Posted on 06/23/2020 3:08:40 PM PDT by DoodleBob
Kurt Cobain's Boss DS-1 distortion pedal sold for nearly $9,000 at Julien's Auctions' "Music Icons" event, which took place on Friday, June 19 and Saturday, June 20, 2020 live in Beverly Hills and online at JuliensAuctions.com.
The orange Boss DS-1 pedal was used by Cobain on stage while performing with NIRVANA on the band's "Nevermind" tour at Club Babyhead in Providence, Rhode Island, on September 25, 1991. The pedal has red tape all over the bottom to secure it to the stage. It was accompanied by a signed letter of authenticity from Jeff Toste, an audience member, who states that Cobain was having technical problems during the show and smashed the pedal on stage, then threw it into the crowd. Toste was the recipient of the discarded pedal.
As previously reported, Cobain's guitar from NIRVANA's "MTV Unplugged" gig sold Saturday for a record $6 million.
The previous record was $3.95 million for a Black Stratocaster owned by PINK FLOYD's David Gilmour.
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One person’s trash is another person’s treasure
What was the last thing on Kurt Cobain’s mind?....
His teeth...
30-$50 new
Man, I coulda saved that buyer about $4,000. I’d have sold him mine for $5,000. With a fresh nine volt.
The Boss Heavy Metal pedal HM-2 is better
The pedal has red tape all over the bottom to secure it to the stage. It was accompanied by a signed letter of authenticity from Jeff Toste, an audience member, who states that Cobain was having technical problems during the show and smashed the pedal on stage, then threw it into the crowd. Toste was the recipient of the discarded pedal.
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Hold on a sec. ((Rummaging around in garage.)) I found Cobain’s Marshall amp he tossed into the crowd which bounced off my noggin.
Is the shotgun for sale?
It’s a collector’s item because of who owned it prior.
Even in a bad economy rich people are rich. And looking for places to beat inflation. Art and other collectibles fill that need for those who can afford such things, and depending on the item, anyone can invest this way. Some start with old baseball cards.
Now, THAT’s funny.
Heck, his guitar fetched $9 million....
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and his sweater $334,000
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Most overrated band, ever.
I’m embarrassed to admit that I,a child of the 60s...Beatles,Stones,Yardbirds,The Who,Hendrix...,think that Smells Like Teen Spirit is a near classic.
junk peddler in like, junk pedaler in death.
Also, the talent in that band was Dave Grohl who went on to much greater success with Foo Fighters.
>>Most overrated band, ever.<<
tied with u2.
If you haven't seen/heard Never Gonna Give Your Teen Spirit Up, drop everything and click on the link NOW.
And I prefer Teen Spirit to most of Led Zeppelin IV.
The fact that some punter bought one of Kurt's trashed stomp boxes from an insignificant show in Providence for nine grand, when 30MM people are unemployed today that had jobs 3 months ago, says (to me) the expectations of the economy are incredibly strong.
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