History of The Most Dangerous Guitar: Kurt Cobain's Vandalism Strat | Nirvana Guitar History Ep 8

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  • @--thatbih
    @--thatbih 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +156

    One of the most iconic rock guitars of all time yet only lasted about 6 months. The lore behind this guitar alone is insane
    Edit: I know I'm 2 months late but and this maybe unnecessary but I believe Vandy returned the second time a few days earlier in Texas on Oct 21st 91. Although there isn't many pictures or any video of that show, there is an audience recording on TH-cam. If you listen closely after Teen Spirit he switches to another guitar for About A Girl. I am almost 100% sure it's Vandy as it sounds very similar to Paramount. It couldn't be the mustang as it was smashed two days prior and not the Tom strat as that was smashed in Chicago a week prior.

  • @theshadowgovernment_
    @theshadowgovernment_ 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +55

    its like every new kurt guitar replica of yours is better than the last

  • @jamesmcbride7621
    @jamesmcbride7621 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Your attention to detail is absolutely insane. Mad respect. Love the channel!

    • @NirvanaGuitars
      @NirvanaGuitars  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you so so much! 😀🙏🏻

  • @spidermanfan.3161
    @spidermanfan.3161 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    A WHOLE VIDEO OF MY FAV GUITAR VANDY?
    hohohohoh Eric man I could hug you!
    you know well that I love vandy and that you did a video all about her after my b-day man
    You’re the man bro!

    • @NirvanaGuitars
      @NirvanaGuitars  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      I'd hug you back brother! Thank you so much for your continued support, I don't take it for granted! I hope you enjoy this video and have a great birthday 🥳

    • @spidermanfan.3161
      @spidermanfan.3161 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@NirvanaGuitars im a bit late but yeah I had a pretty good Birthday 🥳 and your welcome and thanks bro!

  • @Garbageguitarist
    @Garbageguitarist 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +35

    YES!!! Finally a history video of my favourite Kurt strat can’t wait!!!!😮
    Edit: After watching the premiere WOW just WOW I love the amount of research and effort that goes into these videos is amazing I’ll always stand by the live at the paramount look of this guitar but the 91 reading look is very nice also, love your new vandalism strat I love how you’re starting to use the vintage parts to make these guitars accurate, only thing I wish was in this video is a sound demo but I think it deserves a full video for that keep it up!

    • @JackyBuddy
      @JackyBuddy 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      same here bro

  • @KadeKain
    @KadeKain 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

    Just bought a Japan 84-86 E Fender Strat that has is literally almost identical to the VMA Strat. (Besides it being a lil old)
    And I gotta say those necks make so much of a difference. It’s being so skinny and smooth; it felt like I was playing a whole brand compared to new strats. They truly are the best necks

    • @NirvanaGuitars
      @NirvanaGuitars  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      YES so you know!! These two MIJs have completely changed my perspective on strats, especially their necks

    • @bbq4126
      @bbq4126 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@NirvanaGuitars the 80's E Series MIJ/MIK Fender/Squier's have the same neck I think. Good bit cheaper aswell.

    • @KadeKain
      @KadeKain 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@NirvanaGuitars yeah I use to hate Strats tbh, never really liked the look; the feel on the neck was decent… but getting this one changed my opinion completely. Literally became my favorite guitar to play overnight. Which is hard cause I love my double humbuckers mustang.
      So I completely feel you on the feel of it

    • @Eric-r6r
      @Eric-r6r 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I got an 87 E series Squire for Christmas in 1992 and it was the best stratocaster I've ever owned/played. It was stolen in 2007. I still miss that guitar. That particular model is pretty sought after these days. They aren't your typical Squire. Mine was black and it came with a white triple ply pick guard.

    • @KadeKain
      @KadeKain 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@Eric-r6r mines a Fender, its needs some work on it as it’s definitely been used a lot. But ever with all that. It handles great; made me think about strats in a new light. I definitely understand the hype now. Best decision I made.

  • @djcj424
    @djcj424 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    I think one of my favorite things about watching your videos is looking at your collection while you talk about your newest addition!

  • @shnsltr6853
    @shnsltr6853 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I used to own a lefty 86' Squier ST-362 Strat that was pretty much identical to Kurt's VMA Strat. Excellent guitar! Those old Fujigen made Fenders are hard to beat.

