We definitely could have used some film student, who would've done just as good of a job. He played them. He smashed them. He had them build some more. Guitar World looks at Kurt Cobain's collection of custom Fenders and Ferringtons.
Life is never easy for a left-handed guitarist, even a successful one.
They just don't make nearly as many left guitars as they do righties. Selection is always limited. The rock ritual of smashing your guitar on stage had a special poignancy in Cobain's case. He really had to hunt for the things. After the phenomenal success of Nevermind, however, there were suddenly people who wanted to make custom guitars specially for Kurt Cobain.