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On the 28th anniversary of when Kurt was found, we'll be honoring his memory by taking a deep dive into his In Utero tour guitar tone. #ripkurtcobain Attempting to replicate his tone and playing every riff and solo that was consistently played on this tour. Skip to 4:48 if you want to go straight to the sound demo TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - Breaking down Kurt's rig and showing what I will be using 0:18 - Guitars Kurt used on the In Utero Tour 1:27 - Pedals Kurt used on the In Utero Tour 3:37 - Amplification Kurt used on on the In Utero Tour RIFFS & SOLOS Played with Skystang: 4:48 - Radio Friendly Unit Shifter 6:38 - Drain You 7:59 - Breed 9:34 - Serve The Servants 10:55 - Come As You Are 12:15 - Smells Like Teen Spirit Played with Jag-Stang: 13:13 - Sliver 14:04 - Dumb 14:45 - In Bloom 15:35 - About A Girl 16:48 - Lithium Played with Skystang: 17:55 - Pennyroyal Tea 19:40 - School 21:03 - Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle 22:29 - Milk It 23:17 - Rape Me Played with Jag-Stang 23:59 - Lounge Act 25:11 - Very Ape 25:59 - Sappy 27:04 - Territorial Pissings 27:34 - The Man Who Sold The World Played with Skystang: 28:47 - All Apologies 30:14 - On A Plain 30:43 - Scentless Apprentice 31:56 - Heart-Shaped Box 33:15 - Blew 35:19 - Amp and Pedal Settings Gear Used: Fender Kurt Cobain Signature Mustang (Modded to Skystang I) Fender Jag-Stang (Modded to Kurt's Prototype Specs) Sansamp Classic by Tech 21 (2021 Reissue) Electro-Harmonix Small Clone Electro-Harmonix Polychorus (Mid 90s Reissue) Boss DD7 (for looping) Fender Tone Master Twin Reverb Lomic Guitars - Where I got my custom 2021 Jag-Stang Pickguard: Vandalism Strat Stickers - use coupon code “nirvanaguitars“ to get 2 for the price of 1: My amazon storefront where you can find some of these parts: Learn Nirvana songs with Fender Play! :1101lpoaU Some of my research was done by asking questions and asking for verification on certain pieces of information in the Facebook group “Nirvana Guitars and Gear”. By far the best resource online for any and all information regarding Kurt’s gear! Graphic at 0:36 with stats of how many shows Kurt played his main guitars on courtesy of Lomic Guitars: Background music is instrumental versions of songs by my band Ithomiid. You can hear the full songs at Follow me on instagram at @nirvanaguitars Check out my progressive punk band at Check out my acoustic project at
