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 ...

Money, as the band once sang, is a gas. A black Fender Stratocaster guitar used by Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour sold Thursday at an auction for a whopping $14.55 million. That high price makes ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Trucks got the chance to put the ultimate Grateful Dead guitar through its paces during The Tedeschi Trucks Band's residency at the Beacon Theatre in New York City – and he says it's a “beast” When ...

Christie’s also auctioned off a famous racehorse’s saddle and the lyrics sheet from a beloved song. Christie's is auctioning the Jim Irsay Collection, featuring top music, film, and sports memorabilia ...

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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The best female guitarists of all time prove that the guitar isn’t just for phallic fretwork and cock-rock grandstanding. The good news about the best female guitarists is that there are too many to ...