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@sonicobsessions9473 жыл бұрын
Imagine your heavily modified guitar is so iconic that the company start selling it as a stock and normal production guitar.
@SecretsofRock3 жыл бұрын
I've had the chance to play one and it's rad and a pretty surreal experience.
@krisfrederick50013 жыл бұрын
Imagine cutting a picture of 2 of their guitars in half, sticking them together and saying "Hey make this" and they make you a Jagstang
@mattm86893 жыл бұрын
@@krisfrederick5001 💯bad ass guitar!!
@pontius20003 жыл бұрын
@@krisfrederick5001 yeah, that was an atrocious guitar. I think secretly even Cobain was embarrassed by it
@ashtonmarks47913 жыл бұрын
@@pontius2000 uhhhh
@Darklord-et9xz2 жыл бұрын
I do own a right handed Kurt Cobain signature fender jaguar and it is one of the best guitars I’ve ever played.I understand why Kurt loved his Jaguar.
@HAMMERHEAD-g3h Жыл бұрын
You know he loved it when it was one of the few he never smashed.
@HaohanH7BranDy2 ай бұрын
too heavy for me, play strat a lot more.
@thebobhollyband3 жыл бұрын
That is the exact guitar minus the neck. How do I know? The tortoise pickguard has the exact same pattern as Kurt's tortoise pickguard (minus the play wear under his left hand). Original tortoise pickguards were made by spinning multiple colors of celluloid in a large vat until the desired outcome was achieved. From there the material was dried and made into thin sheets where it would then be attached to the other layers and cut into pickguards. Being spun with multiple colors in a large vat, no two pickguards would ever be identical. This is 100% the same guitar
@thebobhollyband3 жыл бұрын
@@lastbestplace8112 Thanks for educating me on that.
@cymbaline873 жыл бұрын
You are right, I checked the recent photo Fender released of the real guitar when they were promoting the signature jag, and there's a lighter part on the pickguard between the neck pickup and the toggle switch that totally matches.
@StandbyCymbalist3 жыл бұрын
The unique knob mods are what confirm it to me. Case closed. However, if you wanna geek out about it fully, start looking for unique wood grain shapes in the light area of the sunburst. That is how many guitars are authenticated based upon photo and video evidence.
@thebobhollyband3 жыл бұрын
@@StandbyCymbalist Anybody can add the mods, but grains and tortoise patterns are a guarantee. Can you see the grains in this video?
@jasontaylor50613 жыл бұрын
@@thebobhollyband these are some really particular mods to have to a lefty jaguar of that era.
@thewedge88232 жыл бұрын
A dead giveaway that the Jaguar indeed belonged to Cliff Richards' guitarists is that he drilled a third guitar strap button into the bottom horn of the jaguar (you can see it in the video, his strap is connected to the bottom horn).... If you look at Kurt playing the jaguar, you can still see this strap button on the bottom horn! come on! who else would do that? thats too much of a coincidence.
@davidpahtoon227711 ай бұрын
Damn. That's pretty confirming to me. Like I tour and whatnot, and you do thinglike that to your workhorse guitars. You make make them work. Idk. I'm a bit convinced by this, though.
@toffeetone775 ай бұрын
Is that the strap button or is it just the lighting?
@David01.d3 жыл бұрын
Funnily enough, Fender reckons it's a 65 model, Kurt has said that it's a 66, although in his journals he mentioned obtaining a 67 Jaguar.
@VashStarwind3 жыл бұрын
He probably got it and thought (or was told) it was a 67, then someone told him that it was a 66 later
@321doucheface3 жыл бұрын
i believe fender was wrong. i think they were assuming it was a '65 because of the neck inlays, but the neck from the martin jenner video with the block inlays is from at least '66 or later. and that's probably the original neck. it just seems really unlikely that the neck would have been swapped twice in such a short period of time.
@0000song00003 жыл бұрын
techniacally you can buy (now, in 2021) a 2020 guitar brand-new. And if you don't read the inner stickers or serial number you may think it was a 2021 unit. Fender tags the bodies inside, so maybe (surely) they have had access to the Jag themselves and they dated it accordingly (remember pickups were done manually too, and you could identify which lady made them).
@Wolf_K2 жыл бұрын
IIRC, Kurt owned two Jaguars…the well known one and another that kept at home and thus he never played it live. Both were vintage.
@nostalgiaregret4 ай бұрын
@@321douchefaceexplain the “swapped twice” thing. Why not once? From the 66 neck to the neck Kurt had?
@relevo863 жыл бұрын
"I reached out to Courtney Love, and she told me to fuck off" I laughed, I genuinely laughed out loud
@thinmanthewise2 жыл бұрын
That David Spade mural is hilarious.
@michaelwoods90053 жыл бұрын
My somewhat-educated guess is the neck is an 80s replacement from Fender Japan. They did offer replacement necks but they were different enough from the stock necks that someone couldn't make a convincing copy of an original with them. That could account for the strat headstock shape and more generic logo.
