Auction in London
Jeff Beck’s guitars auctioned for millions
Two years after the death of rock legend Jeff Beck, his guitars are fetching millions of dollars in bids at an auction in London. The estimated values are significantly exceeded.
Rock legend Jeff Beck’s guitar collection fetched more than eight times its estimated price at an auction in London. The almost 130 objects – in addition to guitars, amplifiers and pedals, among other things – were auctioned on Wednesday for the equivalent of around 10.3 million euros (almost 8.73 million pounds) at the traditional auction house Christie’s.
“It makes me truly happy that Jeff’s guitars are so beloved by his fans and friends,” Sandra Beck, the widow of the guitarist who died two years ago, said in a statement from Christie’s. “Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for carrying on Jeff’s legacy!”
Tina Turner autograph drives up bids
A 1954 Gibson Les Paul, which Beck played on his cult album “Blow By Blow” and which was also pictured on the cover of the 1975 LP, went under the hammer for just under 1.3 million euros (1.07 million pounds). . The estimated value of the “Oxblood”, named after its color, was between around 400,000 and 600,000 euros.
A pink Grover Jackson electric guitar from Beck’s estate sold at auction for more than 36 times its estimate. The highest bid for the instrument, which Beck named “Tina”, was 520,000 euros (441,000 pounds) – a world record for a Jackson guitar. Up to 14,000 euros (12,000 pounds) were expected. Superstar Tina Turner signed the guitar with a knife and nail polish in the 80s after Beck played on her album “Private Dancer” (1984).
Minutes-long bidding war for “Anoushka”
The bidding war for Beck’s Fender “Anoushka” guitar, which he played in hundreds of live performances beginning in the 1990s and at a White House concert for President Barack Obama, lasted nearly 10 minutes. In the end the hammer price was 1.2 million euros (1.01 million pounds). Before the auction, the instrument was estimated at 35,000 euros.
The collection auctioned at Christie’s included instruments from the exceptional guitarist’s entire, almost six-decade-long career – from his joining the influential band The Yardbirds in March 1965 to his final tour in 2022. The “Tele-Gib”, which Jeff Beck already The guitar virtuoso was on January 10th Died of bacterial meningitis in 2023 at the age of 78.
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