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, 1994 Cobain talked about designing the Jag-Stang, at the time it had not been produced. He stated to Nardwuar that he designed it by taking a polaroid of the Mustang and Jaguar, cutting them in half and combining them.
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 1994, where the guitar was seldomly played live.
Cobain sketched a basic design that was sent to Fender, which was later published as part of his Journals in 2002.
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