@0000song00003 жыл бұрын
totally, maybe the block-inlay one broke or needed refretting, so a replacement neck was a quicker / cheaper / more effective way to resucitate the guitar
@SpaceMulva3 жыл бұрын
How come no one fucking understands that companies sell their unused shit off as parts?
@pitchforkcustom Жыл бұрын
fender went hold on we can sell 57 varieties of this and be like heinz
@alfsmith4936 Жыл бұрын
@@0000song0000 Maybe someone wanted to hide its identity, if it was stolen from Cliff Richard's guitarist.
@Dan.Solo.Chicago3 жыл бұрын
This damn guitar was my holy grail since I was 14 years old. I saw the film Nirvana, Live Tonight, Sold Out and it was the first time I had ever even seen a Fender Jaguar. I would watch that film over and over, watch what Kurt was doing on guitar to try to learn the songs. I could never get over the Jaguar with humbuckers. I played with the idea of maybe getting a Jazzmaster but it just wasn’t right. It had to be humbuckers. I was so stoked when I found out Fender was making replicas of Kurt’s Jaguar. When I finally got the money together to buy one, while I was researching I found out the replicas controls were just like a standard Jaguar, with the whole rhythm and lead circuits thing. I didn’t want that at all. It really pissed on my parade for a minute until I started researching all the other kinds of Jaguar with humbuckers Fender has been putting out. Last year I came across a Fender Classic Players series sunburst Jaguar with a tortoise shell pick guard a coil split humbuckers. Perfect. I was always more of a Gibson guy since I learned how to play on my big brothers mid 60’s ES-175 plucking out Lithium and Say It Ain’t So. So this was my first Fender guitar. The thing is so versatile that it blew all my other guitars out of the water. When you have the pickups set to single coil it gets that classic Strat Jimi Hendrix tone right on the money. Then you can roll them back over to humbuckers and it’s like the strength of the guitar doubles (which is exactly what’s happening electronically) and get all fat and warm sounding. Then it has this switch called a tone cut. On some amps the switch ends up working like an overdrive switch. It ups the tone and gives you crunch. This guitar was the only thing in my life that lived up to all my expectations and more. The only other guitar I play now other than the Jaguar is my Epiphone Wilshire for when I want something light weight. I put the Telecaster knobs on it, and I’m going to put the three-way switch in eventually.
@peterheinzelmann33353 жыл бұрын
Yeah, almost the same here. I wanted to buy the Jaguar so bad and when I finally had the money together. I called this big guitar shop and I said I want to order a lefthanded Jaguar. They just answered: Sorry, they are no longer produced! That was in 1999. So I found a Fender Mustang instead. 10 Years later I discovered an offer on the internet: lefthanded Jaguar for 200 EUR (About the same in dollars). Fuck yeah. A friend of mine bought it for me because lived near that guy. At that time I was working till midnight. So my friend was finally in town with that Jaguar and I called past twelve if I can come around and get it. He: Nah, come on...it's a bit late. Me: Yeah, you're right. Hung up the phone. Called him again. Sorry dude, I NEED THAT GUITAR RIGHT NOW! - He: Yeah, ok. :D Got also humbuckers on it meanwhile. Fucking awesome guitar.
@Dan.Solo.Chicago3 жыл бұрын
@@peterheinzelmann3335 I love it. “Nah kid, I need that!” I’m left handed too but somehow I play right handed. My brothers the same way. It’s such a right handed world out there that I feel like I finally caught a break for once. There’s a list of great artists who are that way as well. David Bowie, Billy Corgan, Mark Knophler, Duane Allman, Joe Perry, Noel Gallagher, Gary Moore. There’s something about lefties. Our brains are wired toward being more creative and artistic. They’re our dominant traits.
@peanutpeanut1233 жыл бұрын
If it's ever sold, I wonder if it makes more than the unplugged acoustic
@submissivelover3 жыл бұрын
It probably would. I think the Smells Like Teen Spirit Mustang would make the most though.
@Retarded_Cat Жыл бұрын
@@submissiveloverthe jag is more valuable
@submissivelover Жыл бұрын
@@Retarded_Cat Nah, the mustang is in their most popular music video in their catalog, it's EASILY the most valuable guitar
@wastewoodrockers5526 Жыл бұрын
A few things to note here; Kurt’s Jaguar did NOT have a Stratocaster headstock, this is a common misconception. The Fender signature model is not an accurate representation of Kurt’s actual 1966 Jaguar. Martin was known for heavily modifying his guitars to suit his preferences. I have a friend who spoke with a luthier Martin worked with. The neck we see on Kurt’s was hand built for Martin to be a very thin, bound neck with dot inlays and a smaller than CBS headstock with a custom spaghetti logo (the actual size/specs are completely custom but it’s pretty close to a Jazzmaster headstock and the neck has a flat, Gibson style radius). This neck can be seen on Martins Jag in 1981. The bridge seen on Kurt’s jag was a tone pros rather than Gotoh, it was black with brass saddles. The tuners were changed sometime in early 92’ from the vintage style to modern Gotoh’s.
@decadantdog44443 жыл бұрын
That mural on the wall looks like David Spade.
@rebd00mer934 ай бұрын
It is...
