History of Kurt Cobain's In Utero Mustangs [Nirvana]
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- čas přidán 25. 07. 2024
- Video about Nirvana and Kurt Cobain's famous Fender Mustangs made for him for the In Utero Tour! I also run through some of the more famous shows in which they were played like Roseland Ballroom, Aragon Ballroom, and Live and Loud.
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Timestamps:
Intro 0:00
Oranj-Stang: 03:24
Skystang 1: 05:36
Skystang2: 07:52
Skystang3: 09:30
Fender Cobain Signature Mustangs: 09:29 - Hudba
Keep up the content! I've been enjoying your documentary style videos on Kurt's gear
Thanks! Means a bunch to me.
Great job, man. Very interesting
I hope fender brings them back again. I want one!
love this thank you so much for making this!
CZcams recommendations didn't disappoint me today. Great video man. I appreciate the research that you did for this video cuz i couldnt find an info video like this about Kurt's in utero mustangs.
Niice, I love Kurt's Mustangs. I didn't even knew that Skystang III existed, thought that it was Skystang II (though I get it now, knowing it probably never toured). Please keep doing these videos!
This.is.absolutely.brilliant. Thanks a lot dude!!
Thanks for the videos..awesome documentary....
Awesome video!!
Great video man keep it up!
great research! Fun watch!
Thank you for this information, some of this facts I’ve never known before
Wow, this video was great man. Alot of amazing, hard to find pictures.
Thanks so much! It took a while to gather them all and to edit them in.
I've been a semi-pro guitarist for decades and the Seymour Duncan JB pickup is the best hard rock pickup ever made. It has the best combo of harmonics, midrange, bass and treble yet not too much output so it lets your amplifier's gain shine. I've tried a lot of different pickups too. Kurt had a good ear for harmony
I love the JB humbucker. I think it sounds best in mahogany and maple bodies. It has a tame sound to it compared to my other favorite the SD TB6 Distortion. The TB6 is in your face and a great metal pickup. I play a ton of covers. I can go from KISS to Korn and beyond. For instance, when covering Alice in Chains I prefer the JB as it captures the grungy guitar sound from the 90s very well. Like a hot PAF. If I'm covering Dokken, Ratt, etc I gotta use my TB6s. Recently I got a Schecter Sun Valley Super Shredder guitar with the EMG Retroactive hybrid Hot 70s humbuckers and have been blown away. They get that EVH tone a little better than the Wolfgang humbucker imho. ZZ Top and other blues tones are amazing. I've been resistant of the Active pickup craze until I got my Schecter. It's hard to put down. Kurt's tone wasn't as erratic or random as people think. I've heard people say that any Strat with any pickup would do when playing Nirvana songs. I was so intrigued by Nirvana when they hit it bog that I bought Nevermind on CD, cassette and vinyl. With vinyl I put on the headphones and really listened to what Kurt had going on. Between t stock Fender singlecoils and the Dimarzio super Distortion humbuckers he recorded with the JB best captured those tones playing live on tour as well as the hot rails. Kurt had a sort of magic about his touring rig. Simple, direct and to the point. I sure miss him.
Ive never seen this before it just came up on my youtube page. Thank you very much for the accurate facts about these guitars.
Wow! Thanks
Awesome.....thank you!
its a dennis the menace fan club jumper from the beano comic in the uk.
After a life long love of this bands sound I finally broke down and bout a new Fender offset series player mustang in sonic blue, it very closely matches the blue of sky stang one. Never thought I'd own a mustang let alone one in such a close color to Kurt's. Now if I can get my hands on a Gibson RD artist bass in Ebony my life would be complete.
great episode. Would be interesting to make a video about his sunburst Telecaster
Would love to see a video on his Compstang, especially since all the coverage and new info we got earlier this year! Might be his most famous Mustang, hell even electric guitar lol
good research
I remember seeing some rare sound check footage for the "LIVE AND LOUD" show. Kurt was so debilitated by H it was one of the very rare times you would actually ever see him so effected by his dark habit. Yet, he went on to play a great show and did a 2 hr long interview with MTV after the performance. It must have been a roller coaster time for everyone involved.
I can't wait to get my Mustang p90 in two weeks!! Gonna be playing lots of Nirvana!!
