<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar Player in Nirvana ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/tag/nirvana Mon, 11 Aug 2025 15:05:07 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “Guitar solos got so crazy and had too many notes!” Former Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Brad Gillis says rock needed grunge after the “prissy 1980s" ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/brad-gillis-says-rock-needed-grunge fsUULsQMAGF9JoPUCWosDV Mon, 11 Aug 2025 15:05:07 +0000 Mon, 11 Aug 2025 15:05:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I thought I would I just play a Fender Mustang and have that sound. It drove me crazy.” The key to Kurt Cobain's 'In Utero' guitar tone has been discovered after one tone hunter's years-long search ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/aaron-rash-and-in-uteros-tones QatuiShn5xkJ9fsKF4a7vR Thu, 01 May 2025 14:52:25 +0000 Thu, 01 May 2025 14:55:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ “When Nirvana showed up, I became the perfect studio musician." Celebrated session player Tim Pierce explains how Kurt Cobain changed the guitar landscape — and boosted his career ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/tim-pierce-on-how-kurt-cobain-changed-the-landscape-of-guitar gFUNXCvPo6iQqXKpj3wPuZ Tue, 28 Jan 2025 21:00:00 +0000 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:19:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ Peter Buck and Krist Novoselic Pick Their Gigs Carefully, but Hector Tellez Jr. Got Both Rock and Roll Hall of Famers ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/hector-tellez-jr-the-great-unknown jMARrgXB6KBbpw84bDk7Sa Wed, 07 Jun 2023 15:18:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ The History of Martin 18-Series Acoustic Guitars ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/martin-18-series-acoustic-guitars Kwii8kdStrvqJFnnycofEL Thu, 18 May 2023 13:15:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ He Escaped From a Chain Gang, Charmed His Way out of Prison, and Was Immortalized in Music History: How Lead Belly Became a Guitar Legend ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/lead-belly-guitar-legend gpk2AJ7N7kPZYniXHyKAGJ Tue, 28 Mar 2023 10:00:36 +0000 Tue, 28 Mar 2023 10:18:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Fender Mustang Kurt Cobain Used in the "Smells Like Teen Spirit" Music Video Has Sold at Auction for $4.5 Million ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/the-fender-mustang-kurt-cobain-used-in-the-smells-like-teen-spirit-music-video-has-sold-at-auction-for-dollar45-million vHAb58ct2u26gutcXSLECk Mon, 23 May 2022 16:48:07 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:08:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ Alt-Rock Pioneer Bob Mould Names His Top Five Career-Defining Tracks ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/alt-rock-pioneer-bob-mould-names-his-top-five-career-defining-tracks yqnv9o8ov7jAo5vWYuz5W4 Fri, 04 Mar 2022 17:11:22 +0000 Fri, 04 Mar 2022 17:34:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch the Explosive “Drain You” Performance from Nirvana's Final Show ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/watch-the-explosive-drain-you-performance-from-nirvanas-final-show HFRacUtiADBLmTc2YN7PSn Tue, 01 Mar 2022 14:16:31 +0000 Tue, 01 Mar 2022 14:22:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Kurt Cobain Slay Amsterdam’s Paradiso Club as Nirvana Spearhead a New Chapter in Rock ‘n’ Roll History ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/watch-kurt-cobain-slay-amsterdams-paradiso-club-as-nirvana-spearhead-a-new-chapter-in-rock-n-roll-history LWxnvapzPrNbTdH8Tn8LqY Wed, 09 Feb 2022 11:55:05 +0000 Thu, 10 Feb 2022 13:40:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I Try to Trust that First-Thought Mentality”: Courtney Barnett Talks Writing and Recording ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/i-try-to-trust-that-first-thought-mentality-courtney-barnett-talks-writing-and-recording mxPkoB5ZbiyBJaFQNV7hVJ Tue, 08 Feb 2022 18:39:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ Joey Santiago Picks Five Career-Defining Cuts From the Pixies Catalog ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/joey-santiago-picks-five-career-defining-cuts-from-the-pixies-catalog HwZCcKt2UajAD6d4uJQffB Thu, 27 Jan 2022 19:58:56 +0000 Tue, 13 Sep 2022 15:04:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Nirvana’s Iconic ‘MTV Unplugged’ Performance of “Where Did You Sleep Last Night” ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/watch-nirvanas-iconic-mtv-unplugged-performance-of-where-did-you-sleep-last-night rEEoHqv6DHh8smUmE3pGPC Thu, 18 Nov 2021 17:36:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ All You Need To Know About the Fender Mustang – the Guitar of Choice for Kurt Cobain ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/all-you-need-to-know-about-the-fender-mustang-the-guitar-of-choice-for-kurt-cobain BLuuvbk8hBkNJHkbEtJXF4 Tue, 26 Oct 2021 19:22:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ “What Drives Anyone Who Has Obsessive-Compulsive Leanings?” Juliana Hatfield Talks Creativity and Songwriting ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/what-drives-anyone-who-has-obsessive-compulsive-leanings-juliana-hatfield-talks-creativity-and-songwriting 6dpuDiW7WJGgE6AL7r9WMR Thu, 21 Oct 2021 14:14:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’ Hits 30 ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/nirvanas-nevermind-hits-30 BVoXk6GEuTiguxVPEFStZ4 Thu, 23 Sep 2021 15:29:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ Pearl Jam Celebrates 30th Anniversary of ‘Ten’ and 25th Anniversary of ‘No Code’ Today ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/pearl-jam-celebrates-30th-anniversary-of-ten-and-25th-anniversary-of-no-code-today FgKtttHfC2eW2TsE3mEecA Fri, 27 Aug 2021 17:20:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ Kurt Cobain's "MTV Unplugged" Martin D-18E Sells for Over $6 Million ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/kurt-cobains-mtv-unplugged-martin-d-18e-sells-for-over-dollar6-million rHwHEsfcXfyTsp8SVkg3KY Mon, 22 Jun 2020 18:01:17 +0000 Mon, 28 Mar 2022 12:14:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ Kurt Cobain's Legendary "MTV Unplugged" Martin D-18E is Going Up for Auction ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/kurt-cobains-legendary-mtv-unplugged-martin-d-18e-is-going-up-for-auction S2cQniZUyuNtTjngqcmyAf Mon, 11 May 2020 16:11:55 +0000 Mon, 28 Mar 2022 12:12:27 +0000