Eddie Van Halen's Hot for Teacher Kramer is going up for auction By Jackson Maxwell published 10 April 23 Used in the song's iconic music video – and extensively by EVH throughout the early '80s – the guitar is projected by Sotheby's to sell for between 2 and 3 million dollars
Chuck Berry’s stage-played Gibson Firebird – which features on the cover of a 2017 triple-album reissue – is up for auction By Matt Owen published 3 March 23 The refinished Firebird was used by Berry during a headline slot at The Rock and Roll Show in 1972 after his main guitar snapped a string
Guitars signed by Dave Grohl, Nile Rodgers, Brian Johnson, John Paul Jones, Krist Novoselic and more to be auctioned in honor of Taylor Hawkins By Jackson Maxwell published 3 November 22 Proceeds from the sale of the guitars, which were signed at the recent Hawkins tribute concerts, will go to the late drummer's two favorite charities – Music Support and MusiCares
Don McLean's Vincent Martin 00-21 acoustic guitar is going up for auction By Jackson Maxwell published 2 November 22 The guitar was also used to record a number of other tracks on the singer-songwriter's most successful album, American Pie
Kurt Cobain-signed 1973 Fender Mustang – which he smashed onstage in 1989 – goes up for auction By Matt Owen published 2 November 22 The signed guitar was later exchanged for a Gibson SG, after Cobain's guitar-smashing antics left him without a guitar to play for Nirvana's gigs
Johnny Ramone's iconic 1965 Mosrite Ventures II guitar sells at auction for $937,500 By Sam Roche last updated 28 October 22 The battered offset was used by the guitarist on every single Ramones album, as well as at almost 2,000 of the band's shows between 1977 and 1996
The Gretsch White Falcon Dave Grohl used in the Foo Fighters' Monkey Wrench video has sold at auction for over $53,000 By Jackson Maxwell published 9 September 22 Once owned by Foo Fighters guitarist Pat Smear, and used extensively with the band both onstage and in the studio, the Gretsch was heavily modded
Guitars played by Jimi Hendrix, George Harrison, Ace Frehley go up for auction By Jackson Maxwell published 5 August 22 Also going under the hammer is the destroyed neck of a guitar used (and subsequently smashed) by Kurt Cobain
Gary Moore Collection Part III auctions off more of the blues icon’s gear By Matt Parker published 27 April 22 The guitarist’s 1966 Marshall JTM45 and a number of Gibson guitars are set to go under the hammer
Two of Ace Frehley’s most outrageously bonkers Gibson Les Paul Customs from Kiss's 1996 reunion tour are up for auction By Jonathan Horsley published 13 April 22 The archetypical ‘do not try this at home’ guitars, one emits smoke, the other fires rockets… But don’t worry, they come with instructions
A 1970 Gibson Les Paul Custom – gifted by Eric Clapton to Gregg Allman – is headed to the auction block By Jackson Maxwell published 23 March 22 Said to be in good condition, the guitar has sat in the home of Allman's onetime Anna Maria Island, Florida neighbor for 40 years
An Eric Clapton-owned and stage-played 1968 Martin D-45 acoustic guitar is headed to the auction block By Jackson Maxwell published 27 October 21 With an estimated value of $300,000 – $500,000, the acoustic was used at Derek and The Dominos' first concert, at the Lyceum Theatre in London, in June 1970
B.B. King’s childhood acoustic parlor guitar goes up for auction By Matt Parker published 19 July 21 The 1920s gut-string parlor guitar is said to be King's "first love"
Paul Gilbert to sell signed, super-rare Ibanez PGM90HAM signature guitar for Jason Becker fundraiser By Matt Owen published 14 July 21 The axe, which was made in 1998 and wielded by Gilbert at the Hoshino 90th Anniversary Concert, will be sold with a signed TC Electronic PG signature MojoMojo overdrive pedal
A stage-used 1984 Eddie Van Halen Kramer guitar is headed to the auction block By Jackson Maxwell published 2 July 21 EVH used the hand-built axe on Van Halen's 1984 and 5150 tours
Jason Hook set to auction off guitars, motorcycles and other memorabilia By Sam Roche published 9 June 21 The former Five Finger Death Punch guitarist is raising money for live music non-profit Roadie Relief
Kirk Hammett's Ouija Board ESP – as used on the Black Album, Load and Reload – is up for auction By Sam Roche published 13 April 21 The ESP Custom Shop model was a live staple in Hammett's arsenal and played during Metallica's landmark S&M show
The ESP guitar Kirk Hammett used in Metallica's One music video sells for $112,500 By Sam Roche published 12 April 21 The 400 Series S-Type fetched a six-figure sum over the weekend
Phoebe Bridgers' smashed SNL guitar sells for over $100,000 By Sam Roche published 12 April 21 The battered Danelectro Dano '56 secured over four times its expected selling price
Phoebe Bridgers' smashed SNL guitar goes up for auction By Sam Roche published 9 April 21 At the time of writing, the battered Danelectro Dano '56 has a bid of $5,500