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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

Guitars
PRS Golden Sky - a modified PRS Silver Sky, compelted by Jay Faires
John Mayer’s signature guitar has been reimagined as the wild ‘Golden Sky’ – and it’s inspired by Jerry Garcia’s Tiger

By Phil Weller Published

Eric Krasno is now the proud owner of what has been dubbed the world's first Golden Sky conversion

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Warren Haynes and the gutiars he will play at Gov't Mule's 2025 NYE show
Warren Haynes to play three historic guitars to celebrate 1971 at NYE concert

By Phil Weller Published

The show at the Beacon Theatre in New York will see Haynes play classics from 1971 on guitars tied to three guitar greats

Guitarists
Kurt Cobain's 1969 Fender Mustang electric guitar photographed at Hard Rock Cafe on April 28, 2022 in London, England
Jim Irsay’s billion-dollar guitar collection is going to auction, with legendary instruments from Kurt Cobain, Eric Clapton and David Gilmour up for grabs

By Matt Owen Published

With a wealth of record-breaking guitars among the collection, it promises to be the biggest guitar auction event of all time

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Tom Lieber, luthier of choice for Jerry Garcia, sits with some of his wildest creations, and holds a bass like you have never seen before.
Tom Lieber apprenticed to Jerry Garcia's guitar builder Doug Irwin in the ’70s – now he’s raising the ’Dead once again

By Amit Sharma Published

This is the story of Tom Lieber, the aspiring guitar builder who wouldn’t take no for an answer and ended up learning how to make some of the rock world’s most prized instruments

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View of, from left, American Rock musicians Jerry Garcia (1942 - 1995) and Bob Weir, both on guitar, and Phil Lesh, on bass guitar, all of the group Grateful Dead, as they perform onstage at Nassau Coliseum (later Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum), Uniondale, New York, November 1, 1979
The Grateful Dead on Jerry Garcia’s lasting impact on their legacy – and how they felt the band couldn’t go on without him

By Janelle Borg Published

The band looked back on lead guitarist Jerry Garcia’s pivotal role when they received this year’s prestigious Kennedy Center Honor

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John Mayer playing an Alligator Strat replica
John Mayer honors Jerry Garcia by performing with a replica Alligator Strat at The Sphere

By Phil Weller Published

Mayer said the replica model deserved a moment in the limelight and was quickly reminded how hot its input is

Electric Guitars
Jerry Garcia's final touring rig
“Jerry's most sophisticated guitar setup… the culmination of decades of experimentation with state of the art gear”: Jerry Garcia’s final touring rig – featuring Bob Weir’s revered Wall of Sound McIntosh amp and an embedded pedal panel – is up for auction

By Matt Parker Published

The Grateful Dead guitar legend’s final rig is open to bids and it features a bit of 2-for-1 gear history

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