@millennialanimal3 жыл бұрын
I own the new stock version, it was a floor model, it’s got some damage and I got it for a lot cheaper so I’m not complaining, great guitar, so versatile and sounds amazing.
@SecretsofRock3 жыл бұрын
I got to play one a few years back and it was rad.
@joshshrum27643 жыл бұрын
And it looks badass.
@bluemagic58293 жыл бұрын
This is great production. Learned a lot. I always wondered where that headstock decal and shape came from. So unusual. So cool.
@SecretsofRock3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
@Nothing-qq4hd3 жыл бұрын
Nope made for uk jaguar kurt like many guitarists prefer mij guits
@SecretsofRock3 жыл бұрын
Enjoy this video about Kurt Cobain's Fender Jaguar. It's got an interesting history.
@chaos43163 жыл бұрын
I did! I own this guitar, and didn’t know all of this.
@saulgoodman64313 жыл бұрын
@@chaos4316 Wait wait wait. You own a model of the guitar, or Kurt's actual guitar?
@zigzagrz3 жыл бұрын
Im guessing that Kurt bought it with that neck. Marty the possible original owner may have replaced the neck due to some damage to it, like needing a refret, and instead of repairing it, it got a new neck at a cheaper rate since maybe the block inlays were added to the cost, as well as the larger headstock. Or...its a boogie neck, now warmoth
@SecretsofRock3 жыл бұрын
I think you're right.
@321doucheface3 жыл бұрын
it's a legit fender neck -- it has the original fender "spaghetti" logo on it. it probably came off of just some random left-handed fender guitar, but the question is what fender guitars had a 24" scale length back then? both the strat and tele were 25.5"
@thebreakfastmenu3 жыл бұрын
@@321doucheface The logo is irrelevant. David Gilmour had 2 Charvel necks on his Black Strat between 1979-1984 that had Fender logos. Anyone can apply a decal, especially if it's who made the neck. I'd be very surprised if it was a neck that came off an actual Fender Jag, because if it was, it'd be one of a kind. Especially since Fender didn't do binding when the prototypes of Jags were made, nor (to my knowledge) were there any left handed prototypes made. The guitar itself had mods done by someone who knew how to mod a guitar, and acquire the parts long before any regular joe could pop onto the internet and order whatever they want. I'd put my money on a professional retrofit with a fake logo.
@BassRocket26 күн бұрын
@@thebreakfastmenuno
@krisfrederick50013 жыл бұрын
Kurt was the reason I picked up a guitar as a kid just after he passed, I found my Dad's Gibson Melody Maker in the basement and never looked back. There was an equally old Gibson tube amp which he warned me not plug in. I couldn't even tune the guitar but of course I did and it began to smoke. When I came across a modified 66' or 67' (the serial number is in the middle) modified Jaguar, with a Gibson Humbucker in the neck and Gibson bridge which were more reliable, I had to have it. I was a 16 year old with a part time job and an amazing Mom, $1,000 later I'm still playing it today.
@crystalmethodist50842 жыл бұрын
Is it just me or does that mural look more like David Spade than Kurt.
@jonnross70513 жыл бұрын
Cliff toured the U.S in '82 and the Ryder truck with all the backline keys, and guitars was stolen. Amongst the guitars were Cliff's 1958 Martin D-28, '60 Gibson J-45, '62 GIBSON J-200. Other guitars lost were an Ovation Glen Campbell 6 string, a 1957 Gibson 3pu black beauty and Mart Jenner's guitars which would have been a L.H. Dick Knight SG, and a LH Fender Jaguar in an Anvil flight case. Cliff would like his D-28 back and Terry Britten would like his Black beauty back.
@franciscomariamichelini.Jag.Ай бұрын
Hi jonn this story is very interesting, thanks for sharing it. And And I've been researching Jaguar for many years, I know the specifications, But many people wonder how it got to Kurt after it disappeared during the 80s as you tell, Can I write to you privately so I can add details to the story and ask you some questions please? I would be very grateful and not only me 😁.
