Julien's Auctions

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 27 March 26

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

Ace Frehley’s iconic 1975 Gibson Les Paul expected to sell for more than half a million dollars at auction

By Phil Weller published 25 March 26

The Les Paul will be sold alongside stage-played guitars from Stevie Ray Vaughan, Kirk Hammett and Billy Duffy at an upcoming auction

Joe Walsh auction raises huge sums for charity – and raises eyebrows as unexpected guitars attract big money bids

By Jonathan Horsley published 19 December 25

Who here remembers the time circa 2008 when Walsh was playing an EMG-equipped Zakk Wylde Les Paul Custom live onstage with the Eagles?

David Lynch's bonkers Parker Fly guitar recently sold at auction – and its new owner has put it through its paces

By Janelle Borg published 18 December 25

Lynch played a few oddball guitars in his time, including the 1997 Parker Fly – an avant-garde guitar-meets-synthesizer

Joe Walsh walks you through the guitars he’s selling at auction – including one with a Morse code fretboard

By Phil Weller published 8 December 25

All proceeds will go to his charity, Vets Aid

Kirk Hammett’s guitar auction shatters expectations – with his mystery Back to the Beginning SG fetching $70,000 more than anticipated

By Phil Weller published 24 November 25

Around 150 of Hammett’s guitars were part of Julien’s latest Played, Worn & Torn auction

A score of bass guitars, played on stage by U2’s Adam Clayton, are headed to auction

By Phil Weller published 27 October 25

U2’s Adam Clayton is auctioning off a score of bass guitars that have shaped the band’s sound over the years

A pink Daisy Rock acoustic guitar, signed by Taylor Swift and Miley Cyrus, has just smashed its estimate as it sells for over $100,000 at auction

By Phil Weller published 6 June 25

Eddie Van Halen guitars also surpassed their estimates at Julien’s annual Music Icons event – but a Kurt Cobain acoustic remains unsold

How David Lynch created a five-necked guitar to suit his outlandish playing style – and Kurt Cobain’s luthier brought it to life

By Janelle Borg published 4 June 25

Alongside his famed 1997 Parker Fly, another instrument in Lynch's collection is the curiously spec’d, off-kilter five-necked guitar that the filmmaker himself designed and commissioned

David Lynch's Parker Fly is up for auction – and its revealed one of the big mysteries of his unique playing style

By Janelle Borg published 2 June 25

Julien’s Auctions appraiser Mike Adams has been examining Lynch’s guitar and rig and says it answers a key question about his highly unconventional style