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I attended the biggest guitar auction in history – and witnessed a new dawn in the value of the instrument
By Jackson Maxwell published
The monumental bidding wars that took place on the first night of the Jim Irsay Collection auction at Christie’s New York were a testament to the power of the instrument and the aura of the classic rock gods, and left attendees spellbound

The guitar used to record Journey's Don't Stop Believin' has sold for over a quarter of a million dollars
By Janelle Borg published
Neal Schon's 1977 Gibson Les Paul Pro Deluxe was part of the historic Jim Irsay auction

Derek Trucks plays Jerry Garcia’s ‘Tiger’ guitar on stage just hours after it sold for $12 million
By Phil Weller published
The second most expensive guitar of all time is already playing out its new owner’s promise of an active second life

The 16 most expensive guitars of all time
By Jenna Scaramanga last updated
Fenders owned by Eric Clapton and Bob Dylan, Martins belonging to Kurt Cobain and David Gilmour, and one independently made axe headline the list of most profitable guitars sold at auction

The Specials’ Ghost Town bass fetches thousands at auction – having been bought for just £200
By Phil Weller published
Horace Panter used the Fender Precision to record The Specials’ timeless two-tone hit, and also featured in his supergroup, General Public

David Gilmour's Black Strat sells for record-shattering $14.5 million in the biggest guitar auction in history
By Jackson Maxwell last updated
We were live on the ground at Christie's auction house in New York as the world's greatest guitar collection went under the hammer

David Gilmour’s Black Strat could be about to break records all over again
By Jamie Dickson published
It was the world's most expensive guitar when sold at auction in 2019, but as it goes under the hammer in the Jim Irsay Collection, there are a number of reasons to think it will claim another record

The bass used to record The Special’s gloomy political anthem, Ghost Town, is headed to auction
By Phil Weller published
The Fender Precision was also used in Horace Panter’s supergroup with members of The Clash and Dexy’s Midnight Runners

Getting up-close with a $10m trio of guitars once wielded by Kurt Cobain, Eric Clapton and David Gilmour
By Phil Weller published
The truly iconic guitars are due to go under the hammer at Christie's soon – and Guitarist got an exclusive look ahead of the sale

Fender joins campaign to support LA wildfires relief with unique Custom Shop guitars built from wood reclaimed from the disaster
By Jonathan Horsley published
The Altadena Telecaster is a Custom Shop dream machine made from reclaimed wood from a Deodar cedar tree that was damaged in the Eaton fire
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