I build myself sky stang 1, my next project should be competition Mustang, but i want to apply the legendary purple burst... Man that could be amazing
Kurt Cobain inspired me to get my first and only mustang.I have a Fender squire cv mustang in sonic blue.I had the bridge pickup upgraded to a Seymour Duncan JB jr.I think mustangs are one of fenders most underrated models.
Kurts competition mustang was competition blue, but the color changed over time (considering it was from '69)
The ocean blue metallic i believe was a color mimicking the color of genuine aged competition blue mustangs.
Great video. You’re 100% correct about the supply of KC mustangs being low(especially left handed). I was lucky enough to find the iconic lefty sonic blue with red tortoise shell pick guard after searching for months. The lefty models do not have the “mustang” insignia on the headstock, just like Kurt’s. Was there ever an answer given on why the competition mustang color was different and without a matching headstock?
Keep up the great content!
Thanks for adding this. I did see a lefty pic without "mustang" and I assumed someone sanded it off. Lol....Not sure as to why the differences. I mean I think the cost to paint the headstock would be minimal.
The color difference on the lake placid blue is simple. Kurts was a vintage model. Lake placid blue notoriously fades out and gets a greenish shade to it. What fender released was an accurate depiction of what the color has always looked like on a new guitar. As far as the no matching headstock I think that was just a detail that became a casualty by the final product. Fender prolly already had finished necks for the mustang and just didn't wanna mess with it. Gotta keep in mind at the time these weren't USA made custom shop pieces. Imo every non sunburst fender offset body guitar eg mustang, jag, jazzmaster should have a mandatory matching colored headstock. Just my 2¢
The video turned out great! Are you planning on making a video about Kurt's competition mustang? I'm just curious 'cause I'd like to know more about it. Take care!
Thanks!! I am thinking about it but it might be on the shorter side because he didn't play it as much live as some of the others. I'll really have to dig deep and see what I can find. Stay tuned!
Loving the little mini docs you do brother. I wish I would have kept my comp stang reissue I had. Maybe someday I will score 69 lol
Thanks man! These take alot of effort to produce and it seems like people are mostly enjoying them. So I'm going to do it u til it's not fun anymore.
@@loungeact6311 that’s the best way to be. If you are not enjoying it it’s not worth it
Can you do a video like this on Kurts Stratocasters? They also had Seymour Duncan pickups put in them.
@3:45
The ROSELAND BALLROOM had a wild story about that show before hand!!
I hope fender reissues the KC mustang series for the 30th anniversary of In Utero, I would love to get the skystang for retail price
I had the guitar based on skystang 2 but it didn't come with a red pickguard, it came with a pearl white one
Cool video! Yeah I never understood why people got so butt hurt over the lake placid blue version not looking like Kurt’s. The Cobain signature Mustangs were never intended as replicas of any one particular instrument, in the way that the relic Jaguar was. They were intended to be inspired by Kurt’s ‘In Utero era’ Mustangs. The lake placid blue was just another colour option. I did think it was cool that they left the ‘Mustang’ decal off the left handed versions though.
Talking Kurt’s SMTS lake placid blue Mustang, I’m surprised Fender haven’t done an actual replica of that, maybe relic it and try to colour match the more greenish blue of a faded lake placid blue guitar. It’s pretty much the only Kurt guitar they haven’t done yet. Surprised they didn’t do that for the recent Nevermind anniversary, rather than reissuing the Jag-Stang.
They haven't done the Vandalism Strat as well.
Dude, I own that guitar and I love it!
Love your vids!
@@loungeact6311 Loved the video. The info was informative and precise. Those Mustang are Rad.
I have a surf green mg69 mustang with a full sized Seymour Duncan HB installed at the bridge. The serial number indicates its from 94. I have no idea if its been modified to look like that and be cobained, or if its stock and made like that from the factory in Japan. Any idea @Lounge Act?
I would say someone likely modified it over the years. If you pull the pickguard off you can probably see where they routed the hole out a little bit to fit. Awesome guitar!
Honestly even though chances are slim I'd love to see the rest of Kurts guitars that he got, if they shipped or he hid. But idk it's cool to dream ig.
Tunnel show was on February 23rd..
