Cobain's Mustang up for auction
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Re: Cobain's Mustang up for auction
Wow… Looks like it over and ended at $4.5 M making hedonismbot the winner! Congrats!
Really am shocked it didn’t beat the unplugged acoustic!
Really am shocked it didn’t beat the unplugged acoustic!
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Re: Cobain's Mustang up for auction
Specifically it sold for $3,750,000 plus buyer’s premium.
Wildly under many of the predictions on this thread. Interestingly well under the Unplugged D-18E (which is arguably a less significant guitar in Cobain’s history, IMO).
Wildly under many of the predictions on this thread. Interestingly well under the Unplugged D-18E (which is arguably a less significant guitar in Cobain’s history, IMO).
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According to this Rolling Stone article, Jim Irsay is already the owner of this guitar and is the one selling it.
Has that been confirmed? I’m surprised the Cobain estate would have sold this guitar directly to Irsay, privately.
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/musi ... 51028/amp/
Has that been confirmed? I’m surprised the Cobain estate would have sold this guitar directly to Irsay, privately.
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/musi ... 51028/amp/
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Re: Cobain's Mustang up for auction
For anyone who missed the post a couple of pages back (link below) I proposed a plan to buy the winner a DS-1
https://www.offsetguitars.com/forums/v ... 4&start=60
Only got a few willing contributors so far - anyone else interested in participating?
Also depends whether Hedonismbot (our winner) is into the idea or not….let me know of you are
Will make a call one way or other by the end of this week.
https://www.offsetguitars.com/forums/v ... 4&start=60
Only got a few willing contributors so far - anyone else interested in participating?
Also depends whether Hedonismbot (our winner) is into the idea or not….let me know of you are
Will make a call one way or other by the end of this week.
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Re: Cobain's Mustang up for auction
We could all draw our version of a DS-1 & turn it into an NFT?
I think that’s what Kurt Cobain would have wanted.
I think that’s what Kurt Cobain would have wanted.
I have nothing to offer anybody, except my own confusion?
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Re: Cobain's Mustang up for auction
I’ll go ahead and make an arguable point here.Highnumbers wrote: ↑Sun May 22, 2022 9:21 amSpecifically it sold for $3,750,000 plus buyer’s premium.
Wildly under many of the predictions on this thread. Interestingly well under the Unplugged D-18E (which is arguably a less significant guitar in Cobain’s history, IMO).
I know, Cobain’s fame makes this far less relevant. But D-18E is an ultra rare guitar and even a specimen not associated with KC’s name would command a collector’s premium. I have no idea how much since there is never one for sale so I have no point of reference (they were only ever produced for a few months, I believe). Which makes that particular guitar a special artifact (let’s call it the “only Cobain played one of those on TV” factor).
The Mustang, while being “that iconic guitar from Smells Like Teen Spirit video” is a mass-produced guitar that almost every other gen-Xer guitarist in the US had at some point in their teens / youth. These were readily available used, a dime a dozen, in the 80s & 90-s. The Mustang is widely associated with the entire grunge scene (Mudhoney, The Screaming Trees, TAD, etc., all played Mustangs) and indie rock in general. I know, I know. Kurt is the most famousest of all and it’s HIS Mustang. However, the people who still care enough to remember specific artifacts like this one are probably the dedicated nerds that are more or less aware of what I said above. Which must, at least subconsciously, affect their perception of value.
Anyway. I may be totally off here, but this is sort of why I thought that it would be weird if the Mustang sold for more that the D-18E did a few years ago. Besides, we are now in the midst of a global financial crisis, which is the more important factor.
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Re: Cobain's Mustang up for auction
I don’t really know what models Kurt used or the prices, but I’d take a chorus or a vibrato pedal (didn’t he use one in Heart-Shaped Box?) over a DS-1, actually. But whatever is easier.JVG wrote: ↑Sun May 22, 2022 11:50 pmFor anyone who missed the post a couple of pages back (link below) I proposed a plan to buy the winner a DS-1
https://www.offsetguitars.com/forums/v ... 4&start=60
Only got a few willing contributors so far - anyone else interested in participating?