@slothmag3 жыл бұрын
Regarding the neck of the Jaguar, know this is possibly a little off topic, but relevant: Martin Jenner was seen to play the then "Jenner Jag" with a block inlay neck that was likely not the neck Fender put on to the guitar in 1965/66. The factory neck would probably have been a dot inlay bound one as you say in the video. The neck that was on the guitar when Kurt bought it off of Jenner or his estate in April-May 1991 was a dot inlay bound neck with a Stratocaster-ish headstock. That "Jenner/Cobain neck" is a custom, non-Fender, extra skinny C-neck made by a luthier for Jenner. Hence incorrect decal that has been lacquered over. Apparently both Jenner and Cobain enjoyed very thin guitar necks, despite, at least Kurt, having quite long fingers. Anyway, the luthier that made the Jenner/Cobain neck has been found, by an individual building his own "reverse engineered Jag-Stang prototype" (Amon/Acrylic Superman) while researching for his project. However, Jenner's luthier is now really old and does not want public attention. The luthier did however share the design drawings for the "Jenner neck" that Cobain bought, but the drawing came with the caveat that it should not be published further while he is still alive. (This was in 2018/2019 I believe). The neck on Kurt's/Jenner's original Jaguar was said to be thinner than a Fender factory Jaguar neck from the 60s but the exact specs remain unknown. The neck Fender put on the commercially available "KC Jaguar" is not identical to Kurt's/Jenner's original Jaguar with respect to dimensions. It is thicker than a standard 1966 Jaguar neck. I own both a stock 1966 Sunburst Jaguar with dots and binding, and a KC one and I just measured the stock 66 one to be 2mm THINNER than the KC one at the 2nd fret.... Kurt loved his Jaguar for its thin (custom) neck and some evidence points towards this Jaguar neck being the one that was sent to Fender for them to use as template to make the Jag-Stang prototype necks in 1993, which could explain why the Jaguar was not used/seen around that time, in addition to it likely having a broken humbucker/electrical issues after Kurt squashed a cantaloupe melon on it onstage in Rio in early '93. Kurt's original hand-written notes submitted to Fender along with his cut-and-paste drawings even mention "small headstock" and "very thin neck". (His beloved 69 Competition mustang was not sent away as it was to be used in the In Utero recordings soon after that). Larry Brooks, custom luthier at Fender, was supposed to make the neck for the first prototype Jag-Stang using the neck Kurt sent but due to some kind of Fender corporate foul-up, or the fact that the neck that Kurt sent them was not an actual Fender neck, another luthier, at Fender Japan, Scott Zimmerman, built the neck using a 69 Competition Mustang neck (not Kurt's blue Competition one) as template, and Kurt's first prototype Jag-Stang ended up with something closer to a Mustang neck, with an oversized headstock not in accordance with the "specifications" Kurt had submitted, as is the case with the series manufactured ones. I believe Kurt returned the guitar with instructions to improve the neck, at least his Guitar tech Earnie Bailey did extensive modifications to it after it was received. Fender did not use to save any records of the custom shop work being done around that time so the exact traceability of what neck was used, how it was made and the dimensions that it would have had, is not available from them. REM's Peter Buck currently owns Kurt's Jag-Stang but it has not been seen for years. The second Jag-Stang prototype that was not sent to Kurt due to his passing has been auctioned off into private hands. In conclusion, all of Fender's "KC" models, (Jag, Jag-Stang, and probably more) have necks that are not correct to the actual ones played by Kurt.
@SecretsofRock3 жыл бұрын
You are a legend! Where'd you dig this all up? It's fascinating.
@slothmag3 жыл бұрын
@@SecretsofRock its all out there. Most of it should be googleable
@LoadedMessage Жыл бұрын
🤘🏻
@number1armzfan6293 жыл бұрын
I love how in the end when he said cancer he showed a picture of courtney love
@SecretsofRock3 жыл бұрын
Oops, did I do that?
@youcallitacid3 жыл бұрын
@@SecretsofRock fair enough if she actually told you to "fuck off" just because you were doing (excellent) research on an instrument. how can someone be so bitter?
@DownButNotOutYet3 жыл бұрын
@@youcallitacid That's because she cannot stand anything to do with Nirvana, she hated that period where they were more famous than her, she is a textbook narcissist.
@joshshrum27643 жыл бұрын
She definitely was a cancer alright, she used her charm to ruin Kurt, and in Montage Of Heck, she says she felt bad for what she did yeah right you sneaky snake you know she’s slimey like that, though she was basically a female him shame it wasn’t a lovely relationship just painful.
@joshshrum27643 жыл бұрын
@@DownButNotOutYet Which is funny because she’s basically a female Kurt, and her band sounds like female Nirvana, so a big copycat to.
@muletsag3002 жыл бұрын
Love how in depth you got into the Jaguar's history and differences between a stock one and Kurt's Jaguar. (California)
@mr.stankers59673 жыл бұрын
It seems like this isn't your first channel, amazing quality and effort.
@SecretsofRock3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Much appreciated!
@zackbrooks38553 жыл бұрын
@@SecretsofRock you kind of sound like the guy from 5 Watt World lol
@pekee93043 жыл бұрын
@@zackbrooks3855 dont call him out bro
@IndexFossilchannel3 жыл бұрын
5:43 Before Cobain, there was Sonic Youth... a big influence for him!
@67lilbear3 жыл бұрын
Before either of them there was Hüsker Dü who influenced everybody...
@notplaying23793 жыл бұрын
Husker Du were definitely influential, but they only pre date Sonic Youth by two years. Both bands were active at the same time in the early 80s, although Sonic Youth's popularity started to rise around the time Husker Du split up. My point is that Husker Du weren't really 'before' Sonic Youth, but popular earlier.
@IndexFossilchannel3 жыл бұрын
@@notplaying2379 Right! and I was referring to offset guitars, adaptations, tunings... Not musical influences, obviously a ton of bands came before and influenced them...
@thelostbassist4503 жыл бұрын
Love the editing, the voiceover and the story! You get a sub.
@SecretsofRock3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Much appreciated.
