An auction is likely to make noise from May 20 to 22, 2022 in the United States.

And for good reason, it will be, among other things, the sale of the guitar with which Kurt Cobain plays in the clip of the famous title

Smells Like Teen Spirit

of Nirvana in 1991, report our colleagues from France Inter.

This guitar is a left-handed blue Fender Mustang from 1969. After the suicide of Kurt Cobain in 1994, the instrument remained in the family for a long time before being exhibited at the Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP) in Seattle, the city ​​that saw the birth of the group Nirvana.

Kurt Cobain's left-handed 1969 Fender Mustang from @Nirvana's Nevermind video is going up for auctionhttps://t.co/IpQ0fHSeJc

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An estimated price between 550,000 and 750,000 euros

The guitar will be offered for sale with its original case and strap.

It is estimated by Julien's Auction at a price ranging from 550,000 to 750,000 euros, but the bids are likely to climb well beyond.

The most expensive guitar in the world to date is already one that belonged to Kurt Cobain.

A Martin D 18E known to have accompanied the musician during the "MTV Unplugged in New York" which was awarded at the price of 6 million dollars in 2020. With this precedent, it is not impossible that this Fender Mustang, which was the Nirvana leader's favorite guitar becomes the most expensive in the world.

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