Richard Gere to
Auction Vintage
Guitar Collection
BY REBECCA DIRKS
The editors of Premier Guitar offer up some unsolicited opinions about guitars and 6-string life.
nE W YORK, n Y – Actor and long-time guitar collector Richard Gere
will auction 110 lots of vintage
guitars and amps at an October
11 auction through Christie’s. The
Richard Gere Guitar Collection
includes vintage Martin, Gibson,
Fender, Gretsch, and Epiphone
guitars, as well as vintage amps.
Highlights of the collection
include a 1931 Martin D- 28,
an Albert King-owned 1958
Gibson Flying V Prototype,
a James D’Aquisto-owned
1935 John D’Angelico Exel, a
1953 Fender Telecaster, a 1960
Gibson ES-335 TD, and a 1954
Fender Stratocaster.
Christie’s estimates that the
auction total will be around
$1,000,000.
The Iridium Goes
Global – The legendary
NYC jazz club streamed
their August shows live
on Facebook, and will
stream select shows from
their fall lineup.
Lollapalooza Gear
Located – Police
tracked down a van loaded with gear stolen from
indie-rockers Portugal.
The Man. Now, if they
could only track down
the origin of that ridiculous band name.
Summer Stage
Collapses –
Frightening and deadly
stage collapses at festivals in the US, Canada,
and Belgium demonstrate the dark side of
summer touring.
Jack White Produces
ICP’s Mozart – It’s hard
to knock Jack White about
anything. But it’s Insane
Clown Posse… covering
Mozart… with the lyrics
“You get your ass licked
off, it’s the dopest.”
Lou Reed & Metallica
Team Up –
The album, Lulu is
due on October 31 and
has its own website,
loureedmetallica.com.
This one’s got us at a
loss for words.
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