Guitars owned by John Lennon, Kurt Cobain, and David Gilmour have all fetched shocking prices.

A guitar played by Kurt Cobain during a recording session in November 1991 in Hilversum, North Holland, seen in one of the most famous photographs ever taken of the grunge legend, will hit the auction ...

Last month, a signed and illustrated guitar pick that belonged to the late Nirvana bandleader Kurt Cobain sold at an auction for a whopping $14,678. It continues, "During the week of April 2, 1990, to ...

Christie's also auctioned off a famous racehorse's saddle and the lyrics sheet from a beloved song.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. UPDATE: A guitar destroyed by a then-relatively unknown Kurt Cobain during a 1991 concert sold for $157,773 during a recent ...

A guitar played and smashed by Kurt Cobain during Nirvana's 1992 European tour sold for $101,500 on Saturday night at Gotta Have Rock and Roll. The white Fender Stratocaster, which has since been ...

It was 1991 when a friend handed Chris Brady a cassette of a new band called Nirvana. It was homemade recording, the music was raw and heavy, but with melodic hooks, Beatle-esque, Brady thought. A ...

SO SPECIAL. WE KNEW IT EXISTED. I KNEW IT EXISTED. YOU COULDN’T PLAY A LICK ON THIS DAMAGED RED GUITAR, BUT THE CHEAP JAPANESE COPY OF A FENDER STRATOCASTER IS EXPECTED TO BRING IN TENS OF THOUSANDS ...

The iconic six-string that gave a sound to an era's angst is among a treasure trove of items set to be sold at a New York ...

Kurt Cobain smashing his guitar during a Nirvana show at Evergreen State College. (Johny Baltimore, courtesy of Hake's Auctions) A guitar played and smashed by Kurt Cobain is up for auction. Before ...

Rock and roll fans should prepare their bank accounts for a new auction featuring guitars previously owned or played by Jimi Hendrix, Elvis Presley, and Kurt Cobain. TMZ reports that Kruse GWS ...

UPDATE: A guitar destroyed by a then-relatively unknown Kurt Cobain during a 1991 concert sold for $157,773 during a recent auction, Hakes Auctions reported. The guitar, a relatively inexpensive ...