Kurt Cobain
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“Gilmour’s Strat went for four million”: The man with the $1billion guitar collection
By Paul Elliott published
The late Jim Irsay also had Kurt Cobain’s famous Mustang

Why are parts of the Melvins’ old touring van being sold for up to $40,000?
By Will Simpson published
They’re part of Julien’s latest Music Icons auction
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Nirvana tone sleuth Aaron Rash solves the final part of the mystery – Kurt Cobain's In Utero guitar
By Jonathan Horsley published
Rash’s many years down the rabbit hole have been rewarded as he finally gets his hands on the exact same model Cobain used and it’s an oddball offset with “absolutely wild” pickups

Milk It: Two strands of Kurt Cobain’s hair expected to fetch thousands at new punk-themed auction
By Will Simpson published
Plus GG Allin’s stained underpants...

Opeth’s Mikael Åkerfeldt played Kurt Cobain’s “haunted” Martin and says it was nothing special
By Jonathan Horsley published
Åkerfeldt got a chance to play the late Nirvana frontman’s 1953 D-18, aka Grandpa, in a recent visit to the Martin Museum

“He was a great guitar player”: Which grunge icon could Joe Satriani be talking about?
By Will Simpson published
Plus, he highlights the “only problem” with Yngwie Malmsteen

“We’ve got a new drummer, his name is Dave, he’s the best drummer in the world!”: the story of Dave Grohl's drums on Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
By Stuart Williams published
Best of 2024: The drum part that introduced Nirvana and a drummer named Dave Grohl to the world was released on this day in 1991

"He always felt like one of us": Five seminal records Steve Albini worked on
By Sam Drower published
A sound engineer and Albini fan honours an inspiration
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