As he explains in our interview from early 2024, they're inspired by the late Steve Albini's Veleno model he loaned to Kurt Cobain that became a key guitar in the tracking of Nirvana's In Utero album.
Kurt Cobain had an angular face; Cuomo’s features are much softer. Cuomo has dark brown eyes; Cobain had bright blue. Other theories are more musical: similarities in guitar playing and singing ...