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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

Did Mark Lanegan co-write Nirvana's Something In The Way on Nevermind?
By Rob Laing published
A new book suggests he did, and was also offered Nirvana's You Know You're Right by Kurt Cobain's widow Courtney Love

Guitarist mods a Squier Bullet version of the world's most expensive guitar – learns a valuable lesson about gear snobbery
By Rob Laing published
David Hilowitz's video is an inspiring journey to create a tribute to Kurt Cobain's Competition Mustang
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