Kurt Cobain playing the black Strat, 1991. The Vandalism Strat, as wielded by Kurt Cobain in those heady days when Grunge took the world by storm. Anyway, he came down straight to me and handed it over. Support your favorite online guitar chronicle by getting yourself some awesome shirts! Here is for sale is a Fender 2012 Kurt Cobain Fiesta Red Mustang. O líder do Nirvana era conhecido não só pela criatividade ao compor, como, também, pelos timbres peculiares que tirava com seus instrumentos – muitas vezes, devido a modificações em suas estruturas. I was stuck against the railing of the front row, so I had to wait, when suddenly Kurt came back onstage on his own carrying this guitar, which was not played during the show as it was one of those half-dozen black & white Mexican Fender Stratocasters that he had for destruction, (but no destruction jam occurred that night). A cream-colored and signed Strat, played and smashed by Kurt Cobain in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on October 30, 1992, sold for $153,600. GroundGuitar counts on your criticism and feedback. After the fourth take that didn’t come out right, Kurt went right into “Endless Nameless.” He didn’t even tell anyone he was going to do it and the rage and frustration on his face was so f***in’ scary. Guillaume was also kind enough to send us some photos of the guitar. Eddie Van Halen custom guitars, Kurt Cobain's smashed Strat will be sold at auction Back to video The sale will also feature artifacts and memorabilia owned and used by Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Lady Gaga, David Bowie, and Aerosmith, while another highlight will be the stage-played and smashed black Fender Stratocaster guitar Kurt Cobain used on Nirvana’s 1994 In Utero Tour. The guitar has a “#2” sticker on the back. Kurt Cobain’s Fender Stratocaster MIM (Black) GroundGuitar Merch Support your favorite online guitar chronicle by getting yourself some awesome shirts! Kurt used guitar during the sessions, but had problems with it and ended up destroying it during the recording of “Lithium” (photo). It appeared for the first time with Gilmour at the 1970 Bath Festival. With accurate and classic Blackmore style, the middle pickup on his signature Strat model is actually a non-active dummy pickup. Although it is widely agreed (and even confirmed by Kurt’s guitar tech Earnie Bailey) that Kurt was using precisely Mexican Strats around this time, Guillaume did some research on his own and discovered some interesting facts about his own guitar –. According to Norvell, keeping the cost down was a big priority: “Kurt wasn’t about a £10,000 museum piece to be put in glass above one’s mantle. Even after his suicide in 1994, Cobain continued to inspire his fans. The first, and surprisingly more expensive given its condition, was a cream made-in-japan Stratocaster that was played and then destroyed at a Nirvana gig in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 30 October 1992. Bringing you up close to Kurt Cobain's Guitars 2.01.2009 Black Fender Stratocaster Black Fender Stratocaster Kurt had several of these imported cheaper Stratocasters that he would smash at the end of the set. A black Fender Stratocaster guitar used by Kurt Cobain while performing with Nirvana on the 1993-1994 In Utero Tour. Here for sale is a Fender Kurt Cobain Jaguar with the official Fender Cobain book and hardcase. The bridge humbucker was either a Seymour Duncan JB By the time Nevermind was out, Kurt was mostly playing Stratocasters, the most notable of which was a black model, decorated with a sticker reading “Vandalism”. The band played “Endless, Nameless” for their closing song, during which Kurt took Dave’s place behind the drums. What follows is his personal statement. Cobain, who passed away in 1994, played the 1959 Martin D-18E guitar during the recording of the now iconic MTV Unplugged in New York, on November 18, 1993. As you can see it’s been played, smashed and pieced back together (new neck for once). Two guitars that Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain played and then smashed – one into pieces – have sold at Julien’s Auctions for a total of $281,000. Until now, the most expensive guitar in history was a Fender Stratocaster, dubbed "Black Strat," used by Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour. (Dan). All of us were like, “Whoa!” The band just went into it with him, and I was rolling tape so I recorded the whole thing. (Guillaume:) Fender was busy trying to launch their line of right-handed MIM Strats in the early 90s that they couldn’t bother to launch a production line for lefties. Then he smashed his left-handed guitar, which ended the session for the day. Eventually he took it back, realizing I would get beaten up and that everybody would leave with a string or a tuning key lol, and asked the nearest security guy to lift me up above the rail, which he did, and I was then given the guitar backstage, but not by Kurt who had already fled…I waited a few minutes for my friends to come pick me up at the back exit and protect me. He then had the bridge pick up replaced with a humbucker at the bridge to give it a meatier sound. In case you notice anything wrong with the information posted on this page, or you have knowledge of something that you would like to share, be sure to leave a comment below. Ainda que não seja mencionado entre os grandes guitarristas da história do rock, Kurt Cobain se destaca no instrumento quando uma análise mais atenta é feita. As to the reason why — it’s typical Fender shenanigans, but my bet would be that it allowed them to get rid of the low-end leftovers from Japan. In early 1991 Kurt started playing a black left-handed Stratocaster with a white pickguard and a full-sized humbucker in the bridge position. kurt Cobain played a Strat Discussion in 'Sidewinders Bar & Grille' started by bettsaj, Jun 13, 2010. Kurt played a few (possibly even up to twenty) different MIM Fender Stratocaster in late 1993, few of which were destroyed, some were given to fans, and some perhaps never even got a chance to be played live. Kurt Cobain’s Vandalism Strat started it’s life as a Left handed, 1980’s, Black, Japenese Fender (MIJ) Stratocaster with a rosewood fret board, bought with the money Nirvana got in advance for the upcoming Nevermind album. This guitar was used extensively during the early Nevermind tour, until late 1991, most notably during the Reading Festival on August 23rd, 1991, and Live at the Paramounton October 31, 1991. Kurt Cobain Vandalism Strat Squier by Fender Heavy relic/ Road Worn This guitar is set up to look like the Stratocaster Kurt Cobain played on the nevermind tour in 1991 … Guillaume according to this own words, attended Nirvana’s gig in Rennes, France on February 16, 1994. This is another beautifully made and authentic artist endorsed guitar by Fender. Most notably, this black Strat was used during Nirvana’s Saturday Night Live performance that aired on January 9, 1992. Cobain’s acoustic overtakes David Gilmour’s Black Strat to become the most expensive guitar ever sold at auction (Image credit: Frank Micelotta/Getty Images) Kurt Cobain’s 1959 Martin D-18E acoustic guitar , which he played at Nirvana’s iconic MTV Unplugged in New York concert, has sold for over $6m at auction. And I’ve never seen so much rage and frustration coming out of someone; you could literally almost see Kurt’s vocal cords coming out of his throat he was screaming so hard. A black Stratocaster body is currently owned by the Museum of Pop Culture in Seattle, with a story attached to it that it was the guitar used during the Nevermind sessions. We’ve seen some cool Kurt Cobain guitars go up for auction lately, and now there’s two more – a pair of Fender Strats – being added to the block, courtesy of Julien’s Live.The first electric guitar is a played-and-smashed cream-colored Strat that Cobain used, and then destroyed, at a Nirvana gig in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on October 30, 1992.