Four guitars that smashed auction records

It would need to fetch a lot more, though, to match some other famous guitars that have sold for millions of dollars. $4.7 million: Cobain's Fender MustangCobain also owned the second-most expensive guitar, a Fender Mustang used in the video of "Smells Lke Teen Spirit" in 1991. Nirvana's breakout song, which became a mosh pit classic, was an anthem for a generation of disaffected teenagers. It was sold, also to Irsay, at a charity sale at Christie's that netted $21.5 million for the environmental NGO ClientEarth. $3.9 million: Eddie Van Halen's KramerEddie Van Halen's custom-made Kramer electric guitar, which featured in the iconic music video for Van Halen's "Hot For Teacher", sold for $3.9 million at Sotheby's in April 2023.