<p>Rock icon Kurt Cobain's electric guitar, which he played in his band Nirvana's <em>Smells Like Teen Spirit </em>music video, was auctioned for nearly $5 million.</p>.<p>According to Variety, the Fender Mustang electric guitar was sold to the Jim Irsay Collection of Indianapolis at Julien’s Auctions on May 22.</p>.<p>The guitar was auctioned for approximately $4.5 million, surpassing its original estimate of $600,000.</p>.<p>In his final interview with Guitar World, Cobain had said that the 1969 left-handed guitar was one of his favourites.</p>.<p>“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. I’ve only owned two of them," he said.</p>.<p>Apart from playing the guitar at various live concerts, the late singer-songwriter also used it for studio recording sessions of “Nevermind” and “In Utero".</p>.<p>The guitar was previously displayed at Seattle’s Experience Music Project, now known as MoPOP Museum of Pop Culture.</p>.<p>Cobain family will be donating a portion of the proceeds from the auction to Kicking The Stigma — the Irsays’ initiative to raise awareness about mental health disorders and remove the stigma associated with these illnesses.</p>
<p>Rock icon Kurt Cobain's electric guitar, which he played in his band Nirvana's <em>Smells Like Teen Spirit </em>music video, was auctioned for nearly $5 million.</p>.<p>According to Variety, the Fender Mustang electric guitar was sold to the Jim Irsay Collection of Indianapolis at Julien’s Auctions on May 22.</p>.<p>The guitar was auctioned for approximately $4.5 million, surpassing its original estimate of $600,000.</p>.<p>In his final interview with Guitar World, Cobain had said that the 1969 left-handed guitar was one of his favourites.</p>.<p>“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. I’ve only owned two of them," he said.</p>.<p>Apart from playing the guitar at various live concerts, the late singer-songwriter also used it for studio recording sessions of “Nevermind” and “In Utero".</p>.<p>The guitar was previously displayed at Seattle’s Experience Music Project, now known as MoPOP Museum of Pop Culture.</p>.<p>Cobain family will be donating a portion of the proceeds from the auction to Kicking The Stigma — the Irsays’ initiative to raise awareness about mental health disorders and remove the stigma associated with these illnesses.</p>