Eddie Van Halen’s Kramer Guitar Heads to Auction with $2-3 Million Estimate

Watch Eddie Van Halen’s Kramer Guitar Heads to Auction with $2-3 Million Estimate - Rizzle on Dailymotion

Transcript

00:00Eddie Van Halen's Kramer guitar heads to auction with $2-$3 million estimate.

00:06Eddie Van Halen's battle-scarred 1982 Kramer guitar, later played by Motley Crue's Mick Mars,

00:12heads to Sotheby's with a $2-$3 million estimate.

00:16Unlike a pristine museum piece, Eddie personally modified it at Kramer's Neptune, New Jersey facility,

00:22drilling and reshaping it to match his Frankenstein style, as photos show him working on it with power tools.

00:28The guitar toured with Van Halen in 1982-83, enduring shows from Philadelphia to South America,

00:35where cities like Caracas and Buenos Aires saw Eddie's groundbreaking technique.

00:40Before parting with it, he inscribed,

00:42Rude! It's been a great ten years, let's do another ten! Eddie Van Halen.

00:47He later sold it to Mick Mars, who used it during Motley Crue's 1989 Dr. Feelgood sessions.

00:53The guitar-shaped two hard rock milestones, Van Halen's Arena Peak and Motley Crue's commercial breakthrough.

01:00With a letter of authenticity from Mars, its dual legacy is secured.

01:05Sotheby's will feature it during Grails Week, headlining the rock sale on October 24th.

01:10Rock memorabilia values have surged, fueled by aging Gen X collectors.

01:14Van Halen's Hot for Teacher Kramer sold for $3.9 million in 2023, setting a benchmark.

01:22Unlike cryptocurrency, these guitars are tangible pieces of cultural history.

01:27Eddie's modifications to this Kramer were driven by his pursuit of perfect sound,

01:32not future auction value, making authentic rock history one of today's safest collector bets.

01:37Thanks for joining us.