Also depends whether Hedonismbot (our winner) is into the idea or not….let me know of you are
Will make a call one way or other by the end of this week.
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Re: Cobain's Mustang up for auction
The rolling stone article is confusing. Says the guitar was displayed as part of his collection but that he was the buyer. Other articles just say he is the buyer, which makes more sense.Highnumbers wrote: ↑Sun May 22, 2022 9:26 amAccording to this Rolling Stone article, Jim Irsay is already the owner of this guitar and is the one selling it.
Has that been confirmed? I’m surprised the Cobain estate would have sold this guitar directly to Irsay, privately.
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/musi ... 51028/amp/
https://www.guitarworld.com/news/kurt-c ... ction-sale
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Re: Cobain's Mustang up for auction
I think you’re getting confused by still thinking of these as guitars.HedonismBot wrote: ↑Mon May 23, 2022 5:13 amI’ll go ahead and make an arguable point here.Highnumbers wrote: ↑Sun May 22, 2022 9:21 amSpecifically it sold for $3,750,000 plus buyer’s premium.
Wildly under many of the predictions on this thread. Interestingly well under the Unplugged D-18E (which is arguably a less significant guitar in Cobain’s history, IMO).
I know, Cobain’s fame makes this far less relevant. But D-18E is an ultra rare guitar and even a specimen not associated with KC’s name would command a collector’s premium. I have no idea how much since there is never one for sale so I have no point of reference (they were only ever produced for a few months, I believe). Which makes that particular guitar a special artifact (let’s call it the “only Cobain played one of those on TV” factor).
The Mustang, while being “that iconic guitar from Smells Like Teen Spirit video” is a mass-produced guitar that almost every other gen-Xer guitarist in the US had at some point in their teens / youth. These were readily available used, a dime a dozen, in the 80s & 90-s. The Mustang is widely associated with the entire grunge scene (Mudhoney, The Screaming Trees, TAD, etc., all played Mustangs) and indie rock in general. I know, I know. Kurt is the most famousest of all and it’s HIS Mustang. However, the people who still care enough to remember specific artifacts like this one are probably the dedicated nerds that are more or less aware of what I said above. Which must, at least subconsciously, affect their perception of value.
Anyway. I may be totally off here, but this is sort of why I thought that it would be weird if the Mustang sold for more that the D-18E did a few years ago. Besides, we are now in the midst of a global financial crisis, which is the more important factor.
They’re historical artifacts at this point. They’re objects that are worth money because of the person who owned them and what that person did with them. Their merits as instruments - or their rarity - is almost irrelevant in this equation.
If a D-18E is $20k (due to its scarcity) and a ‘69 Competition Mustang is $4k (due to its relative lack of scarcity), then we’re talking a difference of $16k …. On objects worth millions of dollars.
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Re: Cobain's Mustang up for auction
As I said, I made an arguable point. If I bought it, I’d play it. Maybe I’m insane.
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If I bought it I would play it too. It's sad to think that it will just end up in some collector's glass case.
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Been thinking about this more. It doesn’t have to be something that Kurt used (it looks like vintage Small Clones and PolyChoruses are way too expensive).HedonismBot wrote: ↑Mon May 23, 2022 5:17 amI don’t really know what models Kurt used or the prices, but I’d take a chorus or a vibrato pedal (didn’t he use one in Heart-Shaped Box?) over a DS-1, actually. But whatever is easier.JVG wrote: ↑Sun May 22, 2022 11:50 pmFor anyone who missed the post a couple of pages back (link below) I proposed a plan to buy the winner a DS-1
https://www.offsetguitars.com/forums/v ... 4&start=60
Only got a few willing contributors so far - anyone else interested in participating?
Also depends whether Hedonismbot (our winner) is into the idea or not….let me know of you are
Will make a call one way or other by the end of this week.
But you guys would make me real happy if you got me this: https://reverb.com/item/55181465-ibanez ... raleigh-nc
Or this: https://reverb.com/item/54436838-used-d ... cts-chorus
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Re: Cobain's Mustang up for auction
yep if you ever wanted to own a vintage competition now, it's over
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Re: Cobain's Mustang up for auction
I don't know what's crazier, the price or the fact that 4 people have it in their carts.
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