Kurt Cobain’s stage-played DOD Grunge pedal sells at auction for $16,000 By Michael Astley-Brown The stompbox was used and abused at a Nirvana show in 1993
Dave Grohl says surviving Nirvana members have recorded “really cool” new music By Guitar World Staff Just don’t expect to hear the jams any time soon – or maybe ever
Kurt Cobain’s Marshall cabinet sells at auction for $93,000 By Matt Owen 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 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 How Cobain changed popular music forever with a modded Strat, a Mesa/Boogie and a couple of everyday stompboxes
An artificial intelligence algorithm has created “new” Jimi Hendrix, Nirvana songs By Richard Bienstock A new compilation of AI-generated tracks, “Lost Tapes of the 27 Club,” is designed to highlight the importance of mental health support for musicians
The 30 greatest grunge guitar riffs By Greg Prato 30 years ago, grunge changed the face of rock music forever. To celebrate, we chart the best guitar hooks to emerge from Seattle and beyond
The definitive Kurt Cobain gear guide: a deep dive into the Nirvana frontman's pawn shop prizes, turbo-charged stompboxes and blown woofers By Chris Gill Decades on from the grunge legend's passing, his tone remains one of the most iconic in guitar's storied history
Dave Grohl, Pat Smear and Krist Novoselic still jam as Nirvana in private By Richard Bienstock The trio have even recorded material together
Dave Grohl voices his support for Phoebe Bridgers' SNL guitar smash: "Let me tell you, it feels good when you do it" By Matt Owen The Foo Fighters leader weighs in on the controversy surrounding the indie-rock star's smashing SNL performance
Steve Albini offered to produce Nirvana’s In Utero for free if they beat him in a game of pool By Richard Bienstock The band, however, “were a little more risk-averse than I was,” Albini says
Two played-and-smashed Kurt Cobain Strats sell for more than $150,000 at auction By Richard Bienstock The guitars were destroyed at the finale of Nirvana gigs in 1992 and 1994
You can now buy a Kurt Cobain-used Tortex pick - for $400 By Michael Astley-Brown 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 The announcement comes just days after the Nirvana leader’s MTV Unplugged Martin D-18E is auctioned for more than $6m
Kurt Cobain’s MTV Unplugged Martin D-18E sells for record-breaking $6m By Michael Astley-Brown Cobain’s acoustic overtakes David Gilmour’s Black Strat to become the most expensive guitar ever sold at auction
Kurt Cobain’s iconic MTV Unplugged Martin acoustic set to be auctioned for $1 million By Richard Bienstock The customized 1959 D-18E is rumored to be the last guitar the Nirvana frontman ever played
Post Malone and Travis Barker play raging 15-song Nirvana set in quarantine - and raise $3m for COVID-19 relief By Richard Bienstock Krist Novoselic and Courtney Love praise the concert, filmed at Malone’s home
5 times a live version of a song was better than the studio recording By Tom Gilbert A studio recording merely captures a moment in time. Who says you can't play the song more convincingly 17 days later in front of a live audience in Peoria?
21 underrated guitar solos you need to hear By Jonathan Horsley Lesser-celebrated but nonetheless awesome acts of lead playing from St. Vincent, Kurt Cobain, James Honeyman-Scott and more that might change how you approach your playing
Kurt Cobain's final Guitar World interview: “We play so hard that we can’t tune our guitars fast enough. People can relate to that” By Jeff Gilbert The Nirvana icon talks his love for the Fender Mustang and why he wouldn't endorse Gibson in his last conversation with GW
