It came with the original hard-shell case decorated by the singer-songwriter with a flyer from the punk rock band Poison Idea’s 1990 album Feel The Darkness. The guitar was the seventh of only 302 D-18Es built by Martin and was customised by Cobain, who added a Bartolini pickup to the soundhole. He said he had no limit on what he would have paid.įreedman said: “There were some seriously rich people here and I suppose I could have been completely scared shitless and somebody who has got billions and billions just pays, what, 20, 30 million? But I would have kept going.” We’ve been in that game forever so I’ve been very lucky with Rode and I’ve been able to give away lots of money, quite a few mill.” I paid for it but I’m going to use it to highlight the plight of artists worldwide by touring it around and then I’m going to sell it and use the dough for that as well, later.”įreedman, whose family first opened an electronics shop in Sydney in 1967, added: “The musicians and artists have supported my family since the 60s. He told the PA news agency he was “scared shitless and shaking” when the auctioneer’s gavel dropped, but he is proud to be able to use the guitar to support artists and is already thinking of what to do with it next.

‘The Black Strat’ – sold at Christie’s for $3,975,000.Julien’s Auctions said the sale set five world records, including most expensive guitar and most expensive piece of memorabilia.įreedman plans to display the guitar in a worldwide exhibition tour, taking the instrument to galleries and art spaces with all proceeds going to the performing arts. Record price for a guitar was set in June 2019, when Pink Floyd starĭavid Gilmour’s legendary 1969 Black Fender Stratocaster – known as Roll history to achieve a seven-figure sum. Now whether the it becomes one of the few instruments in rock and by Stephen Thomas Erlewine + If In Utero is a suicide note, MTV Unplugged in New York is a message from beyond the grave, a summation of Kurt Cobain s talents and pain so fascinating, its hard to listen to repeatedly. To tumble when the live auction takes place on June 19. Unplugged guitar has now reached $550,000, meaning that record is set Than a week still to go in the current sale, bidding on the MTV Then surpassed moments later in the same auction, when Cobain’sĬustom-built, left-handed Fender Mustang guitar, played on stageĭuring Nirvana’s 1993 In Utero tour, sold for $340,000. Sold at Julien’s for $334,000, setting a new world record price for

Cobain’s guitar comes in its original hardshell case, and is expected to sell for $1 – $2 million (Image: Julien’s Auctions)Ģ019, the green cardigan Cobain wore during the Unplugged performance The sale is part of the Music Icons event hosted by auctioneer Julien’s Auctions next month. Unplugged show was recorded live in New York, just five months beforeĬobain tragically took his own life in Aril 1994.Īnd according to Cobain’s widown Courtney Love, the 1959 Martin D-18E was reportedly the final guitar he ever played before his death. Now the guitar Kurt Cobain played during the live concert could fetch 1 million at auction. None of their biggest hits, the performance went on to become one of

World’s biggest band and a frontman tortured by his unwanted role asĪ number of obscure covers, songs from their early career and almost Roll history, a raw, unflinching a deeply personal performance by the MTV Unplugged concert is regarded as a seminal moment in rock and Kurt is seen here wearing his brown sweater, t-shirt and jeans with his acoustic guitar from Nirvanas. Performance, look set to make it one of the most valuable guitars Exclusive Funko Pop Rocks Kurt Cobain vinyl figure 67. Without its famous provenance, the rare instrument would be worth aĬobain’s ownership, and its use during Nirvana’s most famous Guitar is a 1959 Martin D-18E acoustic-electric guitar, one of justģ00 examples ever produced by the renowned manufacturer. Kurt Cobain’s 1959 Martin D-18E acoustic-electric guitar (Image: Julien’s Auctions)

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