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After years of searching, YouTuber finally uncovers the identity of Kurt Cobain’s mystery In Utero amp
By Phil Weller published
Guitarist and YouTuber Aaron Rash has been documenting his tonal quest for four years – now he’s discovered the amp that’s been driving him crazy

Melissa Auf der Maur on joining Hole amidst tragedy and her “Master’s in Music” with the Smashing Pumpkins
By Janelle Borg published
In her love letter to the ’90s – the last analog decade – the Hole and Smashing Pumpkins bassist shares how she fell in love with the low-end and became an integral part of the noise-making generation

The 16 most expensive guitars of all time
By Jenna Scaramanga last updated
Fenders owned by Eric Clapton and Bob Dylan, Martins belonging to Kurt Cobain and David Gilmour, and one independently made axe headline the list of most profitable guitars sold at auction

What Kurt Cobain’s record-breaking 1969 ‘Competition’ Mustang tells us about Fender’s guitar building in the ’60s
By Jamie Dickson published
The student-model Fender that ignited grunge on the worldwide stage just sold for $6,907,000 as part of the Jim Irsay Collection

David Gilmour's Black Strat sells for record-shattering $14.5 million in the biggest guitar auction in history
By Jackson Maxwell last updated
We were live on the ground at Christie's auction house in New York as the world's greatest guitar collection went under the hammer

“He felt a responsibility to look after these things”: Inside the greatest guitar auction of all time
By Jamie Dickson published
With Jim Irsay’s epic collection of iconic guitars about to go under the hammer at Christie’s, we find out how this unique treasury of tone was prepared for auction

How Spiritbox's Mike Stringer and Aristides channeled Kurt Cobain for one of modern metal’s most desirable signatures
By Janelle Borg published
The Spiritbox guitar player and the boundary-pushing guitar brand released the all-new STX Series last year

Mosrite Guitars – the underdog firm loved by Kurt Cobain, Jimi Hendrix, and Johnny Ramone – is back
By Phil Weller published
The small but beloved company shaped the sound of punk and surf rock, and now it’s been revived by a firm rooted in the Nashville scene
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