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Five 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?

Vernon Reid

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

Nirvana's Krist Novoselic: "I'm never in any bass magazines"

By Bass Player Staff

Back in 2012, we met the bassist turned political activist, commentator and now recipient of his own signature instrument

Violet Grohl, Dave Grohl, Beck, St. Vincent, Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear perform onstage during The Art of Elysium and We are Here Present Heaven is Rock and Roll at Hollywood Palladium on January 04, 2020 in Los Angeles, California

Watch surviving Nirvana members play classic tracks with St. Vincent, Beck and Dave Grohl’s daughter

By Michael Astley-Brown

Grohl, Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear perform a searing five-song set

Kurt Cobain’s 1993 In Utero Fender Mustang sells for $340,000

By Richard Bienstock

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

Expected to reach half-a-million dollars, the Mustang is "the most thoroughly documented Cobain guitar to come to market"

This compositional trick has been used to great effect by Nirvana, Stone Temple Pilots, The Eagles, Queen and many more

By Jimmy Brown

Learn how to walk down scales with contrary motion

Guitar Techs Explore Kurt Cobain's 'In Utero'-Era Fender Mustangs

By Damian Fanelli

A rare, up-close look at Kurt Cobain's 'In Utero'-Era Fenders.

Watch Dave Grohl and Warren Haynes Play Nirvana’s “All Apologies”

By Richard Bienstock

The two musicians joined together for a surprise set at North Carolina club the Orange Peel.

Watch Anthony Vincent Perform Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" in 42 Different Styles

By Richard Bienstock

Artists featured in the rendition include Tool, Ghost, Dream Theater and others.

Watch Former Nirvana Band Mates Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic Reunite Onstage

By Richard Bienstock

Novoselic joined the Foo Fighters in Seattle to perform "Molly's Lips"

Kurt Cobain’s 1959 Martin D-18E Lost in Frances Bean Cobain's Divorce

By Jackson Maxwell

How to Get Nirvana's Guitar Tones with Five Cheap Pedals

By Jackson Maxwell

Watch the Three Surviving Members of Nirvana Perform "Big Me" in Oregon

By Jackson Maxwell

Hear Nirvana Play "Dumb" and "Polly" Acoustic at an Edinburgh Pub in 1991

By Jackson Maxwell

The Top 10 Guitar-Playing Frontmen in Rock

By Damian Fanelli

Watch How Children React to Nirvana

By Christopher Scapelliti

Fine Brothers Entertainment, the makers of “Kids React” videos, are back with a new clip showing how kids react to hearing Nirvana for the first time.

The Definitive Kurt Cobain Gear Guide

By Chris Gill

This classic article from the August 1997 issue of Guitar World serves as the definitive guide to Kurt Cobain's grungy assortment of pawn shop prizes, turbo-charged stomp boxes and blown woofers.

Kurt Cobain’s Vintage Late-Fifties Hagstrom Deluxe Is on eBay

By Christopher Scapelliti

A Hagstrom Deluxe solidbody electric guitar once owned by Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain is up for auction on eBay.