@JM-bg2ts3 жыл бұрын
That mural looked like David Spade not Kurt lol
@SecretsofRock3 жыл бұрын
That's all part of the fun.
@BooBooGlue13 жыл бұрын
I was laughing my a$$ off when I saw Joe Dirt
@SecretsofRock3 жыл бұрын
@@BooBooGlue1 That's exactly why I used it. saw and couldn't stop laughing.
@FATMIKED51833 жыл бұрын
You're very astute.
@jvnande3 жыл бұрын
Yep
@StandbyCymbalist3 жыл бұрын
excellent work SoR!! One element that is often missing in Jag histories is how they are essentially a scaled down version of the tech Fender developed with the Bass VI that came out one year prior to the Jag.
@SecretsofRock3 жыл бұрын
Good call. That Bass VI is cool.
@mikeet2073 жыл бұрын
Anyone else think the Kurt building mural more closely resembles David Spade than Kurt Cobain?
@chrisshaw27543 жыл бұрын
Thats the point. The quote is wrong also.
@michaelwoods90053 жыл бұрын
A neil young quote attributed to Kurt Cobain next to a portrait of David Spade. It's hilarious 🤣
@jackattack24213 жыл бұрын
@@michaelwoods9005 Kurt quoted his quote in his suicide note, but yeah I get your point
@jorgegarnica96743 жыл бұрын
Theres actually a version of kurts Jag Stang in the official site of fender
@thatdamnguy95663 жыл бұрын
Yeah, and not only that but later this year they are are gonna resell the jagstangs! Not that I can afford one but it sounds cool.
@jorgegarnica96743 жыл бұрын
@@thatdamnguy9566Theyre going to sell Kurts original Jag-Stangs??? I bet it would sell over 1 million dollars
@franciscoavila65263 жыл бұрын
@@jorgegarnica9674 nope, just going to resell the model, not Kurts one
@jorgegarnica96743 жыл бұрын
@@franciscoavila6526 oh
@michaelr.48783 жыл бұрын
This was a very well researched and produced video. Great job, dude!
@SecretsofRock3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, much appreciated!
@spudvader3 жыл бұрын
The Martin Jenner version (in the video) also doesn't have the swapped out bridge either, it still has the original bridge rather than the Gotoh tune-o-matic. Interesting fact : Cliff Richard was also responsible for the first strat in the UK. He brought a Fiesta Red strat with maple fingerboard back for guitarist Hank Marvin
@SecretsofRock3 жыл бұрын
Great catch with the bridge, and I didn't know that about Cliff. I figured Hank Marvin was the man in the UK responsible for the first Strat.
@Gynra3 жыл бұрын
Bruce Welch has it now, apparently.
@mirata77483 жыл бұрын
Kurt favorite bridge was the gotoh bridge including the tuners If you have noticed his 1969 mustang has a gotoh bridge too which was changed by him or his guitar tech so could be a possibility that he changed the bridge of his jaguar
@spudvader3 жыл бұрын
@@mirata7748 changing the bridge on jags and mustang's is a common mod because the saddles are so shallow, so if you hit hard the strings tend to pop off the saddles
@mirata77482 жыл бұрын
@@spudvader yeah I know I was just stating how when he changed the bridge on his jaguar it was the "kurt cobain jaguar" not the martin Jenner one because when martin Jenner had it he didn't have the gotoh in it. Correct me if I'm wrong
@The90sGamingGuy3 жыл бұрын
I love the look of the Fender Jaguar just so sleek and well designed body. Funny that mural had a Kurt Cobain quote but the mural is of David Spaid?! what the hell? Lol. Great video!
@brendanwood96303 жыл бұрын
Always hated the jaguar body tbh but I'm more of a strat guy
@brendanwood96303 жыл бұрын
Just looks awkward to me
@BarrySmoother3 жыл бұрын
I've been questioning this damn guitar for so many years aha. thank you for your research.
@SecretsofRock3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@tonyfknb38963 жыл бұрын
The teen spirit on violin in the background is a nice touch
@lengendaryleo35783 жыл бұрын
I love the classical version of Smells Like Teen Spirit playing in the background. It give the video an air of sophistication.
@SecretsofRock3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, that's what I thought too.
@standinsilence3 жыл бұрын
@@SecretsofRock I love the animated mouth you put on KCs guitar tech. That took this video to a whole new level.
@ash_aiden3 жыл бұрын
Lmaoo
@chaos43163 жыл бұрын
I’m only here to brag, because I have a Kurt Cobain signature relic Jaguar. Of my collection, it is still one I play every week. I love recording with it, I love just playing it loud. It’s cool to think of Kurt playing it, mostly from 91 to his death.
@MIKE-TYTHON3 жыл бұрын
That’s dope 🙌 such a nice looking guitar.
@SecretsofRock3 жыл бұрын
I only got to play one once and it was surreal and awesome. Great guitar.
@chaos43163 жыл бұрын
@@SecretsofRock I do think of that when I play it. I kind of let my mind drift into solace. What did Kurt feel when he plugged this in for the first time.. you know? The guitar is a time capsule for a unique style. Mine is heavily relic’d to match his, and came with a book showing the evolution of his guitar… in order of the scars/dings/scratches, cigarette burns etc… Kurt himself would’ve hated the attention of a signature guitar I reckon.
