Courtney Barnett – Things Take Time, Take Time

Barnett is seen using Kurt Cobain's signature Jaguar in 2016 perfromance in Festival Fauna Primavera in Chile.

Barnett also used Kurt Cobain's signature model during the recording of 2021 album "Things Take Time, Take Time".

Well, actually because of the circumstances, of Covid, I actually I ended up going to Sydney to record this album, from Melbourne, which is like 10-hour drive. We found this great studio up there, but all I had with me was my Maton acoustic guitar and the Kurt Cobain Jag. I didn't even have my pedals with me, either.

In a 2022 interview with Guitar Player, Barnett mentioned that this is the only electric guitar she used on "Things Take Time, Take Time".

She plays the Jagstang during the whole music video of If I Don't Hear From You Tonight.

Modified Maton EBG808 is Barnett's main acoustic guitar. It is modified and an one-off; Maton refers to it as "CB-808", although it's not an official signature model. As explained in 2021 Guitar World interview:

“They built it for me. So I think it’s my own little personal design,” says Barnett. “I just pointed at two guitars that were on the shelf and said, ‘Can I get something in the middle of this?’ It was mainly the [combination of the] color and the shape. Nothing too extreme.” A customized 808 – a shape unique to Maton that comes up a little smaller but much deeper than an OM – it has a triple-A spruce top with Blackwood back and sides, along with custom binding and rosette. It’s all finished in Vintage Amber Stain. “I love it,” says Barnett. “It's just so simple and sounds so beautiful.” Though it’s not available as a signature model, Maton tells us they refer to it as the ‘CB-808’.

In a 2022 interview with Guitar Player, Barnett mentions that her Maton 808 was used for "thickening up guitar parts" on 2021 album "Things That Take Time, Take Time".

Used on 2021 album "Things Take Time, Take Time", according to Guitar World interview.

We both we both played bass on the album, just with this really beautiful Fender Musicmaster, kind of Mustang-looking thing. I think we played that on every song. That was just a good vibe.

Used on 2021 album "Things Take Time, Take Time", according to Guitar World interview. Also mentioned in 2022 Guitar Player interview.

Pedal-wise, I can’t really remember everything now, but there was a Death By Audio Reverberation Machine. I used that on nearly every song. Just so it wasn't too extreme.

Barnett used her studio's JC-120 for recording "Things Take Time, Take Time", according to 2022 Guitar Player interview.