Skystang 3 was his home guitar of the ones Scott Zimmerman made for Kurt. It was definitely played. I asked Lanegan about that guitar. knew musicians in town and am a guitar player. Good observation on the slider switches. I'd assume he played it pretty gently vs onstage.
I got to see them with 3 different drummers (Chad, Dale on a very short tour while opening for Sonic Youth and Dave). Every incarnation of the band was slightly different. Dave was the pro and hardest hitting. Chad had a lot of creative swing. Dale was, in my opinion, the absolute best drummer they had in studio and live. he was amazing.
I saw Dale on a tour with Redd Kross a few years ago. I actually wore the circles sub pop shirt i bought that night. What kinda shocked me was that when Dale played guitar I was brought back to garage jams of my teens. Sonically, my brain went to the bleach era. It was his own of course and not an imitation of KC but the vibe was there. The Grays Harbour vibe came out.
Sorry for being lengthy. When Dale played that show with them it was "hometown ethereal" or something. If you can relate, you could feel it was 3 guys who lived similar lives and who grew musically together in the development years. If someone at that particular show had said " these guys used to basement jam together " you'd easily think " oh yeah, for sure they did. so obvious".
find a show on youtube with dale playing drums. i think there are a couple. after a listen or two, you might hear a different cohesion of the band. more natural maybe.
I had asked Mark about it because at the time I was wanting to acquire it. I'm a lefty too. Around the same time, someone had sold an epiphone acoustic of his.
also- do you know who donated ss3 to the emp museum? jw
With Kurt being my inspiration as a kid, I traded my Dad's Gibson Melody Maker in for an original 66' Red and White Mustang that I found in a pawn shop. Later I bought a 69' Sonic Blue Mustang 90's Japanese re-issue. Somehow I thought it would be a good idea to swap the pick guards (White Mother of Pearl on Sonic Blue, Deep Tortoise Shell Red on Red) not knowing what I was doing. Messed them both up...but they survived.
I bet that tortoise shell red on red looked good☆
@@clintwilson6380 You're not wrong my friend
Made a mistake. Dave Navarro has a Jagstang. Petter Buck has one also. He's playing it in "what's the frequency Kenneth. My bad
He really loved his jaguar it was the only guitar he never allowed to be thrashed.
he tossed it around a couple times mainly when he was intoxicated lol
Hey, i know who owns the Skystang I ! It’s Kurt’s father and his family. I know Kurt’s stephsister
4:48 If it wasn't written by Dave Grohl it's not an autobiography. It's a biography.
Good catch! I shouldn't have worded it like that.
achly pats guitar was not turned up loud anoth so you could no hear over drums base and his vocals
@3:50
He called it "Denace the menace" shirt!
I've found one in a store!!! Was SOOOO STOOOKKKEEDD!!!
I saw the gawddamn tag in the back and realized! "This isn't a thrift store find!!!...
It's a rad short attached to one of the LAMEST FRANCHISES EVER!!!!"
Tbh I think of the red mustang when I think of Kurt
i made a sort-of replica of the skystang 1, i slapped a hotrails into it like his 1969 stang instead of a jb tho(for that utero tone)
edit: finally said fuckit and got a white jb. hotrails goin in my strat
The mustang was never really a bad 4$$ Looking guitar but seeing Kurt use it on stage made it edgy, hip at the same time low-key
Hey man, I enjoyed the video. I tried to find a way to inbox you, but I don't even know if that's possible on CZcams. Anyway, I've never seen anyone mention the guitar that Danny Ferrington made for Kurt. I only know of it because I live in Monroe, Louisiana where Danny is from. He showed us some voicemails Kurt had left him about the guitar and such. The fretboard had heart inlays. And Danny believes this was used making In Utero. Although no one I know or anything I've found on the web has a picture of this guitar. But Danny Ferrington is known for his work. Let me know what you can find out. I'm Donnie Griffith in Monroe, Louisiana.
Ty for watching! I will put that on my list. May be a little bit but I think there is a lot of interest there.
@@loungeact6311 Ok sounds good. I have pictures with Danny Ferrington and he is on Facebook.
Also, I was in 2 different Nirvana Tribute bands in the past, and one of them was called Lounge Act. Good times!
Fender also got the slide switches wrong on the color for the Sky Stang ll, they should’ve been white.
