band dan orang orang belakang layar

[@BuJammy]

I watched Big John eat an entire meal for 6 people, alone, at a Chinese in Edinburgh once. He was in a band with an ex of mine. Nice guy, bad memory.

[@BrattScorsa]

What beautiful memories hehe. thanks for sharing them with us

[@1_foot_in_the_grave]

What was band name dude?

[@TheEdgeOfChairs]

The Exploited?

[@Ron-Kham]

yeah, i can noticed that

[@kodybuford7245]

Ive seen several videos of kurt directing rhe band, calling shots during sound checks and the dude was by far more professional than ppl gave him credit for

[@stevecasemusic]

Far more professional than he wanted people to think

[@lysergicpillamyd483]

​@@stevecasemusic exactly, his facade of "look at how edgy I am" could only go so far. At the end of the day he was still a professional musician.

[@morrielarsen]

He was fantasitally talented with a inate natural ability, whe nit came to music, he could just play. It's too bad we lost him so young.

[@surfdigby]

Interviews with Jack Endino show that he had the Bleach sessions pre-planned so he knew what would be recorded together with the band, and what would be an overdub, to maximise productivity in the short session.

[@jamesheskey4797]

Great comment

[@phnigra111]

I like how both times were done with mutual respect from Kurt AND the techs.. he didn’t throw a fit and as a result they do an awesome job without any kinks 🔥

[@DaveTadros]

Kurt not Kirk lol

[@RetroMan-]

so what @@DaveTadros

[@GothBoi]

Earnie cus he made Kurt smile

[@BrattScorsa]

hehehe yes, you´re right

[@neftishka]

Правильный рок музыкант. Никаких заморочек.

[@lennonladroma593]

Guitat tech and roadies are unsung heroes 🫡🫡

[@BrattScorsa]

Totally agree. They are all people who make a band grow and we don't know them

[@fuktifinoy]

Thanks... it's nice to get some recognition....

[@lennonladroma593]

@@fuktifinoy u deserve it

[@fuktifinoy]

@@user-cv5jz8bd5c that they are - we ran into them along the way... And yeah it's hard work, but if I had to choose between touring or a 9 - 5 in an office or whatever, there's no choice at all...

[@NoperDurden]

John Duncan played 2nd guitar for Nirvana at the NYC Roseland concert. Best concert ever

[@BrattScorsa]

yeah. John Ducan is a big legend!!!!! Thanks for writing dude.

[@BradyIsAfagInHeat]

LOVE listening to that bassline in the IN BLoom Guitar change

[@jugadorloco3610]

Ese técnico le salvó la vida jajaja un genio sin dudas

[@BrattScorsa]

Ser técnico de guitarra de Kurt implicaba estar con los ojos clavados en él sin perderte ningún movimiento, pues el rato menos pensado ocurrían estas cosas.

[@jugadorloco3610]

@@BrattScorsa yo si fuera como el técnico le diría "ten Kurt aquí tienes tu guitarra"

[@fuktifinoy]

Not really a genius to take one guitar while passing another then plugging in....🤔

[@skullkid7475]

porfin alguien que habla español jhahhaahhha I speak english too, don't get me wrong pero por fin alguien en español en los comentarios hahaha

[@jugadorloco3610]

@@skullkid7475 jajajaja que tal sea bienvenido ^^

[@federicoaiello2359]

Solo un mito come lui può cambiare così tante chitarre mentre canta❤

[@Wondersss]

誰一人焦ってないのがただただかっこいい

[@azulceleste9877]

Lol

[@user-tb3os9yq5d]

草

[@qpwoei8566]

良くも悪くもギターが鳴ってようが鳴っていまいが成立するからな

[@Wondersss]

@@qpwoei8566 そうなんですねー　勉強になります

[@sexobscura]

コートニーがお金の大部分を手に入れる以外に

[@gustavost438]

Valeu, Kurt, por não ter sido mais um desses músicos frescos que estão por aí. Obrigado por fazer a trilha sonora de muitos bons momentos da minha vida. Seja feliz onde quer que vc esteja.

[@jorvikaengelskvinna7157]

Earnie Bailey. Love listening to him talk about Kurt's guitars.

