The guitar was also used by Mork Mars by Mötley Crüe for the recording of the successful Dr. Feelgood album.
The Kramer electric guitar of 1982 of the musician Eddie van Halen It will be auctioned by Sotheby’s New York during Grails Week, the first edition of the House, from October 21 to 28.
It is estimated that the guitar, tailored to Van Halen’s star, will reach the impressive figure of between 2 and 3 million dollars. A previous sale in Sotheby’s of a Van Halen guitar – the one that appears in the video clip of “Hot for Teacher”– reached $ 3,932,000 in April 2023.
The story behind Van Halen’s guitar
Based on the original “Frankenstein” design by Van Halen, the piece was widely touched during Van Halen’s tours of 1982-83, and was seen on stage during concerts in Philadelphia; Caracas, San Pablo and Buenos Aires, among others.
Van Halen gave the guitar to his old friend and guitar technician, Robin “Rudy” Leiren, who later sold it to Mick Marsformer main guitarist and co -founder of Mötley Crüe. Mars used it during the recording of the successful album Dr. Feelgoodincluding the song “Slice of Your Pie”.
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The guitar will be exhibited in Monterey, California, from August 13 to 16, date that coincides with the RM Sotheby’s auctions in Monterey. It will be the first time that the guitar is seen in public in more than 40 years, since Van Halen touched her for the last time in a concert. Sotheby’s Grail Week is designed to exhibit Pieces of the world of cinema, music, television and comics.
“Touched during some of Eddie’s most iconic performances and subsequently used by Mork Mars by Mötley Crüe, this instrument connects two heavy metal giants,” said Ian Ferreyra de Bone, general director of the Sotheby’s luxury division.
“With its manufacture to measure and its incredible history, it is a true holy grail, just the type of piece we had in mind for the first week of the Holy Grail of Sotheby’s, which stands out The most coveted treasures of music, cinema, television and comics, and places Sotheby’s at the center of pop culture. ”
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