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"kurt c actually didnt have one of these...or use one.... there was a photo shoot once

that one was used, or it was a coronet that was a friends....."

 

he sure did...inside cover of "Bleach" and the front cover of the "Sliver" 7"...plus

a nine shot sequence in Charles Peterson's book "Screaming Life"...Sub Pop days and he's

definitely playing it live in a dive...

 

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7). Red sunburst Epiphone ET270, Japanese-made, used during the Bleach era, no serial #. Kurt had taken off the neck and filled the neck pocket with Elmers Glue, to stop the neck from shifting. It was messy, but worked. He had also put right-handed six-in-line tuners on this three on a side headstock. The fingerboard came off the last time he threw this guitar around (59). Said to be used in the SubPop "In Bloom" video (43) and was his main guitar around that time (41)(57)(possibly seen (25), pg. 132; and is on pg.135, says Earnie). Another picture.

 

http://www.kurtsequipment.com/guitarspage.htm

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suicidehummer asked:

And who is Matsumoku?

 

For the benfit of Epiphone newbies and fans of guitar trivia, Matsumoku is(was) a Japanese guitar-making factory which began exporting guitars to the U.S. in the 60's. They built Epiphones from the early 70's through the 80's, along with guitars branded Aria, Conrad, Lyle, Univox, Ibanez, and many others. The early 70's Matsumoku "Epiphones" were pretty awful --- standard Matsumoku designs with a few cosmetic tweaks --- and bore little resemblance to the orignal Epi models from Kalamazoo whose names they bore. A common example is the EA-250 "Casino" which had a bolt-on maple neck, humbucker pickups, a different body shape and a Frequensator tailpiece --- all features not typcal of what we think of as a Casino either from Kalamazoo or the modern reissue.

 

The later Matsumoku Epiphones saw a return to the classic designs and are among the best of the Asian-made reissues. Many owners consider them equivalents of the Elitist series. The factory was destroyed by fire in the late 80's.

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For the benfit of Epiphone newbies and fans of guitar trivia' date=' Matsumoku is(was) a Japanese guitar-making factory which began exporting guitars to the U.S. in the 60's. They built Epiphones from the early 70's through the 80's, along with guitars branded Aria, Conrad, Lyle, Univox, Ibanez, and many others. The early 70's Matsumoku "Epiphones" were pretty awful --- standard Matsumoku designs with a few cosmetic tweaks --- and bore little resemblance to the orignal Epi models from Kalamazoo whose names they bore. A common example is the EA-250 "Casino" which had a bolt-on maple neck, humbucker pickups, a different body shape and a Frequensator tailpiece --- all features not typcal of what we think of as a Casino either from Kalamazoo or the modern reissue.

 

The later Matsumoku Epiphones saw a return to the classic designs and are among the best of the Asian-made reissues. Many owners consider them equivalents of the Elitist series. The factory was destroyed by fire in the late 80's.[/quote']

 

and to add a bit more trivia... Matsumoku started out in the early twentieth century as a family-owned woodworking company eventually becoming a subsidiary of "Singer (Sewing Machines) Of Japan" making sewing machine cabinets after World War Two before moving on to making cabinets for TVs, speakers and audio components.

 

...and Al's your uncle.

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