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Rob Laing

"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

Kurt Cobain of Nirvana during MTV Live and Loud: Nirvana Performs Live - December 1993 at Pier 28 in Seattle, Washington, United States

YouTuber and luthier Aaron Rash is back with another video Nirvana gear fans need to check out; there's nobody out there who puts as much effort into recreating Kurt Cobain's recorded and live tones. And this time he's had to rethink everything he thought about In Utero's.

We've already reported on Rash's diligent investigations into the Steve Albini-owned Veleno aluminium electric guitar that is a key component to many of the album's guitar tones – including its abrasive clean sounds. He's gone as far as creating his own aluminium design based on it that will be going into production. But what about the rest of the signal chain?

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