Another guitar previously owned by Eddie Van Halen — and later, Mick Mars — is expected to fetch big bucks when it goes up for auction this year.
The Kramer guitar in question is modeled after Van Halen’s signature “Frankenstein” guitar, sporting a similar red, black and white paint job. The titular Van Halen guitarist played the ax throughout 1982 and 1983 on the band’s Hide Your Sheep Tour in support of Diver Down. The guitar could be seen onstage during concerts in Philadelphia; Caracas, Venezuela; Sao Paulo, Brazil; and Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Van Halen’s guitar will lead Sotheby’s upcoming “Rock & Pop” auction on Oct. 24 during the company’s Grails Week (Oct. 21-28). The sale will also include memorabilia from Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones, the Beatles and more. The auction house estimates the guitar will fetch between $2 million and $3 million.
More Details About Eddie Van Halen’s 1982 Kramer Guitar
Eddie Van Halen’s personal touches can be seen all over his soon-to-be-auctioned Kramer guitar. The late virtuoso inscribed the body to his ’80s guitar technician Rudy Leiren, writing: “Rude – Its Been a Great Ten Years – Lets Do Another Ten. Eddie Van Halen.”
