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Slash’s famed B.C. Rich Warlock – which once went missing for 30 years – is going up for auction (again)
By Phil Weller published
The guitar, which was one of Slash’s most-used axes in the band’s early days, is expected to fetch $200K

50 years ago, Jimmy Page gave a guitar away for free in a magazine competition – now it's expected to fetch over $67,000 at auction
By Janelle Borg published
The 1957 Gretsch Chet Atkins 6120 was originally bought by Page in Nashville, back in 1972

Guitarist unwittingly buys John Lennon’s old Fender Deluxe – after it turned up on Facebook Marketplace
By Phil Weller published
James Taylor bought the historic amp for less than $4k and he needs help for further authentication

A pink Daisy Rock acoustic guitar, signed by Taylor Swift and Miley Cyrus, has just smashed its estimate as it sells for over $100,000 at auction
By Phil Weller published
Eddie Van Halen guitars also surpassed their estimates at Julien’s annual Music Icons event – but a Kurt Cobain acoustic remains unsold

Rory Gallagher’s ‘Frankenstein’ Strat – gifted to its current owner by U2 – sells at auction for over $50K
By Phil Weller published
The guitar was his guinea pig for pickup tests and stood as his number two when his main Strat needed a reset

How David Lynch created a five-necked guitar to suit his outlandish playing style – and Kurt Cobain’s luthier brought it to life
By Janelle Borg published
Alongside his famed 1997 Parker Fly, another instrument in Lynch's collection is the curiously spec’d, off-kilter five-necked guitar that the filmmaker himself designed and commissioned

David Lynch's Parker Fly is up for auction – and its revealed one of the big mysteries of his unique playing style
By Janelle Borg published
Julien’s Auctions appraiser Mike Adams has been examining Lynch’s guitar and rig and says it answers a key question about his highly unconventional style

Kurt Cobain's 1989 Takamine expected to fetch up to $500,000 at auction
By Janelle Borg published
This year's Music Icons sale – organized by Julien's Auctions – includes over 700 collectible items from some of the world's biggest guitar stars

Spinal Tap’s monstrous six-neck behemoth, The Beast, is headed to auction again
By Phil Weller published
Gary Hutchins’ mind-boggling build went on sale back in 2021, but it’s hitting the auction circuit once again with a rather humble estimate

Jeff Beck's guitar collection has sold for an astounding $10.7 million at auction – complete with a record-breaking Les Paul sale
By Janelle Borg published
The mega-auction, which included over 130 guitars, amps, and ‘tools-of-the-trade,’ saw some of Beck's most noteworthy guitars – including his ‘Oxblood’ Gibson Les Paul and ‘Anoushka’ Strat – go under the hammer
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