And the Competition Mustang was pointless really, but I guess they still sell well since I do see them listed on Reverb and Ebay occasionally between 2k and 3k
I firmly believe the Competition Mustang would sell like hot cakes if they ever decide to build it to the correct specs!
I wish they had used hotrails on the cobain signature compstang instead of the full sized JB. Beats the original single coil and keeps the mustang look. Wish they did the matching headstock as well.
It's hard to believe that Kurt played is JAG-STANG guitars for less than a year before he died.
Freddy's jumper is red and green, not black. That's a Dennis the Mennis jumper.
4:48!
YESSSSS!!Q Black tar was around in Seattle at the time! On the east coast its powder instead of tar!
Its alot stronger!!
I've died 9 times from it!! Made a joke calling it "body bag"
Yes... when west come east!.... its fatal
Glad you are still here!
Great video with some good info. It’s hard to get the single coil hotrail that looks like the 90s version, the new one has a plastic one piece cover instead of the taped bobbin. They sell a custom one but it’s nearly double the price with a 2 month wait. I’m sure they both sound the same and are better than the wrong one in the signature model. They really didn’t make the mustangs right like they did the signature jaguar.
One just sold for 10 grand in rural kansas
Damn! That's nuts
MTV, still plays music videos. It's just on one of their other 3 channels. Get so, sick of people saying this when it's not true. They NEVER stopped playing videos. Ever.
dunno how true it is but the kid who got kurts mustang has said it was sorta taken from him either by family or stolen (needs more research) if he sold it himself he was a fool
Yes there's a bit out there on that. For some reason I tried to be real brief about that. Not sure why. That's really messed up.
It seems the lost Mustangs were shipped on the day I was born...sorry guys...hahah
That's awesome!
Bruh they say fender only cause they’re left handed and the mustang looks green cause the clear coat fender used yellowed
True
Nitro LPB turns green as it ages. Poly finishes won't turn color like that. Anybody that knows guitar finishes will know this.
That's true much like the sunburst ones becoming more yellow than orange over time. The only thing that makes me question it is the newer Japanese competition mustangs nail the color spot on. Perhaps they modelled that Ocean Turquoise color after a faded LPB.
Let's be clear. Eddie Vedder had "the flu". On New Years Eve.
🤣
The reissue was copied from skystang 2.
I can't believe they are wanting $1200 for a Mexican made Jag-Stang. I had one of the 2000s MIJ versions. I LOVE Nirvana, but as a practical instrument, it didn't impress me. I sold it and bought a 1999 American Standard Telecaster. That Mustang vibrato and bridge have to be one of the worst designs Fender came out with. That was one of my main issues with it.
It's disgusting. That's a 500 dollar guitar at best. It never got completed and was supposed to be revised, but he died first.
It does have rosewood fretboard though which is a plus for me. Sometimes the Pau Ferro wood used now looks too orange. I agree though Fenders are somewhat overpriced now.
@@loungeact6311 it's amazing what they charge for these, yet a year ago I can get a loaded down fender owned Jackson sl2q soloist for a thousand, or a fairly high end dk2, that does Nirvana music better than the current fender lineup. Even the new Jaguar doesn't sound very good, as the newer model super distortions took a huge quality dip over the years.
@@williamkramer9731 I would have kept it if it had a TOM tailpiece. I sold mine for $700 a year or two ago. I guess I should have kept it and charged some sucker a mint, but I'm really happy with my Tele.
@@adamdarmstaedter1256 personally I think they sound terrible..... I'm not familiar with every part, I just know they don't hold a candle to the original better prices signature mustangs, that were 700 before the prices went crazy, or even the signature Jaguar, that due to lower quality super distortion pickups vs the old ones, you can hear moderate tone loss compared to his. If I do anything fender is going to involve running from these models. I'd rather spend the money on a high end Jaguar that's far nicer. I'm working towards my next and on the fence with the jaguars, modern les Paul, or customizing a kiesel
Those aren't mustangs those are jagstangs
no, he had 2 jagstangs and only played em live at a couple shows. pickguard/bridge/trem/ect is the same as a mustang but the body shape is way different
@@SoggyBaccoThe Blue Jagstang was used at about 12 shows I think