Kurt Cobain’s Epiphone ET 270 | Nirvana Guitar History Episode 2 | Live Bleach Era & Smart Sessions

A deep and extensive look into one of Kurt Cobain’s most iconic Bleach era guitars: the Epiphone ET 270 This guitar is one he most likely used at Nirvana’s 1990 Smart Studio Sessions. An extended look into those sessions and what gear he used. 0:00 - Introduction 0:58 - ET 270 Production History & Facts 1:32 - Technical Specs & Possible Variations 2:16 - When Kurt used his 2:40 - Kurt’s live Bleach era rig 3:24 - Smart Sessions History & Overview 5:17 - ET 270 Gets Destroyed 5:54 - What gear Kurt most likely used at the Smart Sessions 6:18 - Dive Side by Side Tone Comparison 6:59 - Oddities about Kurt’s ET 270 7:49 - Notable Videos/Shows it was used at 8:20 - Overview of my 1971 Epiphone ET 270 8:55 - Tone Playthrough (Clean & Distortion, all Pickup Modes with Bass Boost switch both off & on) 12:00 - Original 70’s ET 270 Guitar Case Sources: Facebook Group “Nirvana Guitars and Gear My links: My amazon storefront where you can buy gear/parts Kurt used: Vandalism Strat Stickers - use coupon code “nirvanaguitars“ to get 2 for the price of 1: Lomic Guitars - Where I got my custom 2021 Jag-Stang Pickguard: Learn Nirvana songs with Fender Play! :1101lpoaU Follow me on instagram at @nirvanaguitars Check out my progressive punk band at Check out my acoustic project at