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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

The mystery Gibson SG Kirk Hammett played at Ozzy Osbourne’s last show is heading to auction – along with more than 150 other guitars from his collection
By Matt Owen published
The SG was used to play a Black Sabbath cover at Back to the Beginning, and it’s headed to the auction block alongside some other choice picks from Hammett's collection

Eddie Van Halen’s Kramer Ad guitar sells for $2,734,000 at auction
By Matt Owen published
The eye-watering price tag makes it the sixth most expensive guitar ever sold publicly

The Gibson ES-355 that broke up in Oasis in 2009 has sold at auction – but the Wonderwall acoustic failed to sell
By Phil Weller published
The two guitars, tied to the highs and lows of the band’s career, hit the auction block with mixed results

Frank Zappa’s ‘Baby Snakes’ SG is heading to auction for the first time – and expected to sell for half a million dollars
By Phil Weller published
The heavily modified SG copy was bought for $500 and became one of his most well-known guitars

PRS to auction off one-of-a-kind guitar made using woods salvaged from South American hurricane
By Phil Weller published
100% of the proceeds will go to rainforest charity Cool Earth

Gary Moore's iconic 1961 Strat is up for sale – alongside his ‘Still Got the Blues’ ’59 Gibson Les Paul
By Janelle Borg published
The Gary Moore Collection: The Final Encore kicks off in November and is the last of a series of sales of Moore’s collection that have taken place at Bonhams
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