![]() ![]() Martin Nolan of Julien’s Auctions displays Cobain’s guitar at the Hard Rock Cafe Piccadilly Circus in London last month prior to the auction. The buyer was Peter Freedman, founder of RØDE Microphones, who attended the live auction in Beverly Hills and successfully won the axe in a global bidding war among those who participated live on the floor, online and on the phone.įreedman plans to display the guitar in a worldwide tour of exhibitions to be held in galleries and art spaces, with all proceeds (including the guitar) going to the performing arts, the auction house said. Pre-auction bids on Cobain’s 1959 Martin D-18E guitar hit $1 million. The previous guitar moneymaker was $3.95 million for a Black Stratocaster owned by Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour, according to Rolling Stone. Kurt Cobain‘s guitar from the grunge band’s epic “MTV Unplugged” gig sold Saturday for a record $6 million, Julien’s Auctions reported. The winner of this auction is in a state of Nirvana. ![]()
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