Loudwire compiled a list of the most expensive guitars sold at an auction as it currently stands. Here are the Top 10:
1. Kurt Cobain’s acoustic- electric guitar used on “MTV Unplugged”: $6 million
2. Kurt Cobain’s 1969 Fender Mustang from the “Smells Like Teen Spirit” video: $4.6 million
3. Eddie Van Halen’s custom Kramer guitar from the “Hot for Teacher” video: $3.9 million
4. David Gilmour of Pink Floyd’s Black Strat: $3.9 million
5. A Fender Strat signed by many artists like Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Sting, Paul McCartney, Brian May, and Jimmy Page to raise funds for Asia after a devastating earthquake and tsunami in 2004: $2.7 million
6. John Lennon’s acoustic-electric Gibson J-160E: $2.4 million
7. A 1959 Les Paul owned by Fleetwood Mac founder Peter Green, then later Irish guitarist Gary Moore: $2 million (Metallica’s Kirk Hammett bought it!)
8. Jimi Hendrix’s white 1968 Strat from Woodstock: $2 million
9. Jerry Garcia’s custom “Wolf” guitar: $1.9 million
10. David Gilmour’s white 1964 Fender Strat: $1.8 million
You can see more at Loudwire.com.