[@BrattScorsa]

yeah, he´s a nice guy

[@FluidSurfing]

I didn't figure how much i loved listenning kurt singing. I really appreciate every single song

[@OVERKILLFPV]

Well the first one. Last one if he didn't trip over problaly wouldn't of plugged it in.

[@BrattScorsa]

It's true, Jhon Duncan almost left without connecting the guitar hehehe

[@BradleyPaulValentine]

@@BrattScorsa You're full of shite. The guy was fat, not stupid. It looks like he was looking for the plug wire. However, he was VERY obtrusive and lacked elegance in his performance, which is probably a giant crooked note in a job like that. My understanding is the foreign tour only had a budget for one tech and that tech wasn't Bailey, for whatever the reason. I'm guessing lack of seniority.

[@ConkersBFDN64]

​@@BrattScorsayeah it's a good thing Kurt kind of left the cable looped through the guitar strap like that

[@udon69]

二人目は用心棒も兼ねてそうｗ カートが意外と感情を出さずに平然と歌い続けて、ライブを成立させてて、ちゃんとしてるというか、良い人なんだと思ったｗ

[@sexobscura]

感情には、鈍くて不機嫌になることも含まれる場合があります

[@oil2281]

良い人って... カートほど音楽に対して真摯な人はいないし ファンにもめちゃくちゃ優しいです 東京公演のライブ終了後に私を含め多くのファンがカートからサインをもらいました

[@sonyand1341]

​@@oil2281まぁ信用してたのは嫁と音楽だけだったろうからな。

[@molotovmutt3365]

Why why why I wasn't born in time to enjoy this madness... I was cut for this 😢

[@BrattScorsa]

I was a teenager when I discovered Nirvana, Kurt had already died when I first met the band, I would have loved to go to a show of theirs, but hey, I enjoy the band now as much or more than before.

[@IWearShades]

Man how great it must've been to fetch a guitar for Kurt

[@Deeznutseighthundredthirty]

Don’t cream yourself

[@Tiran_Rinat]

Просто божественные Техники! С такими ничего не страшно❤

[@SatEight]

Кроме жизни и Кортни Лав

[@daivub8329]

Ambos hicieron un buen trabajo

[@BrattScorsa]

Totalmente de acuerdo. Ambos trabajaron muy bien.

[@ko-rp7ge]

Agreed

[@NirGrunge90]

Jajajajaja vaya creo que los dos estuvieron pendiente de hacer su trabajo perfectamente ❤

[@BrattScorsa]

Y vaya que son trabajos fuertes (así no lo parezcan). Un besote para ti

[@raulcruz1638]

q paso aquí q no entendí

[@ART-oq4ek]

LEGEND KURT COBAIN RESPECT❤

[@poisonduckee]

Such a beautiful guitar

[@BrattScorsa]

yeah, Kurt had beautiful guitars

[@glenncooper3524]

the first one looked like the problem started before the clip. the second happened during the clip. both did great

[@BrattScorsa]

yeah, both of them did a great job!. Thanks for writing Glenn.

[@adampalmer2103]

It's like watching an F1 pit crew but only for Nirvana

[@BrattScorsa]

yeah, hehehe great comparison!!!!!

[@Stewart5225]

Respect to both Mr Bailey and Mr Duncan! Real Pros

[@ximenaromero2382]

Las personas que se dedican a controlar este tipo de cosas, tienen absolutamente todo mi respeto y mi admiración. Yo entiendo lo que es eso y es súper cansado! Merecen más reconocimiento y amabilidad

[@BrattScorsa]

Totalmente de acuerdo. Es un trabajo que parece fácil pero definitivamente no lo es pues requiere: agilidad y precisión, y sip, mi respeto a ambos técnicos!

[@dcoop1422]

The Big john show here was dec 2,93 talahassee. He first played jagstang in atlanta about 3 days before talahassee (in Atlanta he visited Stipe and got photographed wearing all his rings for first time and wore them at every show he played from then on). He wasnt wearing them in the photos of him in greenhouse. Rem used this Jagstang in 'Whats the frequency kenneth' video, strung rh, a few months after the april 94 incident.

