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Steve Albini reveals Nirvana's In Utero album features a happy accident with Kurt Cobain and a distortion pedal in the studio
By Rob Laing published
His recent appearance on Conan O'Brien's podcast with Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic unearths new information about the In Utero sessions
“I’ve been chasing this sound for so long and it’s finally here now”: YouTuber spends 6 months making a replica of the aluminium guitar Kurt Cobain used to record In Utero, and it sounds incredible
By Jonathan Horsley published
Aaron Rash is an In Utero tone obsessive and having tracked down the amps and pedals behind Cobain's guitar tone on the album he took it into his own hands to build a Veleno clone
Nirvana session cellist Kera Schaley talks about playing on In Utero: "The funny thing about All Apologies is Steve kept trying to talk Kurt out of putting cello on it"
By Rob Laing published
In her first-ever interview about the Nirvana sessions Schaley, talks about her work on songs All Apologies, Dumb and Dave Grohl b-side Marigold
The super rare Fender amp that Kurt Cobain used on In Utero
By Rob Laing published
The 4x12 Fender Quad Reverb was only made for four years in the 1970s – and Cobain's was a very specific version
"It sounds exactly like the record" – guitarist nails Kurt Cobain's Nirvana In Utero distorted tones with two pedals, a Fender amp and some insider information
By Rob Laing published
Aaron Rash's two-year tone odyssey pays off
Nirvana fan tries to recreate Steve Albini's aluminum Veleno guitar that Kurt Cobain used on In Utero
By Rob Laing published
It's very ape, and very nice
Steve Albini recalls the secrecy around the Nirvana In Utero sessions: "I had to do everything I could to keep it under wraps to make sure that we didn’t get overrun by fans and the added nonsense"
By Rob Laing published
He also reveals a young Cobain had kept a piece of the guitar he saw Albini smash onstage at Big Black's farewell gig in 1987
"This is one of the best amps I've ever played" – new video investigates the Fender Twin Reverb Kurt Cobain used on Nirvana's Bleach
By Rob Laing published
Jack Endino's modded Fender amp was Cobain's go-to for Nirvana's debut album
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