Kurt Cobain’s most beloved six-string companion could soon be in your hands. A 1969 Fender Competition Mustang that the late Nirvana frontman deemed his favorite guitar will be auctioned off at Christie’s New York in March 2026. The left-handed axe, which is expected to fetch between $2.5 million and $5 million at the upcoming sale, was featured on two of the band’s generation-defining albums and used for several seminal live performances. It was, therefore, a key contributor to the soundtrack of the ‘90s. “I’m left-handed, and it’s not very easy to find reasonably priced, high-quality left-handed guitars. But out of all the guitars in the whole world, the Fender Mustang is my favorite,” Cobain said of the instrument in his final interview with Guitar World. Cobain purchased the teal Fender from Lloyd Chaite of Voltage Guitars in Los Angeles sometime between 1990 and ‘91. He played it during both the Nevermind and In Utero recording..
