Kurt Cobain’s guitar sold for $1.5 million

2023-11-18 09:33:51

Kurt Cobain’s concert guitar from Nirvana’s final band has been sold at auction

The guitar used by famous American singer Kurt Cobain during his concert has been sold LastAt auction, the price exceeded $1.5 million, according to what Julien’s Auctions announced on Friday.

The house said in a statement that the “Fender Mustang” guitar for left-handed players was the “favorite” instrument of the “Nirvana” leader, who played it on the band’s last tour in 1993-1994.

This sky blue machine is for sale By auction In Nashville, Tennessee, it is in good condition, unlike many guitars that the famous singer broke on stage.

In May, the price of a black Fender Stratocaster that the singer smashed reached $595,000 at an auction held at the Hard Rock Café in New York.

Kurt Cobain committed suicide in April 1994 at the age of 27, following imprinting a generation through many hit songs by the band “Nirvana”, including “Smiles Like Teen Spirit” and “Come As You R”, during a career dominated by heroin addiction and his complicated relationship with Courtney. Love.

On Thursday, Julien’s Auctions also sold another guitar that belonged to Eric Clapton, for nearly $1.3 million.

Nicknamed “The Fool,” this Gibson SG is closely linked to the singer’s time with the band Cream, where he delivered some of the most memorable performances in rock music.

With its striking ornamentation and style, this electric guitar became one of the most easily recognizable instruments in rock music, and became a symbol of the 1967 countercultural “Summer of Love” movement that defined an entire generation.

Eric Clapton, whose musical performances on songs such as “Layla” and “Sunshine of Your Love” earned him fame that made him one of the best guitarists in the world, began using the instrument during Cream’s first tour in the United States.

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