Corey Taylor is auctioning off 13 autographed guitars from his personal collection for COVID-19 relief

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Corey Taylor has teamed up with eBay for Charity to auction off 13 autographed electric and acoustic guitars from his personal collection to raise funds for COVID-19 relief.

The auction is currently live and will run Thursday, May 7th at 4:00 PM PT.

The guitars up for bidding include a gold metallic Gibson Memphis Dave Grohl DG-335 (#237 of a limited run of 400), a Gibson Les Paul Classic Gold Top, Les Paul 'burst and Les Paul Custom, Fender, Yamaha and Gibson Hummingbird Pro acoustics, a Pearl Blue Gibson Dave Grohl Signature (#87 out of only 200), a black SDGR bass and more.

Each instrument comes with a case and a certificate of authenticity.

Proceeds from the sale, less shipping and processing fees, will benefit Direct Relief (opens in new tab), which is working to provide PPE and essential medical items to health workers on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic.

eBay will also match dollar for dollar, up to $1 million, when customers support Direct Relief, through May 31.

The auction runs through May 7 at 4:00 PM PT.

For more information or to bid, head to eBay (opens in new tab).

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Richard Bienstock

Rich is the co-author of the best-selling Nöthin' But a Good Time: The Uncensored History of the '80s Hard Rock Explosion. He is also a recording and performing musician, and a former editor of Guitar World magazine and executive editor of Guitar Aficionado magazine. He has authored several additional books, among them Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck, the companion to the documentary of the same name.