Kurt Cobain’s iconic guitar...
The Martin guitar that Kurt Cobain used for the episode MTV Unplugged went up for auction this week and fetched more than $6,000,000. surpassing expectations as the black Stratocaster owned by Pink Floyd's guitarist David Gilmour previously held the record at $3,975,000.
The guitar itself, a rare Martin D-18E (number 7 in a production of only 302) had been butchered by the addition of 2 pickups and electronics (right handed) before Cobain had it strung left-handed.
On November 18, 1993, Cobain played this guitar for 14 songs taped on the show Unplugged in New York at the Sony Music Studios. He died on April 5th, 1994.