  • @thenugographer
    @thenugographer 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Wow! The history of the sticker’s origin is as rad as the sticker itself! Excellent work

  • @FriendlyNirvanaToneChaser
    @FriendlyNirvanaToneChaser 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Bro has the better productions than Hollywood, keep up the work man, ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS CHANNEL!!!!! I guarantee give it about 2 months and your channel will BLOW UP!

  • @LEADERYELIAN
    @LEADERYELIAN 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Bro I remember 2 years ago I used to watch your vids on the way to school keep up the good work🎸

  • @MilesTippett
    @MilesTippett 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +47

    Billy Corgan's bat strat is pretty Iconic as well.

    • @magraretsbane6274
      @magraretsbane6274 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      My favorite of Corgan’s guitars, I’ve been building a replica recently

    • @cameronsharpe6647
      @cameronsharpe6647 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      i was thinking of McCready as well personally hes who i immediately think of as a 90s strat player

    • @MilesTippett
      @MilesTippett 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@cameronsharpe6647 I think of him as a strat player, but I wouldn't be able to pick his guitar out of a lineup

    • @MrBikboi
      @MrBikboi 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      The GOAT Corgan is such a stud.

    • @cassieeatscockroaches999
      @cassieeatscockroaches999 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      how about the gish strat?

  • @monkist
    @monkist 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you so much for doing these in-depth videos about Kurt’s guitars! They are really priceless!
    During the mid- to late 90s I tried to reproduce this guitar for myself and all I could base my observations and assumptions upon were VHS tapes, actual printed media and low quality images found on the current-day Internet, a far cry from the vast resource it is now.
    The guitar I made was kind of okay and I treasured for decades before I finally sold it - but the one you put together, including all the info surrounding it, is a masterpiece!
    Great job!

  • @Hahahahadavee
    @Hahahahadavee 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Man i love your videos ! You should try getting nirvana tones using multi effects and compare it to authentic Kurt’s pedals

    • @Jeebuz
      @Jeebuz 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Yeah i had the same thought about multi effects . Don’t know if it can replicate nirvana tones

  • @chadotto6275
    @chadotto6275 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    I am 19 miles away from Aberdeen Washington 💯

  • @musicalmiscellany
    @musicalmiscellany 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Man. I would've loved to have this research back in 1995. I remember my friend Scott and I sitting in his mom's basement pouring over photos and videos fro Nirvana performances trying to figure out if the Vandalism strat was a Fernandes with a Fender neck or a Fender with a Fernandes neck. This video clarified a 30 year old question. Thanks.

  • @Justin-hb6cg
    @Justin-hb6cg 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    If he played that Strat anywhere in England today, he would be arrested and processed in record time.

    • @Sabhoh
      @Sabhoh 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      These days if you say you’re English, you’ll be arrested and thrown in jail

    • @Justin-hb6cg
      @Justin-hb6cg 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@SabhohProclaim it loudly in the wrong place, and you could be.
      Seriously.

    • @Sabhoh
      @Sabhoh 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@Justin-hb6cg when did this come in?

    • @Sabhoh
      @Sabhoh 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Justin-hb6cg to be fair, I doubt it. They’ve bigger problems to deal with, rioting Nazis, pogroms and whatnot

    • @AutisticVaxtard
      @AutisticVaxtard 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Bankers

  • @GothCthulhu
    @GothCthulhu 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great vid as always. Keep em coming.

  • @Novax4053
    @Novax4053 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    IM SO EXCITED YOU ROCK ERIC!

  • @jadenlittlerocker315
    @jadenlittlerocker315 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Watched you video already couple of times, SO COOL
    Looking at the photos of the Vandalism Strat in June 10 with the original Fender neck has made me so happy my build has the truss rod adjuster at the heel too.
    I'm only 8 and Kurt has influenced me greatly.

    • @NirvanaGuitars
      @NirvanaGuitars  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you so much for the support and kind words! I definitely prefer heel adjust truss rods, even though it's a pain when time to adjust them 😂 but it's worth it!
      I discovered Nirvana when I was 14, so you've got me beat! Thank you for the kind comment Jaden!

