{"id":45095,"date":"2022-05-27T08:00:51","date_gmt":"2022-05-27T12:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/?p=45095"},"modified":"2024-02-28T07:06:35","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T12:06:35","slug":"cobains-guitar-sells-at-auction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/2022\/05\/cobains-guitar-sells-at-auction\/","title":{"rendered":"Kurt Cobain’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” Guitar Sells At Auction"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rock and roll memorabilia is a big business, and guitars used by the biggest rock stars command big prices. According to Rolling Stone<\/em>, the most expensive guitar ever auctioned was Kurt Cobain’s guitar<\/a> from his 1993 MTV Unplugged performance. The 1959 Marin D-18E acoustic guitar sold in 2020 for just over $6M. Until this past week, coming in second was a guitar that belonged to David Gilmour<\/a> of Pink Floyd, which sold in 2019 for $3.98M. Well, now that guitar has slipped to third place. Another one of Cobain’s guitars strums into second.<\/p>\n

\"1969<\/a>

Cobain’s 1969 Fender Mustang Electric Guitar<\/p><\/div>\n

The Lake Placid blue<\/em> guitar, consigned by the Cobain family, enticed a very spirited bidding battle. Collectors from all over the world vied for the late singer’s iconic guitar, and in the end, Jim Irsay<\/a>, the owner of the Indianapolis Colts, was victorious. It was estimated to make $600K \u2013 800K and led the sale when it hammered down at $3.75M ($4.55M w\/p).<\/p>\n

Irsay’s passion for rock and roll and pop culture has driven him to amass an amazing collection. A few of the famous guitars he owns include David Gilmour’s guitar (mentioned above), Jerry Garcia’s Tiger guitar ($1M), and Bob Dylan’s Stratocaster ($965K). Irsay plans to open a museum to showcase his collection.<\/p>\n

