
Microphones, who beat off competition from bidders around the world New owner of the guitar is Peter Freedman, Founder of RØDE Show went on to become one of the most acclaimed live albums ofĪll-time, and is widely regarded as the most finest of the band’sĬareer, focused around Cobain’s intense performance and raw vocals. The hits that made them famous, the band instead played an intimateĪnd decidedly uncommercial set of their early songs, along withĬovers of tracks by the likes of David Bowie, Robert Johnson and Meat In November 1993, just five months before Cobain took his own life. Performance for the MTV Unplugged show was recorded live in New York Which sold at Christie’s in June 2019 for $3,975,000.Ĭobain’s guitar also outsold historic instruments including the Fender Stratocaster played by Jimi Hendrix at the 1969 Woodstock festival, and the Gibson guitar which John Lennon used to write the Beatles’ early hits.Īt $6 million, Kurt Cobain’s MTV Unplugged guitar is now the most expensive guitar ever sold (Image: Julien’s) To the sale on June 20, the world’s most valuable guitar was the 1969īlack Fender Stratocaster used by Pink Floyd legend David Gilmour, Guitar, Martin guitar and item of Nirvana memorabilia. Sale also set new auction records for the most valuable acoustic Valuable guitar, and the most expensive item of music memorabilia Martin D-18E acoustic-electric guitar is now the world’s most When it soared to a final price of $6,010,000, setting five new world Originally estimated to sell for $1 – $2 million, but stunned experts Sold for a remarkable $6 million at Julien’s Auctions in Beverly

Guitar used during Nirvana’s iconic MTV Unplugged performance has
