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The surprising secret behind Kurt Cobain’s guitar tone on Nirvana’s In Utero has been discovered, 30 years on from its release

By Jonathan Horsley Published

And it’s not a magic pedal, magic amp or a magic guitar...

Guitar Amps
Kurt Cobain Teisco Del Ray EV-2T
“Kurt took the guitar and carved the word ‘SICK’ at the bottom of it”: Two years before he started Nirvana, Kurt Cobain inscribed his friend’s Teisco guitar – now it’s headed for auction

By Matt Parker Published

The Teisco Del Ray EV-2T and a Cobain-owned Franciscan acoustic are the latest instruments associated with the Nirvana man to hit the market

Acoustic Guitars
Jim Irsay with some of his guitar collection – valued at over $1 billion
Jim Irsay, owner of some of the world’s most iconic guitars, says he was offered over $1 billion to sell his collection and relocate it to Dubai

By Matt Parker Published

The Indianapolis Colts owner’s guitar collection includes Kurt Cobain’s Smells Like Teen Spirit Mustang and David Gilmour’s Black Strat

Guitars
Kurt Cobain and Joe Perry, both pictured in the early ’90s
“He loves you guys. He doesn’t like anybody, but he loves you guys”: Joe Perry on the time he met Kurt Cobain – and Aerosmith’s unlikely influence on Nirvana

By Matt Parker Published

The Aerosmith man once met Kurt Cobain backstage in Seattle, but says the Nirvana frontman was almost non-verbal

Guitarists
A Kurt Cobain-signed Fender Jaguar (left), Elvis Presley's Rosewood Fender Telecaster
Kurt Cobain-signed 1966 Fender Jaguar, Elvis Presley’s Rosewood Telecaster head up bumper guitar auction

By Matt Owen Published

A Gibson Sonex signed by Steve Vai, Warren Haynes, Eric Johnson, Al Di Meola and many more can also be found in the mammoth auction catalog

Electric Guitars
Kurt Cobain (left) and the world’s most expensive guitar pick – used in 1990, to make the Nevermind demos
The world’s most expensive guitar pick? A Kurt Cobain-signed plectrum, thought to have tracked the Nevermind demos, has sold at auction for over $14,000

By Matt Parker Published

The pick features Cobain’s doodled take on the Dunlop Tortex logo. “I knew this piece was special when I saw it,” says buyer Shaun Ertischek

Guitar Picks
Kurt Cobain's stage-smashed Fender Stratocaster sold at auction for $600,000
Is this the most expensive smashed guitar ever sold? Kurt Cobain’s stage-smashed Fender Stratocaster sells at auction for $600,000 – 10 times its initial estimate

By Matt Parker Published

The instrument, signed by all three members of Nirvana, er, smashed expectations in the recent sale

Electric Guitars
Krist Novoselic of Nirvana during MTV Live and Loud: Nirvana Performs Live - December 1993 at Pier 28 in Seattle, Washington, United States.
The 5 Nirvana basslines you need to hear

By Joel McIver Published

From Smells Like Teen Spirit to About a Girl, here are Krist Novoselic’s five greatest basslines

Bassists
Kurt Cobain plays a Fender Stratocaster (left), the aforementioned Stratocaster after it was smashed by Kurt Cobain
A Kurt Cobain stage-smashed Fender Stratocaster is going up for auction

By Jackson Maxwell Published

Signed by all three members of Nirvana, the Strat also features a note from Cobain addressed to the Screaming Trees' Mark Lanegan

Electric Guitars
Nancy Wilson of Heart, Nile Rodgers and Nirvana's Kurt Cobain
Nirvana, Nile Rodgers and Heart’s Nancy and Ann Wilson all honored with 2023 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Awards

By Matt Parker Published

The Recording Academy has announced the list of honorees for this year, and it’s studded with iconic guitar talent

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