[@BrattScorsa]

nice. thanks for writing dude. Greetings from EC

[@Tyrannosaurine]

Great comment. Thanks man. Very interesting. Let’s say hypothetically that Kurt didn’t die and Nirvana didn’t break up…. 1. Do you think Pat would’ve eventually been a full member and been on the next record? 2. Is the next album the REM style thing he hinted at, or a more abrasive record more in the style they were headed? 3. Do you think “You Know You’re Right”, “Do Re Mi” and what people refer to as “Ivy League” end up on the next record? Maybe even “Talk to Me” (I know it was a older song, but “Dumb” was many years old before it was put on In Utero (I believe “RFUS”, “All Apologies”, and “Pennyroyal Tea” were older songs as well, right?)

[@michaelflanders2876]

​@@Tyrannosaurine I actually would have hoped "If you Must", "Curmudgeon", and "Pen Cap Chew", would have made it on an album with "Talk to me", and "You know you're right". "IV League" did not sound like a fully fleshed out song. It sounded much like the jam session "Galleons of rubbing alcohol roll through the strip" as opposed to a fleshed out song. As for "Do Re Mi", I don't think kurt ever wanted anyone to hear that. I think it was him playing around in his bedroom and making something that sounded beautiful to him. Also, there is a part in Do Re Mi where Kurt plays the scale from "The man who sold the world" in reverse. This similarity I think would have prevented him from ever really publishing the song or working on it further. If only the dummy had stayed in the friggen rehab facility until his mind cleared up. We would have had so much more incredible music.

[@jacoblott1617]

​@@michaelflanders2876as much as its easy to feel the way you do, the more interviews I read about it all the more apparent it seems the real damage was first done when he overdosed in Rome. Dave, Krist and a couple others said that after the Rome incident, Kurt was different. Like his personality was moving through quicksand, and he withdrew from everyone close even harder in the end. I think he gave himself brain damage in Rome (or whatever Courtney L did to revive him did), he lived through it for the few weeks since Rome and after rehab didnt seem helpful for it decided he wasn't sticking around to figure it out. Fucking sad.

[@VicDryson]

Master at work!

[@BrattScorsa]

Kurt had an amazing team work!

[@BioBrolyTV]

Strings have come such a long way. Used to break them just tuning. Now I try to break them and nothing

[@zeestrees2780]

Now that you mention it i havent broken a string in several years. Used to be a regular occurrence

[@tonym.villacruzvillacruz5728]

What brand. My fuckin ernie ball keep popping

[@LoveMostHigh]

​@@zeestrees2780 🤔

[@BioBrolyTV]

@@steezymongo1270 yup. Your a practice master. In fact. Your the best I heard

[@BioBrolyTV]

@@steezymongo1270 who you trolling.

[@Utube3000]

Мне кажется он даже улыбнулся (на первом ролике), что чётко успел

[@Wade_Winter]

The showman.

[@BrattScorsa]

Yeah, Kurt was a professional entertainer!!!!

[@nodakelabu]

Best of the best legendary 🫶🏼

[@cicadasmasher8082]

2 was faster. No panic, nice and smooth transition.

[@InBL000M]

John was approximately 17 seconds and Earnie was approximately 12 to 14 seconds

[@BrattScorsa]

Thanks for timing it hehehe

[@aisle_of_view]

Both good guys and really loved Kurt.

[@BrattScorsa]

yeah, both did a great job close to Kurt

[@cucaracha151]

AWESOME 👏 👌 🆒️ 🙌 they were both fast and "on it"

[@AJDavis-ti2ee]

What a pro!

[@FloridaManMatty]

Neither can touch Stevie Ray Vaughan’s tech (Cesar Díaz). Their guitar swap on Austin City Limits is still one of the greatest mid-performance changes in history.

[@BrattScorsa]

Hi bro, each guitar technician deals with different universes. However, the information that you tell me is very interesting, I will check it. Thanks for writing.

[@keithclark486]

Amp tech was Renee Martinez. Happened in 1985.

[@kaydenandrade3138]

Earnie Bailey my favorite ❤️

[@joleneloveland4602]

The first guy As long as Krist is holding that bottom down Kurt isn't all that bothered, I think he could sing all day accompanied only by Krist. They had an amazing trust and respect between them. And i think not many know exactly how deeply it all has affected Krist.

[@FURYAQUILES]

Fan baboso: la manera en que Kurt cambia de guitarra, qué genio, lo amo. (Me agrada Kurt pero enserio algunos se pasan de tontos).

