The guitar he spoke of at the event (not the one he played- note my error earlier in thinking it was borrowed) was the guitar of the singer Lead Belly who had also sung this song. But Kurt wanted to honor his personal heroes and inspirational singers so he knocked this one out of the park with a hair-raisingly emotional rendition that was Cobain to its core. A song he was not asked to sing and was even asked not to because MTV wanted to hear Nirvana favorites. I will likely never post it but I will record it for myself and then I can watch it and appreciate the incredible stress he must have been under performing this song. I have never been interested in doing video with any of my cosplays but with this one, I will sing this song. But how these two pedals were used together into a Fender Quad Reverb is frequently misunderstood. Its no secret that the Tech 21 SansAmp and Boss DS-2 Turbo distortion loomed large over Cobains tone in this era he drove fairly clean amps with distortion pedals for his sound. This is the driving force behind why I wanted to put all of this together. Kurt didnt use his SansAmp like that for the album at all. My favorite, ever, performance was the MTV Unplugged and Kurt's rendition of "In the Pines" or a.k.a. The set was famous for performances of ‘About A Girl’ and a cover of ‘The Man Who Sold the World’ by David Bowie. Martin & Company D-18E Acoustic Guitar when playing the widely-known and popular MTV Unplugged Live set in 1994. It only needs to be a black watch band.Ī bit of history here too. Another classic guitar that Kurt Cobain is seen playing is the C.F. And, as always, the "OK at pose distance" applies here. Last year, Julien’s Auctions additionally sold Cobain’s iconic green mohair cardigan from the show (which also went for a record price).Īlso included in the auction June 19 and 20 was other Nirvana memorabilia, such as the setlist from the MTV Unplugged performance, a smashed-up Fender Stratocaster from the band’s 1994 In Utero tour, and the t-shirt Cobain wore in the video for “Heart-Shaped Box”.Because I am not completely convinced it always had a gator band anyway, I will stick with the regular leather band it came with. He was used to hearing this guitar through his Fender. Coletti said, 'It was Kurt's security blanket. ![]() Coletti built a fake box in front of the amplifier to disguise it as a monitor wedge. ![]() It also contained Cobain’s half-used pack of guitar strings, three guitar picks, and a suede “stash” bag. Despite the show's acoustic premise, Cobain insisted on running his acoustic guitar through his amplifier and effects pedals. ![]() The $6,010,000 (or around £4.85 million) price tag of the guitar – a 1959 Martin D-18E – also earns it the title of the most expensive guitar ever sold.Ī total of seven bids were made at Julien’s Auctions, where it was auctioned June 19, with a winning bid from Peter Freedman, founder of RØDE Microphones.Īlong with the guitar came its original hard case, decorated by Cobain, including Poison Idea’s album Feel the Darkness, three baggage claim ticket stubs, and an Alaska Airlines sticker. KURT COBAIN MTV UNPLUGGEDGuitar & Case Replicas + GoodiesOn November 18, 1993, Nirvana performed their MTV Unplugged in New York at Sony Music Studios. ![]() This song can be found on the album 'Nirvana: With The Lights Out'. Only around 30 punters witnessed the fabled event, but thousands. More Info - Lyrics Here This is Kurt Cobain singing and his pictures. Kurt Cobain’s guitar from the Nirvana singer’s legendary MTV Unplugged performance in 1993 has smashed estimates of $1 million to sell for more than $6 million at auction. Kurt Cobain and Dave Grohl, The Southern Bar, December 1, 1991: an impromptu acoustic show that would become the stuff of legend.
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