@pisi_insight2 жыл бұрын
3:26 the fact that david spade was painted along side a kurt cobain quote is just hilarious
@THE-CRT3 ай бұрын
Update on the bridge, it’s a black gotoh with brass saddles on his original guitar, as well as the pickup spacing being very different from that of fender’s f spacing on the Kurt Cobain signature. Fender’s Kurt signature Jaguar is actually very inaccurate to kurt’s original. Not only that but Jenner's guitar doesn't have super distortion in the bridge like Kurt's or the aforementioned tuneomatic bridge, meaning it is highly likely it exchanged hands often.
@murdermuseum82803 жыл бұрын
I love the Courtney Love pix that pops up at the end when he says cancer. well played well played.
@ultimatenirvanatribute3 жыл бұрын
Nobody will ever know what happened to that jaguar. I just hope whoever has it actually plays it and takes care of it. I know I would.
@SecretsofRock3 жыл бұрын
Same here
@edouglaspratt2 жыл бұрын
@@SecretsofRock In 1978 a friend gave me his old electric guitar when he was moving. He said it was a good guitar. But the case was falling apart and I was a Delta Blues and Folk Rocker, all acoustic guitars (including a 1936 National Duolian). This gift went under my bed until 2010 when I joined an electric rockin' garage band. The guitar didn't seem to work right...what did I know? After a few weeks I took in to Guitar Center for a check up. Within minutes three staff were clustered around the open case, mouths agape. "What year is this?" they asked. Turns out I had been given a 100% original 1963 Epiphone Casino. Worth between a lot and a real lot of money. So, have faith. There are Guitarcheologists all over searching under beds in small towns, closets and attics, to find hidden vintage instruments. Many vintage treasures have been found, yes, but it's a big world. And the internet is connecting lots of curious seekers with esoteric networks. So my hopes are realistic but undaunted. -Doug Pratt, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
@andredegiant38763 жыл бұрын
I like this edgier side of Five Watt World. "And then Gibson told Fender to f--- it's own mother with a yard rake, but this was 1962: there were no yard rakes"
@popsanddais11 ай бұрын
my theory about the logo is that they only had a few left handed jag logos around, so they ran out and chopped up a scrap logo for the jag and an old spaghetti logo. doesnt solve the headstock though...
@Al-jg5ym3 жыл бұрын
Could you imagine being a bedroom guitarist , modifying your guitar then selling it later on for it become one of the most famous and desirable guitars in music history
@royfablooo28103 жыл бұрын
Jaguar is my dream Guitar one day I'll buy that.
@mathewgooding53393 жыл бұрын
I have the VOS (Road Worn) version. I Pre-ordered it and received it on release day (UK). I love it. Not an easy guitar to play if you want to use the Volume & Tone Controls; which I do a lot on my other guitars. Still it's more than a guitar to me. It represents my teenage years. It's going nowhere!
@mattm86893 жыл бұрын
Why does Kurt look like David Spade when talking about the Jaguar?
@777Lateralus3 жыл бұрын
According to lanegan, Kurt gave him a Jaguar to pawn for h
@mikenoface Жыл бұрын
My guess on the neck mystery, is that the guitar is indeed a 66 hence the block inlays shown by the original owner. During the CBS/Transition era, they sometimes used parts made previously and slapped them on newer bodies. Since lefties were more rare, it was probably a one off or custom order for a 65 jag that had a Strat size headstock. The original owner kept the Block inlay 66 neck, and slapped the 65 neck on the 66 body before it was sold to Kurt.
@spidermanfan.31613 жыл бұрын
2:39 of course that one being my most personal favorite out of the 3 guitars of the nevermind era and our of Kurt’s guitars and arsenal ^‿^
@legatomodi3522 Жыл бұрын
Am I the only one who saw David spade in that mural at 3:20 ?
@jonnyhafer9363 жыл бұрын
Don't forget Kurt grew up with his aunt who was a devoted Christian and play worship music. It was her garage studio which Kurt made his original recordings. Because of Kurt's love for his aunt I'm sure he wouldn't have cared that a Christian guitar player owned it. He would probably be pumped it was used in Everly brothers. As for the neck maybe it was a carvin neck. Or what ever warmoth was called back then alsoshecter made strat copy parts originally.
@DeepGreenOsaka2 жыл бұрын
This is a really interesting video and thanks for making it. I reckon that Martin Jenner had more than one of these modified Jaguars. The one he's playing in the video has a different bridge as well. It looks like he's either using the stock Jaguar bridge or it's a Mustang bridge. Kurt's Jaguar had a tune-o-matic bridge. Though he could've bought the guitar and swapped out the bridge. I still can't believe he bought that Jaguar for $300. It seems almost unheard of.
@jq.guitars Жыл бұрын
In 1981, Martin Jenner replaced the neck with the one we all know. Bound with dots. There were a couple mods done after Kurt acquired it. Probably the tune o matic bridge, Gotoh tuners in 1992, and then the bridge pickup was replaced with a JB in 1994.
