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John Paul Jones and Dave Grohl playing in Them Crooked Vultures, 2009

Led Zeppelin’s John Paul Jones is auctioning off his gear – including his Them Crooked Vultures amp that he left at Dave Grohl’s house

By Phil Weller Published

Other picks include a host of rack-mounted studio gear and a rare mechanical echo

Bassists
A collage of Mick Gordon's Fractal Axe-Fx II XL on the left, and Gordon playing an 8-string guitar on the right

Mick Gordon is selling the Axe-Fx that soundtracked Doom – and it includes all of the original presets

By Phil Weller Published

The amp modeler is subject to a silent auction and comes loaded with tones used on his most famous video game soundtracks

Guitar Gear
Joe Walsh plays his orange Duesenberg live onstage with the Eagles. On the left, his stage-played Zakk Wylde Epiphone Les Paul. On the right, a signed Bad Company Squier Strat. All three guitars just fetched huge sums at auction.

Joe Walsh auction raises huge sums for charity – and raises eyebrows as unexpected guitars attract big money bids

By Jonathan Horsley Published

Who here remembers the time circa 2008 when Walsh was playing an EMG-equipped Zakk Wylde Les Paul Custom live onstage with the Eagles?

Guitarists
David Lynch playing his parker fly guitar

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

Electric Guitars
Kurt Cobain MTV Unplugged 1993

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

Acoustic Guitars
Gary Lightbody

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

Electric Guitars
George HarrisonEric Clapton 1913 Gibson Pattie Style-0 Sunburst Archtop Acoustic Guitar

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

Acoustic Guitars
John Entwistle Warwick Buzzard

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

Bass Guitars
Joe Bonamassa at the 67th GRAMMY Awards Premiere Ceremony held at the Peacock Theater on February 2, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.

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

Guitarists
Gary Moore plays his 1960 red Fender Stratocaster during rehearsals for the 40th Anniversary of Fender show, on the right, we see glam shots of the guitar, which has just been sold at auction via Bonham's

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

Electric Guitars
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