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Fender Jag-Stang
Electric guitar
The Fender Jag-Stang is an electric guitar produced by Fender and designed by Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain.
Fender stratocaster kurt cobain biography book Kurt was described as a happy and excitable child, who also exhibited sensitivity and care. He was the lead vocalist, guitarist, primary songwriter, and a founding member of the grunge band Nirvana. April 8, New York City: Knopf Doubleday.It was intended as a hybrid of two Fender electric guitars models: the Jaguar and the Mustang.
Origins
Cobain suggested his idea for an instrument to Fender, resulting in two left-handed prototypes built by former Custom Shop Master Builder Larry L. Brooks, only one of which was played by Cobain himself.
In an interview from January 4, , Cobain talked about designing the Jag-Stang, since it had not yet been produced. He stated to Nardwuar the Human Serviette that he designed it by taking a Polaroid of a Mustang and a Jaguar, cutting them in half and pasting them together.
Fender stratocaster kurt cobain biography But it is known that he would sport this Lake Blue Mustang for a few dates in Minneapolis at the Tree Club and First Avenue before going back for a second run of the Nevermind tour in Europe, where he would mostly rely on his battled 65 Jaguar. Toggle the table of contents. Archived from the original on November 17, Musical artist.It was shipped back to Fender for repairs before Cobain brought it with him on the European leg of Nirvana's In Utero tour in , where the guitar was seldom played live. Cobain sketched a basic design that was sent to Fender, which was later published as part of his Journals in
According to Cobain's guitar tech Earnie Bailey, the Jag-stang was played live only a few times; at Nirvana's concert at Tivoli Hall in Ljubljana, Slovenia, he used the Jag-Stang for the entire show.
Kurt played the song Dumb with a Jag-Stang, but played the Fender Mustang on almost the entire set.[1] “I’d say he played the Jag-Stang between two and five times on stage,” Bailey says. “There was an early show where he may have used it for a song or two, and later on he may have used it for an entire show.” Bailey says that, to his knowledge, Cobain never recorded with the guitar.
“Kurt tended to record with guitars that he liked to play live, guitars he was real comfortable with,” Bailey says, “and at that point the Jag-Stang wasn’t one of them.
Fender stratocaster kurt cobain biography songs albums facts britannica Although Hoke claimed he knew who killed Cobain, he failed to mention a name, and offered no evidence to support his assertion. I absolutely love it more than any rock'n'roll I ever heard. According to Cross , Cobain suffered a mental breakdown midway through Nirvana's show in Rome on November 27, It ended up at the hands of Cawley, as a signed token of appreciation of a memorable night for Cobain.I believe the guitar showed up not long before the In Utero tour began, and there wasn’t a lot of recording going on then anyway.”
Even though Fender had built the Jag-Stang to Cobain's specs, Bailey modified it as Cobain found things he wanted adjusted. “Basically everything that came in, including the Jag-Stang, I modified,” Bailey says.
“Kurt’s older Jaguar was already pretty heavily modded and he liked it pretty much the way it was. But there were always changes of one kind or another to almost everything”.[2]
Design
Cobain's prototype Jag-Stang had a Fender Texas Special pickup at the neck and a DiMarzio H-3 at the bridge.
The production Jag-Stang includes a "vintage style" single coil pickup and one "special design" humbucker, each with its own toggle switch which a player can use to switch from "on", "off", or "out-of-phase" settings.
It employs the Mustang's "Dynamic Vibrato" bridge and, like both of its predecessors, it has a 24" short scale neck (an exact replica of Cobain's favorite neck, from a Fender Mustang).
Originally produced in ,[3] after Kurt Cobain's death, Fender Japan reissued the Jag-Stang two years after its cancellation due to popular demand.
Fender once again discontinued importing the Jag-Stang from Japan as of May On July 8, , Fender announced that the Jag-Stang would be reissued once again to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Nevermind, and became available to purchase in October These Jag-Stangs would be made in Mexico for the first time.
Jag-Stang users
Kurt Cobain is the one who recommended the idea to Fender, picking up the "Jag-Stang." Cobain was the first to receive and play the guitar, which also featured a mimic of his favorite guitar neck.
He used it on rare occasions. He only used the bridge pickup, a DiMarzio H-8 humbucker, that was replaced by a Seymour Duncan JB SH-4 at some time. Cobain's Sonic Blue Jag-Stang was given to R.E.M.'s Peter Buck by Courtney Love after Cobain died.
He can be seen playing it (modified for right-handed playing) in the "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?" music video. Mike Mills, also from R.E.M., played this same guitar in concert during the song "Let Me In", itself a tribute to Kurt Cobain. An example of this can be seen on their Road Movie DVD. TAS guitarist, Cass Picken is seen playing a Sonic Blue Jag-Stang at a TAS-A-Thon.
Ruban Nielson, of the band Unknown Mortal Orchestra, uses a red Jag-Stang.[4]
Dallon Weekes of I Dont Know How But They Found Me uses a Fender bass that appears to be modeled after the Jag-Stang's body style. Molly Rankin of Alvvays plays a red Jag-Stang. Nicolle Maroulis of indie-pop band Hit Like a Girl uses a custom shell pink Jag-stang.
Conor Walls of rock band Turfboy uses a Sonic Blue Jag-Stang.[5] Dylan Borkowski of alternative group Sixth In Line uses a partially disassembled red Jag-Stang.
Kurt cobain biography books Vanity Fair. But once Kurt managed to get his hands on several cheap brands on the road, he gave this Hi-Flier one last show in November at the Ecstasy, Berlin, West Germany. This German red finished guitar featured two single coil pickups, and a stop tailpiece, what made this guitar a rare version of the model, was the fact that it had a pickup switch rather than dials, which leads to the presumable fact that this model is probably from the sixties. This stage battery is somewhat legendary, Kurt attempted to pogo his SG but failed to do so, then he slammed the neck of the guitar so he could pick up the fretboard and beat its body with it, you can skip to on the video to watch the full thing.John McCauley of the band Deer Tick has been seen playing a Sonic Blue model, covered with stickers, live. Robert Madriaga from the band Barber Floyd has been seen playing a red custom Jag-Stang.