Kurt Cobain Vandalism Strat History | Guitars of the Gods

What guitar history should I do next? Also, I messed up and forgot about Trembuckers and F-spaced humbuckers until after I posted the video. My bad.

Strats were usually bought so he could smash them at the end of the show, keeping the jag and the mustangs nice and safe...well safer

Imagine making a guitar so legendary people still ponder over it 30 years later yet it only lasted 6 months

Fun fact both of those strats were bought at the same time from the same shop sadly only the vandalism strat went on to be famous the other strat is still amazing and has a great history

Ummm- as a member of the Feederz - I’m very happy that Kurt appreciated our album and sense of humor . We made several different stickers - mainly to drive the collectors crazy trying to track them down . It’s an honor to share a tiny bit of the legacy of Kurt & Nirvana.

That story about how Endless, Nameless came about is fucking insane. Kurt is so cool, total rockstar energy. Cool video! It's crazy how you got all this info. I don't really know all the stuff about guitar changes and how they effect sound, but I think I'm gonna try to learn.

"Not her", lol frikkin' love it!! Thanks for the great video, as a true 'lefty', what I wouldn't give to just hold one of Kurt Cobain's guitars...ahhh let a girl dream.

Hey man, awesome video. I really appreciate the effort you put into these. As far as the pickup pole pieces not lining up with the strings, thats because Kurt always used pickups that were meant for a Gibson (which has a narrower string spacing than Fenders). Its the same way with all of his guitars that have humbuckers in them. It doesn't matter if its a bridge pickup or a neck pickup in the bridge position. Even the Mustangs with the JB's are like that. Seymour Duncan makes versions of all these pickups to accommodate the wider Fender string spacing. They're called "Trembuckers" because they are made for guitars with a tremolo. People believe its a 59N just because of the sound. Its just super bright. You can just tell its not a JB, IMO of course. The only reason I know this stuff is because I have recreated 9 Cobain guitars myself that I own. And as you know, ALOT of research goes into making these as authentic as possible. I'm not trying to act like a know-it-all or spread any hate or anything. I just knew the answer and wanted to share the info. Good day.

I have never been a Nirvana fan but I love learning the history of iconic guitar. Great video man. Keep em coming, maybe James Hetfields white Kill Em All V????

Great video! After a few short years, the Telecaster was hugely popular, but Leo Fender wanted to release a new, upgraded version. He reached out to many of his musician friends who had been playing Tele's for input on this new version, and input was to add a tremolo (like a Bigsby) and more pickups, and contours and upper cutaway to make it more comfortable to play (compared to the "slab" Tele). WIth all that input, Leo decided he'd just make a new model, instead of upgrading the Tele, birthing the Stratocaster. Also, Fender string spacing is different (wider) than Gibson spacing, so SD pickups like the JB, or 59' don't align. They now make "F-spaced" versions of those pickups for Fender guitars.

The wall painting at 03.39 is actually David Spade. Someone put the quote there after the painting's been there for some time.

11:22 Vandy 🥺😢😢😭 (ALSO YOU CALLED IT VANDY YEEE

My uncle gave me his limited addition fender Stratocaster. It’s off white with a maroon pick guard, and rosewood fretboard. I have no idea how much it costed him but it’s somehow mine now.

Sweet! Thanks for this, Keith.

Wow!!! REALLY NICE VIDEO!!!! amazing video!! Thank you for share it with us.

Hey just letting you know that late 80s and early 90s strats from Japan were basswood. Not mahogany. Basswood was popular with a lot of "shred" guitars, its light and plentiful in Japanese and Asian markets. I have a red FujiGen around the same year and the wood is basswood and the frets are in fact smaller.. good job on video. Love it

This kind of video is right up my alley. Thank you for making it!

With the 3 way switch you could lodge it between the 1,2,3, notches to get the 5 way sounds. You can hear that on some recordings from pre 5 way switch days.

great video man, love kurt so how about a video on the skystang

you found some awesome pics ive never seen!!! great job!