[@zina2435]

i’ll never cease to be impressed by the way they fill out the sound with just 3 instruments. even with two there was no dead air haha

[@rookield8077]

Pat Smear was playing guitar during this tour too.

[@javier_silvaarayabear_V-XV]

Los técnico de guitarra han salvado muchas veces a diferentes guitarristas, los mas pro los han reconocido, que los técnico de sonido, guitarra, etc son parte fundamental de la banda aunque no se vean en el escenario

[@gregrock172]

The show must go on. Awesome techs

[@BrattScorsa]

Exactlu, both did a great work

[@andrewperez6926]

I thought we were supposed to be some rich rock band. We should have a whole bunch of extra guitars.

[@Scotty_Russell_Music]

Pretty fucking swift both of them. Eye on the ball n that.

[@samuelmarberry4761]

I love all the stand by Jagstangs! 😂

[@A.I-GAMING]

That smile after he realizes the guitar is in tune and sounds good after the switch.

[@user-mi9de3qm6h]

かっこよすぎる

[@diegodimitrix25]

John Duncan su asistencia es perfecta 👌👌

[@vladdrummer44]

Big John is former Exploited guitar player 81-83

[@Mixalhsellada]

Damn never realized Jhon Duncan is big John from the exploited. Thanks to the top comment that pointed it out

[@frankbaldemar9827]

The show must go on.

[@BrattScorsa]

Exactly!!!!!

[@salty2667]

Kurt was a Professional…. He Cared…. Probably too Much…

[@eldiablo3794]

Even after they got big and could financially afford almost anything when it came to their live gear, I can't believe Kurt never made the switch over to using wireless guitar packs lol. I can understand being a purist and sticking with a direct cable setup, but for scenarios like this, wireless packs make it so much easier. You just hand them the guitar and turn the volume up right away while not worrying about plugging in. I see big John handed him a fender jag-stang that Kurt designed. He only got to play a few shows with that model before he passed away.

[@JordyFern]

There was an aesthetic back then

[@eldiablo3794]

@chainfist666 what do you mean by aesthetic? It wasn't cool to use direct guitar cables? Because a lot of guitarists have been playing with wireless packs since the late 70s.

[@DaisyHead666]

Most people STILL use cables cause its just purely more simple, less things you have to worry about. Just plug in one cable, plug in the other, and you're goin.

[@bradenzo5386]

He switched back and forth from the single coil to humbucker, it is possible that a wireless would have added noise to the single when his amp was overdriven.

[@Mr.Mr.3808]

The crew Personal Assistant. Professionaly, he did a great job to Kurt while performing!

[@AaronLakes-ge9su]

Duncan for the win sir

[@shane_earl_official]

John was a tiny bit faster getting the guitar for kurt but Earnie was faster plugging it into the amp

[@mitchcarson6309]

They both did their job.

[@BrattScorsa]

yeah, both of them did a great job

[@arnellaspottedelk7313]

He was such a professional, never missed a beat. ❤❤❤❤

[@lomanteen]

Техники - красавчики. Show must go on!

[@emiliomonroy7929]

The first one was lucky enough to make the change just in the right moment for the song, pretty lucky timing and you can even see Kurt smile because of it

[@susiespears7746]

Got to dig those left-handed guitar the pickers

[@cloudyeight]

Hooked him up with his own custom guitar at the end. That was a jag-stang... I didn't know he even had one as I thought they were released after his death.

[@aranzazuarata733]

his vocals vere insane, rip legend

[@anggarahoods]

bravo kurt tau lah, itulah pemimpin band NirvanA😎🙂👍, gitar putus🙂, tapi terus maen gitar lagi tuk melanjutkan lagu👏🙂👍☕🇮🇩

[@stigmajosh]

Kurt’s smile says Earnie.

[@BrattScorsa]

you´re right

[@nealdamkjer192]

Kurt's smirk after EB's change...

