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FENDER ELECTRIC INSTRUMENT COMPANY, FULLERTON, CALIFORNIA, 1969
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KURT COBAIN: THE FENDER MUSTANG GUITAR USED IN THE MUSIC VIDEO FOR NIRVANA'S 1991 SINGLE ‘SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT’
FENDER ELECTRIC INSTRUMENT COMPANY, FULLERTON, CALIFORNIA, 1969
A left-handed solid-body electric guitar, Mustang, bearing the logo Fender, PAT. 2,960,900 3,143,028 2,573,254 applied at the headstock, the "F" neckplate stamped 279651, the neck heel ink stamped 16DEC66B, the neck pocket ink stamped SPECIAL, the ash body in Competition Burgundy finish with matching headstock, the maple neck with East Indian rosewood fingerboard, together with a hardshell case labeled BLUE MUSTANG, a black Ernie Ball strap, and a modern free-standing display cabinet
Length of back: 17 in. (43 cm.)
Overall length: 39 3⁄8 in. (100 cm.)
FENDER ELECTRIC INSTRUMENT COMPANY, FULLERTON, CALIFORNIA, 1969
A left-handed solid-body electric guitar, Mustang, bearing the logo Fender, PAT. 2,960,900 3,143,028 2,573,254 applied at the headstock, the "F" neckplate stamped 279651, the neck heel ink stamped 16DEC66B, the neck pocket ink stamped SPECIAL, the ash body in Competition Burgundy finish with matching headstock, the maple neck with East Indian rosewood fingerboard, together with a hardshell case labeled BLUE MUSTANG, a black Ernie Ball strap, and a modern free-standing display cabinet
Length of back: 17 in. (43 cm.)
Overall length: 39 3⁄8 in. (100 cm.)
Provenance
Julien's, New York, 20-23 May 2022, lot 1008.
Literature
J. Gilbert, ‘Cool Hand Puke,’ Guitar World, January 1992.
L.A. Kanter, ‘Kurt Cobain’s Well-Tempered Tantrums,’ Guitar Player, February 1992.
A. Andrews and C. Furth, LiveNirvana, founded 2000. www.livenirvana.com.
C. Gill, ‘Nirvana: Super Fuzz Big Muff,’ Guitar World, 21 February 2008.
W. Carter, The Guitar Collection: An Elite Gathering of 150 Exceptional Guitars, Bellevue, Washington, 2011.
Williams, Stuart. ‘The story of Kurt Cobain's Fender Mustang guitars in Nirvana,’ MusicRadar, 21 May 2022. https://www.musicradar.com/news/kurt-cobain-fender-mustang-guitars-nirvana.
M. Adams, ‘Radio Friendly Unit Shifter: Up close with Kurt Cobain’s Smells Like Teen Spirit Mustang’, Eleven, Issue one, 2023, pp. 76-89.
E. Jane, Superstar Guitars, London, 2024, pp. 164-171.
L.A. Kanter, ‘Kurt Cobain’s Well-Tempered Tantrums,’ Guitar Player, February 1992.
A. Andrews and C. Furth, LiveNirvana, founded 2000. www.livenirvana.com.
C. Gill, ‘Nirvana: Super Fuzz Big Muff,’ Guitar World, 21 February 2008.
W. Carter, The Guitar Collection: An Elite Gathering of 150 Exceptional Guitars, Bellevue, Washington, 2011.
Williams, Stuart. ‘The story of Kurt Cobain's Fender Mustang guitars in Nirvana,’ MusicRadar, 21 May 2022. https://www.musicradar.com/news/kurt-cobain-fender-mustang-guitars-nirvana.
M. Adams, ‘Radio Friendly Unit Shifter: Up close with Kurt Cobain’s Smells Like Teen Spirit Mustang’, Eleven, Issue one, 2023, pp. 76-89.
E. Jane, Superstar Guitars, London, 2024, pp. 164-171.
Exhibited
Seattle, WA, The Museum of Pop Culture, 2010-2022.
Sale Room Notice
Please note that further information has come to light which strongly indicates that this guitar was not used during the recording of Nevermind. It is likely that Cobain acquired the guitar in August 1991 before the video shoot.
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