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The acoustic Eric Clapton used to write Tears in Heaven just sold for over $100,000
By Janelle Borg published
Originally owned by John Porter, Clapton begged him to borrow his 1977 Juan Alvares acoustic to use as his go-to songwriting guitar

Mick Mars’ NSFW ‘Girls, Girls, Girls’ Kramer has just gone up for auction
By Phil Weller published
The guitar was used extensively during Motley Crüe’s 1987-88 Girls, Girls, Girls world tour

Bob Dylan and Robbie Robertson's 1965 Telecaster is up for auction and could fetch up to $700,000
By Phil Weller published
With its black finish stripped down in favor of its natural wood grain, a uniquely installed Bigsby B16 bridge, and decades of history played into it, the guitar is a key highlight in Julien’s upcoming Music Icons auction

Kurt Cobain guitars now account for 3 of the top 10 most expensive guitars sold at auction as the ‘Sky Stang I’ Fender Mustang used in Nirvana’s final performance sells for $1.5 million
By Matt Parker published
The value of Kurt Cobain-associated guitar sales on the list now more than doubles that of his nearest competitor, David Gilmour

Guitars signed by Dave Grohl, Nile Rodgers, Brian Johnson, John Paul Jones, Krist Novoselic and more to be auctioned in honor of Taylor Hawkins
By Jackson Maxwell published
Proceeds from the sale of the guitars, which were signed at the recent Hawkins tribute concerts, will go to the late drummer's two favorite charities – Music Support and MusiCares

Don McLean's Vincent Martin 00-21 acoustic guitar is going up for auction
By Jackson Maxwell published
The guitar was also used to record a number of other tracks on the singer-songwriter's most successful album, American Pie

Kurt Cobain-signed 1973 Fender Mustang – which he smashed onstage in 1989 – goes up for auction
By Matt Owen published
The signed guitar was later exchanged for a Gibson SG, after Cobain's guitar-smashing antics left him without a guitar to play for Nirvana's gigs

Alex Lifeson partners with Julien's Auctions to sell over 100 items of used guitar gear and Rush memorabilia
By Sam Roche published
Guitars up for sale include Lifeson's “Whitey” Gibson ES-355TD, a 1980 custom-built Hentor Sportscaster and a Gibson EDS-1275 double-neck created specifically for Rush's 40th Anniversary tour

Guitars played by David Gilmour, the Edge, Eddie Van Halen, Elvis Presley, Eric Clapton and more rake in huge figures in all-star auction
By Matt Owen published
Clapton's $625,000 Martin D-45 was the highest-selling instrument at Julien’s Auctions mammoth Icons & Idols event, closely followed by The Edge's Gibson Explorer, which went for $437,500
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