Jun 25, 2009 • 1 min read

Cobain guitar sells for $43k

A Sears bass guitar once owned by Kurt Cobain sold for $43,750 at a Christie's auction in New York.

A Sears bass guitar once owned by Kurt Cobain has been sold at auction in New York for $43,750. The item, which was used to record early Nirvana demos, went on sale at Christie's pop and rock memorabilia sale earlier this week. Other items that went under the hammer included a Beatles Fan Club poster signed by each of the Fab Four, and the handwritten lyrics of Bob Dylan's 'With God On Our Side', which fetched $25,000.

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