The Royal College of Music in London will display the Martin D-18E, the world's most expensive guitar, played by Kurt Cobain during Nirvana's MTV Unplugged performance. Owned by Peter Freedman, it was purchased for $6 million in 2020. Alan di Perna, curator of the exhibition, notes that the guitar, produced in 1959, was intended as an electro-acoustic model but didn't appeal to audiences at the time. Cobain's use of the guitar during the iconic performance added to its mythos, particularly in light of his tragic death five months later, amplifying its historical significance.
The Martin D-18E, a rare electro-acoustic guitar played by Kurt Cobain during Nirvana's iconic MTV Unplugged performance, is being displayed for the first time in the UK.
Alan di Perna described the Martin D-18E as an outcast, saying it was an unsuccessful model at a time when the world preferred electric guitars.
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