[@RobertSharipov]

❤ Kurt forever in my heart

[@WIZARDS-OF-HORROR]

rip kurt rock in peace

[@BrattScorsa]

yeah, RIP KURT COBAIN

[@天才キッズバンド]

LithiumのYEAHのところ観客もYEAHYEAHって歌いまくってるから一瞬カートが歌わなくても違和感ない会場の雰囲気凄すぎ それを作り出すNIRVANAがやっぱりたまらん

[@ryanbland9953]

The old vet with the one handed change 👍

[@jenniferwebb677]

Luved them both, I read that he got all his guitars from pawn shops , and switched them over so he could play them❤️❤️ luv.❤️❤️

[@xicobnllli]

I think being Kurt's guitar technician is complex, in every aspect, but they both don't take into account that since he's left-handed, they should pass him the guitar from the other side and they would save more seconds until they plug it in as well. I'm also left-handed and when I'm lucky enough to be on bigger stages, in case I change my guitar, I tell them to start from my left even if they have to cross the entire stage.

[@BrattScorsa]

Thank you very much for sharing your experience with us, and of course, being the technician of a left-handed guitarist is probably a little more difficult until you get used to it.

[@benjispecialboy]

Give that man a raise

[@BrattScorsa]

hehehehe yeah!

[@richard.jansen]

Give that man a rice 🍚...

[@x_666_x]

It's like F1 pit stops 😂😂😂

[@BrattScorsa]

exactly hehehehe

[@kr0c0j]

この時代に存在してたかったな。 生でNirvanaのライブ観れるなんて最高すぎる、、

[@ianmattl]

That’s Mike Busey!

[@Felipe-lw2rv]

My decade was the best 1990

[@BrattScorsa]

yeah., I´m a 90´s boy too :)

[@Felipe-lw2rv]

@@BrattScorsa Good time

[@marilujohn70496]

muy precisos ambos ! quien se enteró? q profesional q era Kurt el NIRVANA siempre VIVO !!!

[@BrattScorsa]

De acuerd contigo, yo siempre he creído que Nirvana era una banda muy profesiona, así mucha gente opine lo contrario.

[@jerry.freenk]

Yo los vi en argentina y dieron un recital asqueroso , estaban drogandose y tardaron 4 horas más en salir y cuando salieron fue asqueroso , distinto a los guns que estaban amenazados y tocaron excelente , slash dio de sus mejores recitales

[@kurikokaleidoscope]

Awesome ❤

[@omarguerrero951]

I love the sound he gets off the guitar ❤❤❤❤

[@holapa1295]

Hola bro, para mi jhon fue mas rapido pero los dos estuvieron realmente bien jeje

[@josephmiddleton4422]

That's a tie for sure, props to Kurt not destroying the living shit out of both those guitars

[@LD_903]

One of them was in the middle of the song the other one was just before the chorus.

[@adol5424]

Cada una de esas dos canciones tiene sus respectivos tiempos y se puede notar el vacio en cada una pero a decir verdad mis respetos para ambos.

[@pedrocontreras6363]

Estan bien los 2, ademas debe ser un trabajo muy complejo ser técnico de guitarra

[@BrattScorsa]

Claro, como técnico personal de un artista, debes tener los ojos clavados en él pues cualquier cosa puede pasar en cualquier momento

[@pedrocontreras6363]

@@BrattScorsa pues si Bratt tienes razón en tus sabías palabras...👀

[@marielleo4715]

🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌😊

[@BrattScorsa]

Hi Marielle. How are ya?

[@blanebeats8647]

That must've been an amazing career deadass

[@recordingerror]

I love that Kurt starts in bloom in a different key because his guitar was in a different tuning and then he rises out of the key into the original one when he gets the guitar in the correct tuning.

[@Craig-xf7ox]

As a guitar tech for a very looooooong time I must say neither one knows how to pass a guitar off properly. There actually is a correct way.

[@BrattScorsa]

Many people think that the job of a guitar tech is easy, but each concert, each artist, each place... are different universes, where you don't know what can happen. Thank you for sharing your experience with us

[@NewGoldStandard]

What is the correct way and what are these guys doing wrong?

[@Craig-xf7ox]

@@NewGoldStandard hard to explain but I'll try. The tech has the strap in his left hand and guitar in his right. Holding the strap basically in a playing position. The guitarist puts the other guitar in the techs left hand as he slips his arm and head under the strap. Make sense?

[@NewGoldStandard]

@@Craig-xf7ox Yeah, I think so. Thanks for the reply!