When the family found out that Irsay purchased the guitar, they decided to donate part of the proceeds to Kicking the Stigma<\/em><\/a>, an Indiana-based non-profit that the Colts and Irsay started to help battle mental illness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Rock and roll memorabilia is a big business, and guitars used by the biggest rock stars command big prices. According to Rolling Stone, the most expensive guitar ever auctioned was Kurt Cobain’s guitar from his 1993 MTV Unplugged performance. The … More…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":45096,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[49,207,486,487,125,522,621,11,9],"class_list":["post-45095","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rehs-contemporary","tag-auction","tag-auction-news","tag-cobain","tag-guitar","tag-music","tag-musical-instruments","tag-nirvana","tag-rehs-contemporary-news","tag-rehs-galleries-news"],"yoast_head":"\nKurt Cobain\u2019s \u201cSmells Like Teen Spirit\u201d Guitar Sells At Auction<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The legendary 1969 Fender Mustang electric guitar Cobain used in the music video, 'Smells Like Teen Spirit,' was auctioned.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/2022\/05\/cobains-guitar-sells-at-auction\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Kurt Cobain's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" Guitar Sells At Auction\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The legendary 1969 Fender Mustang electric guitar Cobain used in the music video, 'Smells Like Teen Spirit,' was auctioned.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/2022\/05\/cobains-guitar-sells-at-auction\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Rehs Galleries\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RehsGalleriesInc\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-05-27T12:00:51+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-02-28T12:06:35+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/nirvana-guitar.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"643\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1500\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Amy Rehs\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Amy Rehs\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rehs.com\\\/eng\\\/2022\\\/05\\\/cobains-guitar-sells-at-auction\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rehs.com\\\/eng\\\/2022\\\/05\\\/cobains-guitar-sells-at-auction\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Amy Rehs\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rehs.com\\\/eng\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/e9be54a41856350ea54e2acf2fd6f8ec\"},\"headline\":\"Kurt Cobain’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” Guitar Sells At Auction\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-05-27T12:00:51+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-02-28T12:06:35+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rehs.com\\\/eng\\\/2022\\\/05\\\/cobains-guitar-sells-at-auction\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":271,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rehs.com\\\/eng\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rehs.com\\\/eng\\\/2022\\\/05\\\/cobains-guitar-sells-at-auction\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rehs.com\\\/eng\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/05\\\/nirvana-guitar.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"auction\",\"Auction News\",\"Cobain\",\"guitar\",\"music\",\"Musical Instruments\",\"Nirvana\",\"Rehs Contemporary - Art World News\",\"Rehs Galleries - Art World News\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Rehs Contemporary\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rehs.com\\\/eng\\\/2022\\\/05\\\/cobains-guitar-sells-at-auction\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rehs.com\\\/eng\\\/2022\\\/05\\\/cobains-guitar-sells-at-auction\\\/\",\"name\":\"Kurt Cobain\u2019s \u201cSmells Like Teen Spirit\u201d Guitar Sells At Auction\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rehs.com\\\/eng\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rehs.com\\\/eng\\\/2022\\\/05\\\/cobains-guitar-sells-at-auction\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rehs.com\\\/eng\\\/2022\\\/05\\\/cobains-guitar-sells-at-auction\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rehs.com\\\/eng\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/05\\\/nirvana-guitar.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-05-27T12:00:51+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-02-28T12:06:35+00:00\",\"description\":\"The legendary 1969 Fender Mustang electric guitar Cobain used in the music video, 'Smells Like Teen Spirit,' was auctioned.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rehs.com\\\/eng\\\/2022\\\/05\\\/cobains-guitar-sells-at-auction\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/rehs.com\\\/eng\\\/2022\\\/05\\\/cobains-guitar-sells-at-auction\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rehs.com\\\/eng\\\/2022\\\/05\\\/cobains-guitar-sells-at-auction\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rehs.com\\\/eng\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/05\\\/nirvana-guitar.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rehs.com\\\/eng\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/05\\\/nirvana-guitar.jpg\",\"width\":643,\"height\":1500,\"caption\":\"Cobain's 1969 Fender Mustang Electric Guitar\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rehs.com\\\/eng\\\/2022\\\/05\\\/cobains-guitar-sells-at-auction\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rehs.com\\\/eng\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Kurt Cobain’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” Guitar Sells At Auction\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rehs.com\\\/eng\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rehs.com\\\/eng\\\/\",\"name\":\"Rehs Galleries\",\"description\":\"Offering and acquiring high quality paintings in excellent condition. Family owned and operated for more than 80 years!\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rehs.com\\\/eng\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rehs.com\\\/eng\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rehs.com\\\/eng\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Rehs Galleries\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rehs.com\\\/eng\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rehs.com\\\/eng\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rehs.com\\\/eng\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2015\\\/02\\\/indexlogo.