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Doug Irwin, legendary maker of Jerry Garcia’s record-shattering Tiger and Wolf guitars, dies aged 76

By Matt Owen published

Irwin made five guitars for Garcia, two of which became some of the most expensive guitars of all time when they sold at auction

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Jerry Garcia of the Grisman-Garcia band performs at Squaw Valley ski area on August 25, 1991 in Squaw Valley, California

Following the record-breaking sale of Jerry Garcia’s “Tiger,” more Grateful Dead and Garcia guitar gear is coming up for auction

By Janelle Borg published

More than 300 pieces from the inner circle of the Grateful Dead and Jerry Garcia are currently up for grabs – including Garcia’s studio‑ and video‑played pre‑war Gibson Super 400N

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erek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi of Tedeschi Trucks Band perform as part of the "Garden Party" series at TD Garden on September 27, 2023 in Boston, Massachusetts. AND Photo of Jerry Garcia

Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi on what it was like to play Jerry Garcia’s $11 million Tiger guitar

By Matt Owen published

Trucks took the Tiger to the stage hours after it sold at the historic Jim Irsay Collection auction

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David Gilmour performs at Madison Square Garden in New York City on April 12, 2016

I attended the biggest guitar auction in history – and witnessed a new dawn in the value of the instrument

By Jackson Maxwell published

The monumental bidding wars that took place on the first night of the Jim Irsay Collection auction at Christie’s New York were a testament to the power of the instrument and the aura of the classic rock gods, and left attendees spellbound

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Jerry Garcia and Derek Trucks

Derek Trucks plays Jerry Garcia’s ‘Tiger’ guitar on stage just hours after it sold for $12 million

By Phil Weller published

The second most expensive guitar of all time is already playing out its new owner’s promise of an active second life

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Jerry Garcia's Tiger guitar, photographed as part of the Jim Irsay Collection, which heads to auction in March 2026.

How 2,000 hours of work and some of the world's most exotic tonewoods birthed Jerry Garcia’s “Tiger”

By Jamie Dickson published

Ornate, laden with brass and exotic woods, ‘Tiger’ has become one of the world’s most expensive guitars as part of the recent Jim Irsay auction

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The Jim Irsay Collection's three big stars of the night [L-R]: Kurt Cobain's 1969 Mustang, David Gilmour's record-breaking Black Strat, and Jerry Garcia's Tiger.

World record for most expensive guitar shattered three times in one night as Jim Irsay auction sees David Gilmour's Black Strat fetch $14.5m

By Jonathan Horsley published

On any other night, $6,907,000 for Kurt Cobain's Smells Like Teen Spirit Mustang and $11,560,000 for Jerry Garcia's “Tiger” would have been world records. But this wasn’t any other night...

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David Gilmour performs onstage with Pink Floyd in Hyde Park, London on July 2, 2005

David Gilmour's Black Strat sells for record-shattering $14.5 million in the biggest guitar auction in history

By Jackson Maxwell last updated

We were live on the ground at Christie's auction house in New York as the world's greatest guitar collection went under the hammer

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Eric Clapton's The Fool Gibson SG: Close-up shots of the iconic guitar, with its psychedelic paint job courtesy of the eponymous Dutch Art Collective

“He felt a responsibility to look after these things”: Inside the greatest guitar auction of all time

By Jamie Dickson published

With Jim Irsay’s epic collection of iconic guitars about to go under the hammer at Christie’s, we find out how this unique treasury of tone was prepared for auction

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Musician Kenny Wayne Shepherd, guitar detail of David Gilmour's 'Black Strat which was used to record the Pink Floyd album 'Wish You Were Here,' performs onstage during the Jim Irsay Collection Exhibit and Concert at Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall on January 11, 2024 in Los Angeles, California

Details emerge of the historic guitars in the Jim Irsay Collection auction

By Janelle Borg published

Compiled over decades by the late billionaire businessman and Indianapolis Colts owner/CEO, the Jim Irsay Collection has achieved a mythical status for its rich trove of historic guitars

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