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Kurt Cobain’s Boss DS-1 sells for $75,000 – is this the most expensive pedal sold at auction?
By Matt Parker published
The highly personalized distortion pedal recently went for more than Jimi Hendrix’s Band of Gypsys Octavia pedal
Kurt Cobain’s stage-smashed 1973 Fender Mustang sells for nearly $500,000 at auction
By Matt Owen published
The sunburst offset was smashed in 1989, and its remains were swapped for a Gibson SG after Cobain's guitar-destroying performance left him without an instrument to play
Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear Reflect on the Making of Nirvana's 'In Utero'
By Alan di Perna last updated
Kurt Cobain-signed 1973 Fender Mustang – which he smashed onstage in 1989 – goes up for auction
By Matt Owen published
The signed guitar was later exchanged for a Gibson SG, after Cobain's guitar-smashing antics left him without a guitar to play for Nirvana's gigs
Billy Corgan claims Butch Vig stole his guitar sound for Nirvana’s Nevermind
By Matt Parker published
The Smashing Pumpkins frontman says he made the comment directly to the producer on first hearing the record in 1991
Watch Red Hot Chili Peppers cover Nirvana’s Smells Like Teen Spirit with John Frusciante on lead vocals
By Michael Astley-Brown last updated
The funk-rockers tackled the grunge classic during a recent show at Flea’s Silverlake Conservatory of Music
The greatest guitar albums of the '90s
By Jenna Scaramanga published
From Pearl Jam to Pantera, Metallica to Morello
Watch Nirvana's legendary Reading 1992 set in full in remastered 4K
By Jackson Maxwell published
The band's final UK performance – an explosive 25-song set widely regarded as one of the band's greatest – occurred 30 years ago today
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