Elvis Presley
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Guitars gifted, played and modded by Eric Clapton, Eddie Van Halen and Keith Richards are all going to auction
By Phil Weller published
Elvis Presley’s Viva Las Vegas acoustic also features the lot expected to smash into a seven-figure total

Elvis’ 1968 Comeback Special Hagstrom Viking II is heading to auction (again) – and is expected to sell for over $1 million
By Janelle Borg published
The history-making guitar – which was only played by Elvis once and originally belonged to one of his session players – fetched $625,000 in 2021

In the ’70s, Elvis owned a 41-foot Cadillac in the shape of a guitar – after years of neglect, it's now being restored to its former glory
By Janelle Borg published
The art-piece-meets-working-vehicle was crafted over a period of two years by Hollywood custom car builder Jay Ohrberg

At the suggestion of guitar picker James Burton, Elvis set up an audition with an unlikely bass candidate: Jerry Scheff
By Brian Fox published
How bassist Jerry Scheff became the core of Elvis' famed TCB Band

Nashville guitar extraordinaire Mac Gayden – who worked with Elvis, Bob Dylan, Linda Ronstadt and Simon & Garfunkel – dies at 83
By Janelle Borg published
The guitarist, who formed part of an elite group of Nashville session players known as the Nashville cats, is also responsible for co-writing the evergreen pop hit Everlasting Love

Chibson has made a movie about Robert Plant’s “favorite band” – a reggae Led Zeppelin cover group
By Phil Weller published
The meme machine has expanded its empire into the world of film with a debut documentary that tells the story of one of the wildest cover bands ever

Paul McCartney’s “Paul McCartney Woz Here!” Hofner bass and a ’62 Strat played by the Beatles are headed to the auction block – and big money bids are forecasted
By Jonathan Horsley published
Elvis’ “Loving You” Gibson LG-1 acoustic has left the building, too – a little less conversation, a little more auction…

Kurt Cobain-signed 1966 Fender Jaguar, Elvis Presley’s Rosewood Telecaster head up bumper guitar auction
By Matt Owen published
A Gibson Sonex signed by Steve Vai, Warren Haynes, Eric Johnson, Al Di Meola and many more can also be found in the mammoth auction catalog

Tommy Cogbill’s 1966 Fender P-Bass, reportedly used to record with Elvis, is going up for auction with an estimate of $100,000
By Nick Wells published
The sunburst Fender Precision – which was photographed with Elvis at American Sound Studio – also helped shape hits for the likes of Wilson Pickett and Aretha Franklin
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