Super Deluxe 30th anniversary reissue, remaster of Nirvana's Nevermind announced By Jackson Maxwell published 23 September 21 Available in a number of formats and set for a November 12 release, the reissue includes the complete, previously unreleased recordings of four live shows
Kurt Cobain’s childhood home officially recognized as a Washington state landmark By Matt Owen published 2 August 21 The home’s current owner has also laid out plans to restore the property to its original glory and transform it into a “tribute project to Kurt’s early life and career"
The Kurt Cobain Jag-Stang rides again, Cory Wong gets a brilliantly spec'd Strat and more as Fender unveils stellar new signature model lineup By Jackson Maxwell published 8 July 21 New J Mascis signature Telecaster and Screamadelica 30th Anniversary Strat also premiered as Fender charts its course for the second half of the year
Kurt Cobain’s stage-played DOD Grunge pedal sells at auction for $16,000 By Michael Astley-Brown published 14 June 21 The stompbox was used and abused at a Nirvana show in 1993
Kurt Cobain’s Marshall cabinet sells at auction for $93,000 By Matt Owen published 18 May 21 The heavily used cab featured in auction alongside six strands of the Nirvana legend’s hair, which sold for an eye-watering $14,145
Kurt Cobain’s stage-used Marshall cabinet, signed guitar and... hair are up for auction By Richard Bienstock published 6 May 21 You could be the new owner of the heavily used Marshall 1960B 4x12 – or six strands of the Nirvana frontman's golden locks
The secrets behind Kurt Cobain‘s guitar tone on Nirvana‘s Smells Like Teen Spirit By Chris Gill published 16 April 21 How Cobain changed popular music forever with a modded Strat, a Mesa/Boogie and a couple of everyday stompboxes
The definitive Kurt Cobain guitar gear guide: a deep dive into the Nirvana frontman's pawn shop prizes, turbo-charged stompboxes and blown woofers By Chris Gill published 17 February 21 Decades on from the grunge legend's passing, his tone remains one of the most iconic in guitar's storied history
Two played-and-smashed Kurt Cobain Strats sell for more than $150,000 at auction By Richard Bienstock published 4 December 20 The guitars were destroyed at the finale of Nirvana gigs in 1992 and 1994
Two played-and-smashed Kurt Cobain Fender Stratocasters are up for auction By Richard Bienstock published 2 December 20 The Strats were brought out to be destroyed at the end of gigs by the Nirvana frontman
You can now buy a Kurt Cobain-used Tortex pick - for $400 By Michael Astley-Brown published 23 July 20 The 60mm Dunlop plec has been authenticated by Nirvana tech Earnie Bailey
Kurt Cobain’s battered Boss DS-1 distortion pedal sells for $9,000 By Richard Bienstock published 23 June 20 The announcement comes just days after the Nirvana leader’s MTV Unplugged Martin D-18E is auctioned for more than $6m
Prince’s long-lost Purple Rain “blue angel” Cloud guitar sells for more than $500,000 at auction By Richard Bienstock published 22 June 20 The custom-made, heavily-played instrument was Prince's primary stage guitar during the height of his career
Kurt Cobain’s MTV Unplugged Martin D-18E sells for record-breaking $6m By Michael Astley-Brown published 21 June 20 Cobain’s acoustic overtakes David Gilmour’s Black Strat to become the most expensive guitar ever sold at auction
Steve Vai: Kurt Cobain and Billie Joe Armstrong's playing is "virtuosic" By Richard Bienstock published 1 June 20 The shred guru explains what makes the Nirvana and Green Day guitarists' technique so unique
Kurt Cobain’s iconic MTV Unplugged Martin acoustic set to be auctioned for $1 million By Richard Bienstock published 11 May 20 The customized 1959 D-18E is rumored to be the last guitar the Nirvana frontman ever played
St. Vincent plays spellbinding acoustic cover of Led Zeppelin’s Dancing Days By Michael Astley-Brown published 5 May 20 Annie Clark reveals “moderately-played, half-remembered partial-cover”
The biggest threat to the guitar? It could well be guitarists: how online hate endangers the instrument we love By Michael Astley-Brown published 3 March 20 Why we ended up with a culture of player haters, and what we can do to change it
Kurt Cobain’s 1993 In Utero Fender Mustang sells for $340,000 By Richard Bienstock published 28 October 19 His MTV Unplugged tattered sweater wasn’t far behind
Kurt Cobain's custom 1993 Fender Mustang, used on Nirvana's In Utero tour, is up for auction By Richard Bienstock published 10 October 19 Expected to reach half-a-million dollars, the Mustang is "the most thoroughly documented Cobain guitar to come to market"