On this episode of Talking Guitars on Johnny Beane TV, we’re diving into one of the most historic nights in guitar history! 🎸🔥
On any normal night, $6,907,000 for Kurt Cobain’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” Mustang and $11,560,000 for Jerry Garcia’s legendary “Tiger” guitar would have shattered world records. But this wasn’t just any night…
This was the Jim Irsay Collection: Hall of Fame Auction at Christie’s in New York, where 23 world records fell and the vintage guitar market may have changed forever. Every single one of the 44 lots sold, bringing in an unbelievable $84,091,350 — the largest total ever for a guitar auction. By the end of the night, Christie’s had blown past its estimates by 373 percent.
The biggest moment came after 21 minutes of intense bidding, described like a Federer vs. Nadal rally, when the crown for the most expensive guitar ever sold went to David Gilmour’s legendary Black Strat, the heavily modified Stratocaster used to record Comfortably Numb and Shine On You Crazy Diamond.
Here are some of the jaw-dropping final prices:
🎸 David Gilmour Black Strat – $14,550,000
🎸 Jerry Garcia “Tiger” – $11,560,000
🎸 Kurt Cobain “Smells Like Teen Spirit” Mustang – $6,907,000
🎸 Eric Clapton MTV Unplugged Martin 000-42 – $4,101,000
🎸 Eric Clapton Gibson SG “The Fool” – $3,003,000
🎸 David Gilmour Wish You Were Here Martin D-35 – $2,393,000
🎸 George Harrison 1964 Gibson SG Standard – $2,271,000
🎸 John Lennon 1964 Rickenbacker Model 1996 – $1,270,000
🎸 John Lennon 1963 Gretsch 6120 Chet Atkins – $1,270,000
🎸 The Beatles 1966 Vox Kensington prototype – $609,600
🎸 Prince Custom Yellow Cloud Electric – $635,000
🎸 The Edge 1976 Korina Gibson Explorer – $635,000
🎸 George Harrison Maton Mastersound – $279,400
🎸 Johnny Cash 1956 Martin D-21 – $215,900
🎸 Gibson circa 1954 Les Paul Custom prototype – $152,400
Historic guitars, legendary players, and record-breaking prices… this was a night the guitar world will never forget.
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