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Kurt Cobain’s childhood home officially recognized as a Washington state landmark
By Matt Owen published
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The guitars were destroyed at the finale of Nirvana gigs in 1992 and 1994
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