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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

Dave Grohl, Pat Smear and Krist Novoselic still jam as Nirvana in private
By Richard Bienstock published
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 published
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 published
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 published
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 published
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
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 published
Cobain’s acoustic overtakes David Gilmour’s Black Strat to become the most expensive guitar ever sold at auction
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