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David Lynch's bonkers Parker Fly guitar recently sold at auction – and its new owner has put it through its paces
By Janelle Borg published
Lynch played a few oddball guitars in his time, including the 1997 Parker Fly – an avant-garde guitar-meets-synthesizer

Kurt Cobain’s MTV Unplugged Martin D-18E has been donated to the Royal College of Music London
By Phil Weller published
Plans are being made for the guitar to embark on a 2026 tour

Snow Patrol auctions off life-changing Telecaster for children’s charity
By Phil Weller published
The guitar was used to write and record the UK band's biggest hit, and starred during some historic performances

George Harrison and Eric Clapton both married the same woman. Now the historic 1913 Gibson acoustic named after Pattie Boyd is headed to auction
By Phil Weller published
The pair reportedly wrote some of their most iconic songs on the instrument

John Entwistle’s Warwick bass triples in value after analysis reveals links to another rock great
By Phil Weller published
The prototype's natural finish and some sharp eyes have helped it to a huge bump in value

Joe Bonamassa once said Gary Moore’s playing changed his life – now he’s just bought a piece of his guitar hero’s gear at auction
By Phil Weller published
Bonamassa had banned himself from expensive big amp purchases in June, but this proved too tempting to pass up

Gary Moore’s red Stratocaster sells at auction for more than $330,000
By Jonathan Horsley published
This was the Strat that Moore played during his legendary 2004 performance of Red House – when people dared say it was better than Hendrix

The daredevil ‘Smoker’ Les Paul that Ace Frehley used on his final Kiss tour is heading to auction
By Phil Weller published
Frehley used the modified guitar during his final tours with Kiss

Brian Jones' Harmony Stratotone from the Rolling Stones' early years is heading to auction
By Janelle Borg published
The guitar was featured in the band's earliest demos, gigs, and even their first-ever single, a cover of Chuck Berry’s Come On – and is now expected to fetch $400,000

Jim Irsay’s billion-dollar guitar collection is going to auction, with legendary instruments from Kurt Cobain, Eric Clapton and David Gilmour up for grabs
By Matt Owen published
With a wealth of record-breaking guitars among the collection, it promises to be the biggest guitar auction event of all time
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