Johnny Marr recently trousered a cool £3.65M after selling 80 of his iconic guitars plus associated amplifiers and memorabilia. The 111 lots massively exceeded Christie's initial guide price of £1.2M. And it won't surprise you to learn that Marr donated the entire proceeds of 31 selective lots to the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association and the National Autistic Society; showing yet again what an all round good egg he is. Here's Johnny with his old friend Noel Gallagher previewing the sale a couple of days before his beloved collection - including a Cherry Red Gibson ES-355 and 1982 Rickenbacker 330 Jetglo (both used by Marr when writing and recording with the Smiths) - went under the hammer.
Excellent video.
ReplyDeleteFor once Noel Gallagher doesn't come across as a twat.
It's good, isn't it. Just two mates chatting about guitars. What's not to like.
DeleteSo true.
DeleteReminder to anyone that wants it that you can still get a PDF copy of the fantastic auction catalogue for JM's guitars at https://newamusements.blogspot.com/2026/09/monday-long-song-you-are-magic.html
ReplyDeleteThanks for the heads up, Martin. I see you were already all over this!
DeleteChristie's have stunning auctioneers!
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