The P90s were replaced with a Seymour Duncan 59 and JB humbucker set, and it was apparently Kurt’s favorite Univox guitar - one of the few he didn't smash, and he might've used it for 'In Utero'! ( subsequently, Kurt would use the same set of humbuckers with most of his guitars.) One of his most interesting Univox guitars of the period is his 68 Hi-Flier Custom, in sunburst finish with tortoiseshell pickguard - which made it look quite different than the usual Univox models.
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Picture: Kurt Cobain and a sunburst Univox which has inspired many mods since
Picture: Kurt's Smashed Univox in Sunburst and played quite a few different models, live. We sold him several of them for an average of $100 each over the course of five years."Įven though Kurt used several other guitars onstage (Telecaster, Epiphone ET-270 etc) according to Endino he only used Univox guitars on 'Bleach'. Those pickups have huge output and are completely over the top. According to Rick King, owner of Guitar Maniacs in Tacoma, Washington, Cobain "bought a whole bunch of Univox Hi-Flyers-both the P-90 version and ones with humbuckers. The most crucial thing back then (1989-1990) was Kurt's taste for cheap Univox Hi-Flier guitars. Picture: Kurt Cobain and a white Univox Hi-Flier So, Kurt was using it pre-'Nevermind' but only with this album it became really inseparable from his sound - hard to imagine songs such as Come As You Are without it! Kurt Cobain & the Univox Hi-Flier In 1990, after the recording of 'Bleach', Kurt Cobain got the pedal that supplied some of the most memorable moments in his career - the Electro-Harmonix Small Clone chorus. As simple as it was effective - and anyone can pretty easily replicate this setup, since Kurt's distortion sound had more to do with the cheap Boss than anything else. Kurt Cobain used a Randall solid-state head and 4x12 cab at the time, but for the album, Kurt used Endino's Fender Twin Reverb, and the only pedal he used was a Boss DS-1 Distortion. More than 27 (!!!) years later, it's still an inspiration for many guitarists who like their rock music dirty & simple! Picture: Kurt Cobain live with Nirvana in 1990, playing his Mosrite Mark IV "Gospel" now a new Eastwood Custom Shop project!Īlongside Mudhoney's 'Superfuzz & Big Muff', it was Nirvana's debut 'Bleach' (famously recorded by Jack Endino for just $600) which helped to define the "Grunge" sound. But it was 'Bleach' that defined Grunge, so here's our guide to Kurt Cobain's guitar gear during that period.
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