    • @jadenlittlerocker315
      @jadenlittlerocker315 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@NirvanaGuitars I been playing drums since 3 and always had guitars around me but not till I really discovered Kurt and Nirvana did I teach myself to play guitar. I have a channel too showing my music journey with so many Nirvana songs.on drums and guitar. Kurt is so influential. Your channel has been so helpful to me too. Thank you for your Videos.

  • @JackyBuddy
    @JackyBuddy 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    OMG BRO!! THE VANDALISM STRAT IS SOOOO UNDERRATED. IM WATCHING THIS THE MILLISECOND IT COMES OUT

    • @angutimmm
      @angutimmm 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Dawg I don’t think it’s underrated it’s like his most overrated guitar😭🙏

    • @ZarahandNirvana
      @ZarahandNirvana 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@angutimmm I think the most overrated are the mustangs, specially skystang and the comp mustang

    • @angutimmm
      @angutimmm 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@ZarahandNirvana idk like 1, comp, 2 vandalism strat or jaguar, 3 skystang, vandalism is overrated af

    • @ZarahandNirvana
      @ZarahandNirvana 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@angutimmm I think his jaguar is WAY overrated

    • @Sabhoh
      @Sabhoh 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@angutimmmfound the cop!👮

  • @rutger51
    @rutger51 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Yes!❤ A video about the vandelism guitar one of my favorite guitars!

  • @Zad_Anzaloone
    @Zad_Anzaloone 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I can already imagine how much research he had to do to tell us the whole story of this great Kurt guitar.
    This guy is incredible

  • @PrettyboyAshtun
    @PrettyboyAshtun 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    this the one i’ve been waiting for

  • @locked_tactical1809
    @locked_tactical1809 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This has been my favorite guitar since I got into nirvana like a year ago with your videos! And it's so cool to see this accurate build in your hands! Much love to you keep going(it was also cool to see a reference to blue as I know you also recently seen green day live)

  • @smiley3637
    @smiley3637 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    When I saw Billie Joe's blue I realized how much I'd start a channel like yours but instead for green day stuff

  • @NateMcCannon
    @NateMcCannon 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    love this, these videos have become a real treat to watch, always exited for a new one

  • @digglydonk
    @digglydonk 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    vandalism strat is a personal fave, super hyped for this

  • @DocterFweedy
    @DocterFweedy 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    We definitely need a Jaguar history video even though there are a couple on TH-cam, the way you explained the history of a guitar is unmatched.

  • @naeromagus
    @naeromagus 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I have an I serial number st62. With a 90s 59n also. Black with the paper vandalism sticker. The quality of this guitar is amazing the wood and the neck shape make it among my favorite guitars that i own

  • @fuzzcous
    @fuzzcous 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    'Vandalism as beautiful as a rock in a cops face' is a verse from Feederz song Gut Rage.
    Interesting video

  • @SpiralIntoAVoid
    @SpiralIntoAVoid 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I knew this guitar had history but never figured it had THAT much of history. Thats awesome.
    Your kid self would be screaming and probably a fan of your actual channel following it I bet haha. Keep up the great work.

  • @tsg_frank
    @tsg_frank 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Absolutely iconic guitar, easily the most visually striking stratocaster I've ever seen.
    I always think about the Endless Nameless Paramount '91 destruction when i look at it, it's a guitar that makes you wanna play it as hard as possible!

  • @MichaelsMusic193
    @MichaelsMusic193 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    So exited Eric! You’re the best!

  • @tomas23769
    @tomas23769 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    “Teachers In Space” that’s soooo fucked lmao.
    That Billie Joe nod gave me a bad case of false hope that there’ll be a video on Blue at some point where we get to see you play some awesome old school Green Day riffs

  • @mycawild
    @mycawild 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I’m happy you got the vandalism strat it’s my favorite Stratocaster ❤❤

  • @SuperStrik9
    @SuperStrik9 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Got a 79 Strat that I bought in the late 90s for $700. Killer guitar. Ash body that's heavy as hell, white pickguard/pickup covers with a maple neck. I love it. I'm a massive Ritchie Blackmore fan and it looks exactly like the Strat he played at Cal Jam (obviously the guitar he used was a different year than mine since Cal Jam was in 74).

