As opposed to the later, which was used in NovemberDecember 1989, the Firebird was never actually played live.

He played a few of these Hi-Fliers in his early days, including a sunburst model decorated with stickers, and a white one, given to him by his girlfriend at the time, Tracy.

The Bleach-era was also filled with various half-working guitars, such as the blue Gibson SG, pieced together by Kurt himself, and a Greco Mustang, which went through at least two different reincarnations.

For the album tour, he played a 1965 Fender Jaguar which is the guitar that most people associate Kurt with.

Around that same time, he also acquired a 1969 Fender Competition Mustang, which he used most famously during the Smells Like Teen Spirit music video.

The body on each was routed out to fit a full-sized humbucker in the bridge position more precisely a Seymour Duncan JB, and the stock bridge piece was replaced with a Gotoh Tune-O-Matic.

Also, worth mentioning is the Harmony Stella 12-string, which Kurt played on Something in the Way, and a 1961 Epiphone Texan that styled a Nixon Now sticker on the top of the body.

In the latter years, he switched to an EHX PolyChorusEchoFlanger.

In reality, a lot of factors go into replicating someones sound, and its usually nearly impossible to achieve.

To see the equipment that Jeff actually used himself, and all that went into it, refer to the chronological list below.

So, if you really want the iconic stuff, you could get yourself the Fender Kurt Cobain Jaguar, which is based on the guitar that Kurt used probably the most.

Grab a cheap Mexican Stratocaster, or even a Squier, and load it with a Seymour Duncan Hot Rails pickup in the bridge position because thats exactly what Kurt did with a lot of his guitars.

Youll pretty much use the clean channel all the time anyway, and add distortion with a pedal.

In the case you do, it would probably be best to get yourself a decent used 50w combo amp.

Add to that an Electro-Harmonix Small Clone Chorus, which is what Kurt used to create that wobbly effect on Come As You Are, and during verses on Smells Like Teen Spirit.

To try and figure out when exactly Kurt acquired and used the guitar, we mostly have to draw clues from photos shown below, which unfortunately have no official dating, so were left to theory craft.

It appears to be the first left-handed guitar that Kurt ever owned, and one that he modified pretty extensively.

Kurt allegedly bought the Mustang at Guitar Maniacs shop in Tacoma, WA.

Chronologically looking, this should be the second or the third Univox that Kurt ever laid his hands on, and the first one to feature a maple neck.

The first time Kurt was seen playing this guitar was on May 26.

Kurt had received the guitar while on the road, probably around July 6th or 7th, 1989.

Prior to using this Univox, Kurt had used a maple neck Hi-Flier which he ended up destroying upon receiving the new guitar.

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