Smashed!
The Violent Saga of Kurt Cobain 's Gear
...The gear philosophy of Kurt Cobain (born February 20 1967 in Aberdeen, washington) is in hindsight, quite simple. Find guitars, amps, and effects that call take a beating on the road and survive until tomorrow night's gig, if not-trash em' From his array of cheap, lefty Fender axes to a few worthy stompboxes and a parade of nameless, blown-up amplifiers, Cobain seemingly used equipment merely as vehicles for his songs. Still, various interviews suggest a player who was constantly looking for the right piece of gear, whether to riff on or to smash to smithereens, In fact, he came up with the original design for the Fender Jag-Stang, so clearly, this man who was frequently tortured by internal demons also spent a fair share of time thinking about the tools of his trade...
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