Nirvana rocker Kurt Cobain's reassembled but unplayable Fender Stratocaster that he gifted to Mark Lanegan sold for $596,000 at auction over the weekend.
A Fender Stratocaster guitar that Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain smashed and gifted to Screaming Trees frontman Mark Lanegan.
“Since this guitar has Cobain’s modifications for live performance and signs of wear that would indicate prolonged use, it is likely he did not simply smash and discard this particular instrument, but smashed and repaired it to use again,” the auction house said.The Stratocaster was signed in silver marker by the revered rocker as well as drummer Dave Grohl and bassist Krist Novoselic.
“Hell-o Mark! Love, Your Pal, Kurdt Kobain / Washed up rockstar,” Cobain wrote on the guitar, which is housed in a black hard case with “Abort Christ” written on it and includes a stage-used white Ernie Ball guitar strap fitted to the instrument’s strap-lock system.
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