Fender Jag-Stang with Full Kurt Cobain Mods | Demo and Specs

After a second round of mods, my Jag-Stang is now as close to Kurt's prototype as I believe I can get! This is a follow up to my pervious Jag-Stang mod video.

TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Brief recap of the first mods I did
2:04 - Second round of mods

Clean demo:
4:18 - Dumb (bridge pickup)
4:45 - Polly (neck pickup)
5:11 - Old Age (both pickups in phase)

Nirvana demo:
5:47 - Drain You
6:21 - Breed
7:28 - Serve The Servants (with solo)
8:38 - Pennyroyal Tea
10:09 - School (with live solo)
11:15 - Lithium
12:15 - Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle
13:24 - Smells Like Teen Spirit
13:55 - Milk It
14:45 - Sappy (with solo)
15:37 - Dive
16:31 - Lounge Act
17:29 - On a Plain
18:03 - Anorexorcist
19:03 - All Apologies (neck pickup)
20:14 - Heart Shaped Box
21:22 - Blew

22:27 - Amp and pedal settings

FULL LIST OF MODS:
- Seymour Duncan Texas Special Bridge pickup
- Seymour Duncan 59 trembucker
- Custom solid white pickguard
- Gotoh tune-o-matic ABR-1 bridge
- Neck shimmed
- Flipped tailpiece
- Gotoh SD91 tuners

Gear used:
2021 Fender Jag-Stang with full Kurt Cobain prototype mods
Sansamp Classic by Tech 21 (2021 Reissue)
Boss DD7 (for looping)
Fender Tone Master Twin Reverb

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[PalmettoStateSirens]

I still can’t get over how heavenly that clean tone is. I currently can’t afford a Jag-Stang, but the second I get one I’m modding it just like this.

[featheryfemme]

Super cool! I actually came across that thread last month and thought all the info they were able to dig up was insane. I was especially disappointed to find that the guitars they actually sold as Jag-Stangs, plus "Kurt's" red Jag-Stang weren't designed the same as the one he actually had.

[patriotic]

Dude so glad their are people like you who love and care so much about music history.I remember those days well. Been a nirvana fan since day one. He, dave, and krist made music history.

[mirata]

Just saw the notification pop up and got excited af for this video
and proto sounds heavenly.
and proto feels completed with the tom and gotoh tuners
great video as always man!

[Amon.L]

Well done with the further modifications! Proto sounds G R E A T.
Thanks again for the precious support, not only for putting together this accurate demo and give us a proper sonic reference of the actual pick-ups combo the original prototype came with but also for spreading the fruits of our research.

It's quite a reward to see & know how such a guitar has affected and still is inspiring people in a way or another.
No matter who we are... Nirvana fans, luthiers, musicians, guitar collectors, it all comes full circle right here, right now enjoying and keeping Kurt's legacy alive for the years to come.

Keep on rocking, guys! Live Loud!

[jmdean_]

Nailed it friend, love it -- This was also the only demo I needed to see for the Tone Master Twin! So pumped when it came out.

[webb-hill]

Killer job man! I think it sounds way better with those pickups in it.

[JWinnie]

Lomic guitars is awesome! I had him make me a Bronco pickguard for my modded bullet mustang with dual angled Dimarzio X2N humbuckers and the guard is amazing

[chilenskbjorn]

I loved the "serve the servant" part, one of my favorites from In Utero even though it was never a single nor listed as one of the "popular" ones (same with "drain you", though Nirvana used to play it very often).

[thestratman]

Proto sounds amazing! Thanks again for spreading the word about the years of research we've compiled. It's amazing to hear this guitar as it was meant to be and how it was at the time of Kurt's passing. I'm glad the truth is finally out there and widely available for anyone that wants to find it. I'm glad that fans like yourself care enough to make sure this guitars true history and legacy live on for generations to come. Thanks again for the love and support and long live proto!

[pattonPwr]

your best sounding guitar/tone/how you play these songs. Amazing :)

[bimmerman]

That solo brings a tear to my eye. Amazing.

[altonwilliams]

That’s some groovy tone you’re chasing there as well as great looking guitars!🎸🎵

[KBtoogood]

Wow man you really nailed the guitar and tone to look and sound just like Kurt’s. Sick video my fellow Nirvana fan.

[kenminerva]

Hey there man! Great video!! Great guitar!! Great playing!! Man, you nailed Kurt's tone 99.99%!! Thank you!! I love Kurt and Nirvana. Love the playing and the music. Your video brings the memories back 🥺🥺. Btw, what is the string gauge you use?

[Robixino]

nice man!!! love this channel so much, i wonder how Very Ape would sound through that, would be a blast for sure!

[kidwajagstang]

Unless I’m mistaken, the misconception about the bridge humbucker being a Dimarzio was most likely a result of the Fiesta Red prototype having a Dimarzio humbucker installed stock from the factory instead of a Seymour Duncan. Kurt obviously never received the red Jag-Stang, so it ended up on display at Fender’s showroom in its factory in 100% stock form for decades. Anyone could see the DiMarzio logo on the bridge pickup if they gave the guitar more than a fleeting glance. People likely just assumed that the red prototype was identical to how the Blue one must have been when Kurt initially received it. I haven’t found any interviews with Larry Brooks asking him about any differences/changes implemented on the Fiesta Red PROTOTYPE compared with the sonic Blue PROTOTYPE…. (Highlighted prototype bc people seem to always forget that the guitar was still a work in progress at the time of Kurt’s passing.) however, if you look over photos of Kurt playing his blue one, you can easily spot differences in the body and pickguard shapes, so changes had obviously been made. It would be foolish to simply assume both prototypes were otherwise identical.

His blue model had received quite a few mods all thru the In Utero tour and by the end of the tour he was playing it practically the entire show, choosing it over his “Sky-Stang 1” (his main in Utero tour workhorse guitar for the majority of shows), which demonstrates how much more comfortable and fond he had grown towards his blue prototype at that point. Kurt played whatever guitar he wanted to. Sky-Stang 1 became an early favorite of his and was his main instrument for most shows. However, the jag-Stang was getting played for at least 1 or 2 songs a night and was receiving little mods and adjustments based on Kurt’s feedback, which eventually resulted in nearly entire shows played exclusively on his Jag-Stang. It’s a shame that REM won’t let Fender study the blue prototype and recreate it with all of the mods Kurt had done. Instead we all have a facsimile reproduction of the Fiesta Red prototype offered in both colors.

[PatrickA]

I really prefer the sound of that 59 compared to the JB in the mustang. The 59 has more clarity. Nice Job.

[davidmckean]

This is probably the best sounding guitar you own.

[alfiereeman]

sounds and looks great man really nice job and really nice playing