GARY MOORE Guitars Fetch £145,000 At Auction
July 2, 2016, 8 years ago
According to the Belfast Telegraph, guitars once played by the legendary Gary Moore have been snapped up for almost £145,000 (just over $190,000 US dollars).
More than 30 instruments from Moore’s tenure in Thin Lizzy, Colosseum II and the original Skid Row, went under the hammer at Bonhams in central London earlier this week.
The 46-piece collection featured a number of incredible instruments, including a 1963 Fender Stratocaster that was a gift from Claude Nobs, the founder of the Montreux Jazz Festival. The guitar sold for a huge £18,750.
Moore used the instrument in live gigs, televised concerts and also on the Blues for Jimi DVD that was released in 2007 - the same year he also received a Gibson Les Paul 1959 from a devoted fan that he later used to warm up before gigs.
Among the other great instruments was a 1964 Gibson Firebird 1, which sold for £10,625.
His personal collection of around 100 guitars included electric, acoustic and bass guitars, and a sitar and a banjo.
Moore died of a heart attack aged 58 while he was on holiday in Spain in February 2011, reportedly after an alcohol binge.
