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Johnny Marr's Guitars Sell for £3,649,280 at Auction
Guitars and other items belonging to former The Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr raised £3,649,280 at auction, with all hammer price proceeds donated to two charities.
Guitars owned by Johnny Marr were sold at auction for a total of £3,649,280. The auction included 10 guitars, as well as amplifiers and gold records. The event lasted more than five hours and involved buyers from 34 countries. The hammer price from all 31 lots was donated to two charities.
Marr’s 1982 Rickenbacker 330 Jetglo sold for £358,400. The guitar was used during the recording of The Smiths’ first album and on the band’s first tours. It also appeared on the cover of Oasis’ first single, Supersonic. Marr was the guitarist and co-songwriter of The Smiths alongside Morrissey.
A 1960 Cherry Red Gibson ES-355 owned by Marr sold for £204,800. The guitar inspired Marr to write the music for The Smiths song Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now. The Smiths released four studio albums before separating in 1987.
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