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Dave Grohl recording in Hilversum Studios, posed at drums
How Dave Grohl delivered his Smells Like Teen Spirit drum track

By Stuart Williams Published

The drum part that introduced Nirvana and a drummer named Dave Grohl to the world was released back in 1991

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A black-and-white live shot of Kurt Cobain performing in 1991 with Nirvana
Could your next amp be Kurt Cobain’s stage-played Fender Twin? Nirvana’s Bleach-era touring backline goes up for sale

By Jonathan Horsley Published

Black and silver panel Fender Twins loaded with JBL speakers – bring yer own Boss DS-1 and you're good to go...

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Kurt Cobain performs onstage with Nirvana in 1993 with angels wings in the background.
Nirvana tone guru Aaron Rash solves Kurt Cobain’s Heart-Shaped Box guitar mystery

By Jonathan Horsley Published

Rash's latest break in the In Utero case arrived via a late-night epiphany and the help of ChatGPT, and it might just reignite the conversation about the impact of body wood on tone

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Your chance to win Kurt Cobain's plectrum — used during Nirvana’s legendary Unplugged show

By Paul Elliott Published

Visitors to the new London exhibition can enter the prize draw

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Jim Irsay in 2023
“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

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A Foo Fighters Drum Kit
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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YouTuber Aaron Rash [left] wears grey and an Adidas beanie and checked trousers as he poses with his Veleno-clone aluminium guitar. On the right, Kurt Cobain performs in 1993 with Nirvana at their MTV Live and Loud show in Seattle.
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

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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...

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Mikael Åkerfeldt (left) and Kurt Cobain: Åkerfeldt wears dark make-up and plays a PRS electric guitar onstage with Opeth in 2024; This B/W shot of Kurt Cobain was taken during Nirvana's legendary 1993 performance on MTV Unplugged.
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

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“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

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