![]() 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. 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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