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Mon Jun 22, 2026, 10:18 AM 6 hrs ago

Johnny Marr auctioning 100 guitars including Smiths classics (for 2 charities)

The British rock legend has owned a massive collection of the prized instruments over his decades in the music business, from his days in The Smiths to his time working with Oasis, Gorillaz, Talking Heads, and many more in between.

However, now Marr has decided to part ways with a sizable chunk of his collection, auctioning his classic guitars in London later this year, with proceeds being split between The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association and The National Autistic Society.

Guitars included in the lot that could potentially be up for grabs are the 1982 Rickenbacker 330 Jetglo, played on The Smiths’ ‘This Charming Man’ and also Oasis’ ‘Supersonic’, after Marr lent it to Noel Gallagher.


The guitars are set to go on display in both New York and London, before being auctioned in the latter city in September. The estimated price for each guitar ranges from £1,000 to £150,000.


https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/johnny-marr-auctioning-100-guitars-smiths-classics/


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Johnny Marr auctioning 100 guitars including Smiths classics (for 2 charities) (Original Post) underpants 6 hrs ago OP
The article fails to mention where the auction is. C_U_L8R 5 hrs ago #1
Wow. That'll bring in some nice cash for those charities. IcyPeas 5 hrs ago #2
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