  • @rutger51
    @rutger51 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Love❤ Good video!

  • @willstevenson6699
    @willstevenson6699 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I can’t wait that long 😢

  • @PulseXP-yo8wu
    @PulseXP-yo8wu 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Watching this at a hotel after getting back from an indoor festival. I’ve been looking forward to a video on the Vandalism Strat! Going to enjoy watching this while eating chocolate out of a coffee mug.

  • @mistopraro666
    @mistopraro666 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I have this exact guitar, and mine is also left handed! I like it so much that I dont even dare to modify it, even tho it would be cool to have an 1:1 replica

    • @NirvanaGuitars
      @NirvanaGuitars  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Wow that is amazing! As accurate as it can possibly get especially since it's left handed!!

  • @DesiredH
    @DesiredH 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Yes! Vandalism is getting it's own video now!...Do you think you'll be able to do a hands on like the Mustangs and VMA Strat? 👀

  • @mikerobbins4138
    @mikerobbins4138 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Awsome I really enjoyed how you laid out the info on this guitar thank you

    • @NirvanaGuitars
      @NirvanaGuitars  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you so much for watching!

    • @mikerobbins4138
      @mikerobbins4138 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @NirvanaGuitars now if I can find an orig small clone to go with my 69 orig mustang ir s.l.t.s guitar been looking since the 90's

  •  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Cobain is mostly know for his Jaguar and Mustangs, but this Strat has always been my favorite Nirvana guitar by far. He also used it during the period when the band was actually happy, before the fame and addictions drama

  • @monkeytomars8770
    @monkeytomars8770 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I bought a replica of this one yesterday! I am so hyped!

  • @hankyharry
    @hankyharry 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love all the videos of this channel!

    • @NirvanaGuitars
      @NirvanaGuitars  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      😭 🙏 I cannot thank you enough!!

  • @exclamationanimation3416
    @exclamationanimation3416 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You should do a guitar history video about Kurt’s jag

  • @destructproduct14
    @destructproduct14 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I love that guitar so much

  • @dnlv1094
    @dnlv1094 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Are you gonna make a jaguar history video?

  • @GuitarMigi73
    @GuitarMigi73 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    For even more accuracy: the sticker's lettering is Helvetica, not Arial. Keep on the good job, anyway ;-)

  • @AxelZer0YT
    @AxelZer0YT 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Favorite strat OAT

  • @Georgeisjawa
    @Georgeisjawa 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    YES ITS FINALLY HAPPENING!!!

  • @stephenpage5687
    @stephenpage5687 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I like the custom or order only yellow Strat featured as the lead guitar on the Official Music Video of Pearl Jam's Even Flow song from the band's seminal Ten album.

  • @andoros.7017
    @andoros.7017 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It was made 1984-1987. The E9 ≠ Eighty-Nine as US serial #s signify. I looked into it quite a bit because I also have an ST-362V (Lake Placid Blue) with E9 serial number that I got as a Craigslist score for $300 about 5 years ago.
    I knew Kurt was fond of Japanese Fenders but wasn’t aware his Vandalism strat was a ST-362 - cool to learn this, thanks for the videos!

  • @tymime
    @tymime 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Always happy to see people mention Buddy Holly

  • @Gabriel_335cda
    @Gabriel_335cda 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    One of my fav kurt guitars 🔥

  • @tomstone4877
    @tomstone4877 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks eric this is a great birthday present

    • @NirvanaGuitars
      @NirvanaGuitars  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Happy birthday!! Hope you have a great day 🥳

  • @MarkGarcia-ji4ix
    @MarkGarcia-ji4ix 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    1991 live at reading tone reveal? Liked how the clean tone sounds

  • @aut_ism3
    @aut_ism3 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Fav kurt guitar

  • @nirvanaupscaled
    @nirvanaupscaled 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Awesome Video Man :) 😍😎

  • @Silverfan97
    @Silverfan97 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Most iconic Kurt Strat. Ever

  • @Frank_Kimono
    @Frank_Kimono 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I got a good replica of Vandalism Strat myself, bought it as a relic to hang on the wall, but I actually use it for practice

  • @prof.aggrospeed4315
    @prof.aggrospeed4315 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hey! I did a lot of research on these and i can confirm that appart from the « i » serial run, they pretty much all come with the black plastic string trees, from « e » to « h ». So it would confirm that Kurt was an « i » serial. They don’t come by often and practically never in black.

