She was Kurt Cobain's favorite.
For the first time since the Nirvana singer passed away in 1994, the blue Fender Mustang has left Seattle's Museum of Pop Culture to go under the hammer.
Dating from 1969, the left-handed guitar is estimated between 550,000 and 750,000 euros by the Californian auction house Julien's Auction, original case and straps included.
The sale will take place May 20-22 at the Hard Rock Café in New York City.
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“This is one of the most iconic guitars ever sold at auction, the blue Fender Mustang guitar, one of Kurt Cobain's favorite guitars,”
reports Martin Nolan, director of Julien's Auction, adding that this estimate
"prudent"
could be largely exceeded.
Regardless of the sale price, a portion of the proceeds will benefit Kicking The Stigma, a mental health charity.
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Sold at auction in 2020 at Julien's Auction for 6 million dollars (about 5.5 million euros), Kurt Cobain's Martin D 18E won the record for the most expensive guitar in the world.
The instrument accompanied Kurt Cobain in 1993 during his famous performance at MTV Unplugged in New York.
With the enthusiasm aroused by the figure of Nirvana, it is not impossible that the Mustang Fender will break the record held by the electro-acoustic guitar.