@seanconnors16133 жыл бұрын
The second I heard that whispered "Mysterious" I subscribed
@SecretsofRock3 жыл бұрын
Rad! Thanks, I want to get these videos as accurate as possible and have some fun.
@lukehauge64633 жыл бұрын
The vandalism at 3:28 looks a little bit more like David Spade than Kurt Cobain to me
@coaltin244911 ай бұрын
Had me with that “It probably was Martin” jumpscare
@thebreakfastmenu3 жыл бұрын
1:42 Also shows the change from slab fingerboards to veneer fingerboards
@notplaying23793 жыл бұрын
The best way to explain Cliff Richard is that in the late 50s and early 60s he was a British copy of Elvis, backed by The Shadows, who were a cool and very influential instrumental band. At this point Cliff was cool, one of the first Fender Stratocasters in Britain was bought by Cliff and used by the guitar hero Hank Marvin. As the decades went on Cliff became a cheesy pop star (see "Wired for sound") still selling millions and known as the Peter Pan of pop. In the 80s and 90s, his Christian faith influenced his music, Cliff would become king of the Christmas pop charts. Kurt Kobain's jag coming from Cliff's session guitarist is quite a juxtaposition.
@matthewbeach29523 жыл бұрын
The mural at 3:41 looks more like David spade.
@theway5503 жыл бұрын
This is a masterpiece. Super interesting detective mystery!!! Well done!
@SecretsofRock3 жыл бұрын
Seriously thanks! If there are other guitars you'd like to see a video about let me know.
@charlierain3 жыл бұрын
@ 3:26 thats not kurt thats david spade lmao
@SecretsofRock3 жыл бұрын
Good catch :)
@audiowithdrawl59483 жыл бұрын
Awesome video, love the editing! Appreciate you taking the time to make this content dude keep going
@SecretsofRock3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, much appreciated.
@jsdhesmith20113 жыл бұрын
That was pretty special. Thanks
@SecretsofRock3 жыл бұрын
Wow thanks! Glad you like it.
@BellsCuriosityShop3 жыл бұрын
Cliff Richard was the British Elvis in the 50s and 60s.
@bigsamthescrapman69953 жыл бұрын
I had no idea when I clicked on this video I’d see my hometown mentioned or footage from the theatre I worked in for years: Chichester Festival Theatre. Dear old Cliff-he started off as a rock and roll type in the sixties and got progressively more Christian as the years go on.
@pablo-xy7ly3 жыл бұрын
Kurt would actually smash up his guitar and sometimes the other members gear all because he said he didn't ever want an encore
@joshshrum27643 жыл бұрын
It’s pretty rude i swear i love, and hate him at the same time he was definitely a fucker, but i can’t bring myself to hate him especially with him being dead, but still smashing your shit is cool in the moment but definitely isn’t in the long run especially with cool guitars like his aside from Billy Corgan, Kurt, had the best taste in guitars in terms of grunge singers.
@mirata77483 жыл бұрын
he beat it up for sure for numerous reasons which will make you beat the shit out of your guitar lmfao
@mirata77483 жыл бұрын
he even changed the pickup to a jb because the his super distortion crapped out lol
@VanishedPNW2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful, beautiful guitar. He had good taste in guitars, I just love the look of those iconic Fender designs. So 60s, they sound just like they look. Oh, baby, especially in burst.
@Mason.Hacker2 жыл бұрын
My favorite part was the story behind the previous owner (U.S)
@rageflash93 жыл бұрын
love the series..please do Kurt's Vandalism strat next
@SecretsofRock3 жыл бұрын
It's in the works.
@SwoopBoozer3 жыл бұрын
Just noticed the background music :) Nice detail. Great Video, Keep up the great work!
@LewisOfAranda3 жыл бұрын
An absolutely splendid job. Instant subscribe.
@SecretsofRock3 жыл бұрын
Wow thanks!
@eyedunno84623 жыл бұрын
The most logical explanation is the 24" bound dot inlay lefty neck was a custom job by Fender as they had the catalog and resources to do so. The rest are readily available aftermarket modifications any halfway competent guitar tech or enthusiast can do. The truth is sometimes ordinary and boring.
@TheRubberStudiosASMR3 жыл бұрын
My favorite guitar of his. I will own one one day goddammit! And you sir, have a wonderful voice.
@TheCanadianFire3 жыл бұрын
Lovin these guitar histories
@SecretsofRock3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! They're fun to make...and also grueling.
@TheCanadianFire3 жыл бұрын
@@SecretsofRock I can imagine. Just know that the hard work is definitely appreciated! Learning things I've wanted to know for 25 years haha
@AverageHuman70263 жыл бұрын
Who else took a screen shot of that photo of guitar legends in the intro and zoomed in to find all the players?
@chrismcgirr13 жыл бұрын
Great video, thanks! I fell in love with that guitar in the early 90's, and now almost 30 years later I'm fortunate enough to own one of the stock versions. It's such a beautiful thing.
