Jerry Garcia
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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

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

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

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

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

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
![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.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7b4qJRk85dSviaveTCjfAe-320-80.jpg)
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...

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

“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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