The black Fender Stratocaster, played by David Gilmour on six of the band’s albums including “The Dark Side of the Moon,” broke the record for the most expensive guitar sold at auction. By Francesca ...
On Aug. 4, 1979, the Grateful Dead performed a stellar 21-song set at the Oakland City Auditorium in California. It marked their first-ever performance of “Althea,” Jerry Garcia’s latest collaboration ...
On March 12, 2026, an online buyer purchased David Gilmour’s black Fender Stratocaster guitar for $14.55 million, making it the most expensive guitar ever sold at auction. The sale smashed the ...
It’s a bid that would leave most bank accounts “Comfortably Numb.” Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour’s legendary 1969 “Black Strat” shattered the record for the most expensive guitar ever sold at ...
A guitar used by David Gilmour on six of Pink Floyd's albums has sold for a record $14.6m (£10.9m), making it the most expensive guitar ever sold, auction house Christie's has said. Gilmour played the ...
David Gilmour’s ‘Black Strat’ Sells for $14.55 Million, Becoming the Most Expensive Guitar Ever Sold
David Gilmour‘s “Black Strat” sold for $14.55 million on Thursday at Christie’s auction for the Jim Irsay collection in New York. The sale of the guitar marked the most expensive guitar ever sold, ...
The late Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay created a remarkable collection of sports memorabilia in his lifetime, and it has set multiple records at auction this week. Much of Irsay's collection was ...
In May 2025, the NFL mourned the death of Jim Irsay. Passing away at 65, the businessman first purchased the Baltimore Colts in the early 1970s. Moving them to Indianapolis only a few years later, the ...
Guitars once owned by David Gilmour and Jerry Garcia, along with Jack Kerouac’s “On the Road” scroll, dominated Thursday’s auction of the most coveted items in Jim Irsay’s memorabilia collection. One ...
I'll be totally honest, it’s nigh on impossible to select the best electric guitar. Guitars come in such a variety of styles and configurations that finding a single instrument in such a crowded ...
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