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rehs.com\\\/eng\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2015\\\/02\\\/indexlogo.jpg\",\"width\":153,\"height\":85,\"caption\":\"Rehs Galleries\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rehs.com\\\/eng\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/RehsGalleriesInc\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/rehsgalleries\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/rehsgalleries\\\/?hl=en\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/rehscontemporary\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/rehscgi\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/rehscontemporary\\\/?hl=en\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rehs.com\\\/eng\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/e9be54a41856350ea54e2acf2fd6f8ec\",\"name\":\"Amy Rehs\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/03f3a3fe0250c905fffcdbd894185b489f96567736344400c3c3c49a1f060a7c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/03f3a3fe0250c905fffcdbd894185b489f96567736344400c3c3c49a1f060a7c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/03f3a3fe0250c905fffcdbd894185b489f96567736344400c3c3c49a1f060a7c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Amy Rehs\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Kurt Cobain\u2019s \u201cSmells Like Teen Spirit\u201d Guitar Sells At Auction","description":"The legendary 1969 Fender Mustang electric guitar Cobain used in the music video, 'Smells Like Teen Spirit,' was auctioned.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/2022\/05\/cobains-guitar-sells-at-auction\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Kurt Cobain's \"Smells Like Teen Spirit\" Guitar Sells At Auction","og_description":"The legendary 1969 Fender Mustang electric guitar Cobain used in the music video, 'Smells Like Teen Spirit,' was auctioned.","og_url":"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/2022\/05\/cobains-guitar-sells-at-auction\/","og_site_name":"Rehs Galleries","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RehsGalleriesInc","article_published_time":"2022-05-27T12:00:51+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-02-28T12:06:35+00:00","og_image":[{"width":643,"height":1500,"url":"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/nirvana-guitar.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Amy Rehs","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Amy Rehs","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/2022\/05\/cobains-guitar-sells-at-auction\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/2022\/05\/cobains-guitar-sells-at-auction\/"},"author":{"name":"Amy Rehs","@id":"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/#\/schema\/person\/e9be54a41856350ea54e2acf2fd6f8ec"},"headline":"Kurt Cobain’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” Guitar Sells At Auction","datePublished":"2022-05-27T12:00:51+00:00","dateModified":"2024-02-28T12:06:35+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/2022\/05\/cobains-guitar-sells-at-auction\/"},"wordCount":271,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/2022\/05\/cobains-guitar-sells-at-auction\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/nirvana-guitar.jpg","keywords":["auction","Auction News","Cobain","guitar","music","Musical Instruments","Nirvana","Rehs Contemporary - Art World News","Rehs Galleries - Art World News"],"articleSection":["Rehs Contemporary"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/2022\/05\/cobains-guitar-sells-at-auction\/","url":"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/2022\/05\/cobains-guitar-sells-at-auction\/","name":"Kurt Cobain\u2019s \u201cSmells Like Teen Spirit\u201d Guitar Sells At Auction","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/2022\/05\/cobains-guitar-sells-at-auction\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/2022\/05\/cobains-guitar-sells-at-auction\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/nirvana-guitar.jpg","datePublished":"2022-05-27T12:00:51+00:00","dateModified":"2024-02-28T12:06:35+00:00","description":"The legendary 1969 Fender Mustang electric guitar Cobain used in the music video, 'Smells Like Teen Spirit,' was auctioned.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/2022\/05\/cobains-guitar-sells-at-auction\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/2022\/05\/cobains-guitar-sells-at-auction\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/2022\/05\/cobains-guitar-sells-at-auction\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/nirvana-guitar.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/nirvana-guitar.jpg","width":643,"height":1500,"caption":"Cobain's 1969 Fender Mustang Electric Guitar"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/2022\/05\/cobains-guitar-sells-at-auction\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Kurt Cobain’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” Guitar Sells At Auction"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/#website","url":"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/","name":"Rehs Galleries","description":"Offering and acquiring high quality paintings in excellent condition. Family owned and operated for more than 80 years!","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/#organization","name":"Rehs Galleries","url":"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/indexlogo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/indexlogo.jpg","width":153,"height":85,"caption":"Rehs Galleries"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RehsGalleriesInc","https:\/\/x.com\/rehsgalleries","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rehsgalleries\/?hl=en","https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/rehscontemporary\/","https:\/\/twitter.com\/rehscgi","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rehscontemporary\/?hl=en"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/#\/schema\/person\/e9be54a41856350ea54e2acf2fd6f8ec","name":"Amy Rehs","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/03f3a3fe0250c905fffcdbd894185b489f96567736344400c3c3c49a1f060a7c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/03f3a3fe0250c905fffcdbd894185b489f96567736344400c3c3c49a1f060a7c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/03f3a3fe0250c905fffcdbd894185b489f96567736344400c3c3c49a1f060a7c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Amy Rehs"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45095","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45095"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45095\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51568,"href":"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45095\/revisions\/51568"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45096"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45095"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45095"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45095"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}