LONDON (AP) — A few of the most iconic guitars in rock historical past are happening show in London earlier than they go beneath the hammer at public sale.
Auctioneer Christie’s held a preview on Tuesday for the gathering of the late Jeff Beck, who died in January 2023 at age 78. Beginning Wednesday, the general public can view 90 guitars and dozens of different gadgets that belonged to Beck, whom Christie’s calls “the ultimate guitarist’s guitar hero,” till they’re offered on Jan. 22.
Considered one of a bunch of Nineteen Sixties guitar heroes that included Eric Clapton, Jimmy Web page and Jimi Hendrix, Beck was twice inducted into the Rock & Roll Corridor of Fame — along with his Nineteen Sixties band Yardbirds and as a solo artist. Famend for his distinctive sound and improvisational ability, he performed through the years with everybody from Rod Stewart to Davie Bowie, Stevie Marvel, Tina Turner and Johnny Depp.
Valued at greater than 1 million kilos ($1.2 million), the gathering consists of an oxblood 1954 Gibson Les Paul that Beck purchased in Memphis in 1972 and performed for the remainder of the last decade. The guitar, which is featured on the quilt of Beck’s Grammy-winning 1975 jazz-fusion album “Blow by Blow,” is anticipated to promote for between 350,000 kilos and 500,000 kilos ($425,000 and $610,000).
The sale features a Telecaster-Gibson hybrid “Tele-Gib” valued at between 100,000 kilos and 150,000 kilos ($122,000 and $183,000) and Beck’s 1954 Sunburst Fender Stratocaster, valued at between 50,000 kilos and 80,000 kilos ($61,000 and $98,000).
Beck’s widow, Sandra Beck, stated it was a “massive wrench” to half with the gathering, however that “I know Jeff wanted for me to share this love.”