  • @DaveWire
    @DaveWire 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    good job like always ! a video about the jaguar would be very fine ! thx

  • @kylehunter2012
    @kylehunter2012 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Kurt’s one of the main reasons I like strats, him and Billy Corgan, Kurt’s the reason I stick with rosewood boards and bridge humbuckers. Strats are just it man, it’s Leo Fender stumbled onto the perfect guitar with it

  • @Kevinized100
    @Kevinized100 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Fantastic video

  • @ameuluvs
    @ameuluvs 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Vandalism strat is my fav kurt guitar next to phis phase 4 univoxes

  • @Themoonmainmoon
    @Themoonmainmoon 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Gnarly guitar. Defo one of my favourites of his

  • @j_c_93
    @j_c_93 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I'm sorry I have to break it to you, but the sticker isn't 100% accurate. Your sticker is using Arial as its font but the original uses Helvetica. You can tell by comparing the Arial R with the Helvetica R. I also don't think Arial was invented yet back then.

    • @popfortyfive
      @popfortyfive หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah, "most realistic sticker" goes out the window if it's in Arial... DOH!

  • @dimmestgold16
    @dimmestgold16 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Would love to see a Jag-Stang history video !

  • @Freeman009
    @Freeman009 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    hey how about the "hybrid mustang" guitar that kurt had in 1990 and in the "in bloom" video, in an alternate version?

  • @thrillvilled111
    @thrillvilled111 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Would love to see Kurt's Ferrington Custom Guitar in this series! 🎸

  • @ScottEvans-vk7hse
    @ScottEvans-vk7hse 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I had a 1988 MiJ strat that had those roller string guides. I thought that they were not standard so I removed them for the vintage type!

  • @dathorndike4908
    @dathorndike4908 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    One of the things that made Kurt so special is how no matter how much he liked a guitar, if he was in a certain mood he had no qualms about smashing it to pieces. That kind of uninhibited emotion you just never see in musicians today. Everyone is so calculated in their image and actions. Its not rock n roll. Kurt was one of the few last great true rock stars.

  • @HivezGaming
    @HivezGaming 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Hey Eric, great video! I was wondering if you can recreate the studio version of Come as you are and the exact tones for your next video. Thanks!

  • @chadholmes
    @chadholmes 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Appreciate all the detail on the Japanese Strats! I see you have a Tone master Twin Reverb. It would be awesome to see what that sounded like with twin Celestion green back speakers, with the Pre Rola Pulsonic cones! The Pulsonic cones is apparently where much of the tone comes from. Would love to see if those played well in the Tone Master, which I don’t believe has been done before. Thanks again!

  • @Eoghan_guitar11
    @Eoghan_guitar11 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Is the paramount vid coming soon??

    • @NirvanaGuitars
      @NirvanaGuitars  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes! An updated Paramount tone video is long overdue

    • @Eoghan_guitar11
      @Eoghan_guitar11 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yayy thank u, and also what about a full del mar vid???​@@NirvanaGuitars

  • @Nirvana_Guitarist91
    @Nirvana_Guitarist91 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I know I'm a bit late to comment but this was so good! Finally we have the most iconic strat's history video! Can't wait for the TOM one! It would be cool if you made a Jaguar history video plus a most accurate build of the Jag, but that would take a lot of time... and money. Keep it up!

  • @LukeMcGuireoides
    @LukeMcGuireoides 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    If you wanna see some amazing live Nirvana from this time check out the Sonic Youth film The Year Punk Broke. Best concert film ever, footage from several European festival dates and some club appearances. All brilliant performances and footage + a bunch of backstage antics.

