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The Les Paul used on Kate Bush’s Wuthering Heights smashes estimates at auction
By Janelle Borg published
Ian Bairnson famously used the Gibson guitar to play the Wuthering Heights solo while his arm was in a plaster cast

Inside the Bernie Marsden guitar auction, featuring Squier Strats, a Greeny-esque ES-335 and more
By David Mead published
An epic collection of the former Whitesnake member’s guitars, amps and other highly collectable gear has just gone under the hammer – and we got up close and personal with his prized possessions

Up-close with the 1974 Martin guitar that Eric Clapton used to write Wonderful Tonight
By Jamie Dickson published
Eric Clapton’s Wonderful Tonight is one of the great love songs of our time. So when the guitar he wrote it on, a 1974 Martin 000-28, came up for auction in London, we didn’t need a second invitation to go and take a closer look

Prince’s Cloud 3, which went for less than $10,000 in 2005, sells at auction for $900,000 more – and breaks a world record
By Jackson Maxwell published
The distinctively-shaped, extensively-used six-string eclipsed its initial estimated value by hundreds of thousands of dollars

John Lennon’s lost Help! Framus 12-string has become one of the most expensive guitars to ever sell at auction
By Matt Owen published
The influential instrument was found in an attic after 50 years, and tipped to oust Kurt Cobain's $6m Martin D-18e in the record books

Eric Clapton called it “the best-sounding acoustic guitar I’ve ever played” – now his personal Martin signature acoustic prototype is up for sale
By Janelle Borg published
One of only four acoustic guitar prototypes discovered so far, this Clapton-used model is expected to fetch $50,000 at auction

Sam Ash files for bankruptcy after announcing the closure of all its stores
By Phil Weller published
The family-run retailer has reportedly started the procedure of auctioning off its assets

Eric Clapton's 'Wonderful Tonight' Martin 000-28 is headed to auction again
By Matt Parker published
The acoustic guitar was used to pen one of Clapton’s most popular tracks – and has a few distinguishing characteristics…

Bob Dylan and Robbie Robertson's 1965 Telecaster is up for auction and could fetch up to $700,000
By Phil Weller published
With its black finish stripped down in favor of its natural wood grain, a uniquely installed Bigsby B16 bridge, and decades of history played into it, the guitar is a key highlight in Julien’s upcoming Music Icons auction
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