@Ilovecats12362 жыл бұрын
Definitely late to the party here but I'd say it was a custom neck made by Warmoth, a Luthier or some other custom shop. Martin probably got the neck replaced due to fret wear and it's quite expensive to get a refret on a block inlay fretboard. The mods on this guitar are far too rare for it to be anything else.
@bearhogg3 жыл бұрын
the neck is a fender replacement neck
@morganghetti3 жыл бұрын
Evidence?
@ht-si1lr3 жыл бұрын
If it wasn't for Cliff Richard, there would be no original The Young Ones so there would be no later The Young Ones so there would be no Drop Dead Fred.
@ht-si1lr3 жыл бұрын
JUST SAYING
@andrewt8363 жыл бұрын
@@ht-si1lr CLIFF!!!
@richardwellend38063 жыл бұрын
@@ht-si1lr well at least he was good for something then
@richardwellend38063 жыл бұрын
@@andrewt836 how does it feel as if, you really are a cliff
@freshpack89282 жыл бұрын
I didn’t know david spade was such a Cobain fan.
@fernandoreynaaguilar14383 жыл бұрын
I've played fender's replica of this. The aged or worn version. It definitely has mojo.
@SecretsofRock3 жыл бұрын
So true, I had the same experience with one.
@MrThedenneboom3 жыл бұрын
What a video!! Thank you for making this! Super professional! I subbed :)) can’t wait for more!
@SecretsofRock3 жыл бұрын
Wow thanks!
@19Springfield013 жыл бұрын
Amazing video thank you!!
@SecretsofRock3 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@Robixino3 жыл бұрын
really enjoyed the video, hope you keep doing more !
@SecretsofRock3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, I just released one on Eddie Van Halen's Frankenstrat.
@sleepyblindlouis77723 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Funny 3:50 and informative 😄
@SecretsofRock3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! 😃
@ReincarnatedKurtCobainАй бұрын
genuinely thinking that it was originally a 1965 Jazzmaster then modified to Jaguar specs and some custom mods such as the double volume and 1 tone, the custom control plate and the humbucker mod. it would make sense with an old block inlay neck and yet make sense when we get a fender jaguar neck (more than likely not original for the guitar) on it.
@gianttreeproductions39473 жыл бұрын
As for the “if he recorded with the jag with the new SD pickup” I would assume he played that guitar on the song “you know you’re right” as the chiming in the beginning of the song sounds like it was made with the strings behind the bridge.
@pkanusiak3 жыл бұрын
YKYR was recorded with univox hiflyer
@HaohanH7BranDy3 жыл бұрын
My first fender guitar. It’s too heavy for me and hard to adjust the truss rod. Love the sound! So I normally use a Strat.
@bzyboy96393 жыл бұрын
good video, probably just hold off on the background music lol
@pbrice12153 жыл бұрын
The orchestral cover is a nice touch
@reimereason3 жыл бұрын
I've been wondering for years who inherited Kurdt's Jag, but never could seem to find an answer. After watching this video (which made my day, by the way), I'm still left wondering where my fave guitar is today. Hard to believe it's unknown.
@321doucheface3 жыл бұрын
seems like the dude from hole ended up with it. he used it in the doll parts video several months after kurt died and it seems to have disappeared from public view since then. you'd think if courtney had it she'd have paraded it around at least once or twice.
@teerboyd2 жыл бұрын
Correct me if i'm wrong but Kurt is smashing a sunburst Jag in the end in the "Smells like teen spirit" videoclip. He breaks the neck off and swings the body around. Could explain why his guitar had a different neck.
@darrenmorgan8703 жыл бұрын
It's well known he liked Cliff Richard, plus he "Cliff" had a number one in every decade from the sixties to the 2000s, I might be wrong on the decades he started from but it's something like that, in which he holds a record,,, and a honourable mention, he's my mom's favourite singer, "Cliff"
@carsonyuh3 жыл бұрын
Make more of these, please
@SecretsofRock3 жыл бұрын
Will do. I just posted a new video about Eddie Van Halen's Frankenstrat. Post in the comments any famous guitars you'd like to see a video about.
@jacobbronson99473 жыл бұрын
im pretty sure the vandalism strat was a fernandes.
@autoneurotic3 жыл бұрын
It's a Fender Strat. The Fernandez neck was a later temporary replacement - which lends substance to the idea the neck on the Jaguar was replaced as well. The Vandalism Strat is now in a museum in Seattle and restored with a Fender neck by Earnie Bailey.
@DrNooooooo3 жыл бұрын
Great video. I own the NOS Cobain jaguar and it is a dream to play. Best guitar ever. Also, I believe he also switched out the bridge as well but that was all he did besides the tape.
@SecretsofRock3 жыл бұрын
I've played a road worn version and it was rad, definitely has a vibe.
@Fafafohi3 жыл бұрын
Do I need a scantron for the quiz?
@SecretsofRock3 жыл бұрын
I remember scantrons, they should be outlawed.
@taokichavez93193 жыл бұрын
really nice video, thanks for sharing :D
@SecretsofRock3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@Kalonofficial3 жыл бұрын
love the instrumental Smells Like Teen Spirit playing in the background!