  • @honestlyliam
    @honestlyliam 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I can’t wait a whole day for this😢

  • @MarlonEdwards86
    @MarlonEdwards86 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Im making a vandalism strat rn i bought a load of cheap parts to make it cant wait for it to be finished

  • @Tiibero
    @Tiibero 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Peacefully waiting for Ruisrock 1992 tone recreation🌝

  • @AnodyneHipsterInfluencer
    @AnodyneHipsterInfluencer 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Those black, plastic, "roller" style string trees are what likely threw off Guitar Center. Those are what came stock on all the earlier, E-series, mid-80's "Contemporary" Strats. They actually are _not_ stock on the 362's and Kurt's - with the typical vintage style string trees - was. I'm sure, knowing Fender, that it's likely some 362's came from the factory with the black, plastic, "roller" style string trees just because they - as taught by Leo Fender himself - let nothing go to waste. So any extras laying around would definitely get used. Situations like that are one of several reasons why Guitar Center is one of the last places where you can score good deals on used gear. They buy used gear in large quantities, don't pay top dollar for it or take it in on trades and obviously, not every GC employee is an expert on every piece of used gear that walks through the door. Whereas pretty much everywhere else today - everyone knows what everything's worth and what the highest price someone paid for a similar model was. So now everybody - stores or private sellers - price all their used gear more or less the same. Which has substantially diminished the opportunities to score a deal.
    Also, I never knew the "Vandalism" Strat was mahogany. Mahogany Strats have a tone uniquely their own. There are very rare instances of vintage Strats (mostly early 1060's) made from mahogany and they are some of the best sounding Strats I've ever heard in my life.
    Cool video, keep up the great work.

  • @James__________________
    @James__________________ 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    We need to see a history video on the Jaguar and Competition mustang

  • @Brannington
    @Brannington 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    HAH i see you threw in my volcanic analogy ;D

  • @luiluke_
    @luiluke_ 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The body is made out of Mahagony? That's unusual and really cool for a strat! :)

  • @SupaTNT_OG
    @SupaTNT_OG 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    33 years ago today was the best Nirvana concert of all time… wow lol

  • @SOAMLE
    @SOAMLE 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love that Kurt had almost no care about his guitars if it had a humbucker in the bridge (okay, sometimes a single coil), he was good. Point being, he didnt get hung up on instruments. They were disposable.

  • @slimkickens
    @slimkickens 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Blue is more iconic. And my argument is simple. As you said, Kurt is mostly associated with mustangs and jaguars, but Blue is the guitar Billie is most associated with. It's also in over a half dozen music videos

  • @gabrielmendes9715
    @gabrielmendes9715 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    11:35 what is the concert that appears in the video?

    • @TokiWartooth14
      @TokiWartooth14 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Maple leaf Gardens 11/4/93

  • @c.a.k.comedy692
    @c.a.k.comedy692 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The super strat style was my first guitar I’ve owned and I now own like over 10 super strats and like 1 explorer lol

  • @Goofycousins-z3u
    @Goofycousins-z3u 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Eric I have watched almost every video and now the vandy?!

  • @PrettyboyAshtun
    @PrettyboyAshtun 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    i’m a simple man i see nirvana guitars uploaded and i click.

  • @NuckleHead10
    @NuckleHead10 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    this guy is amazing

  • @danybr1
    @danybr1 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    6:42 the low tone was purposely disconnected for sound reasons and the knob was removed as it was no longer needed

    • @NirvanaGuitars
      @NirvanaGuitars  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Source?

    • @NirvanaGuitars
      @NirvanaGuitars  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Would still like a source for this

  • @condon1738
    @condon1738 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    try recreating the live at paramount show again!

  • @mrNobody100
    @mrNobody100 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    guitar center website rules, i once got a $150 value reverb pedal for like, 80 bucks, because someone either didn't know what the fuck they were doing, or didn't care. either way, gotta love those guitar center used gear finds

  • @indigohammer5732
    @indigohammer5732 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    "one of the most recognized Straits of all time." Nah. It's not, and you know it. They weren't worth a fuck

    • @NirvanaGuitars
      @NirvanaGuitars  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      We definitely all know for a fact that is not one of the most recognized straits

  • @Shewjei
    @Shewjei 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    the vma is still the more iconic strat in my heart

  • @arigershon8872
    @arigershon8872 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I’m building a new Strat for my nirvana cover band and I already have a mustang for the in utero era now i want a Strat for the never mind and as we talk about before I’m putting a 59 in the bridge but what should I use for single coils