Got £300k to spare? Slash’s legendary Les Paul from Guns N’ Roses reunion tour is up for grabs at upcoming music memorabilia auction
Entertainment memorabilia auction house Propstore is set to host its next Music Live Auction on 30 April in the UK, with bidding open worldwide. The sale will feature more than 400 lots spanning generations of iconic music acts, from Guns N’ Roses and Queen to The Beatles and Ed Sheeran, with a combined estimated value of £1.5 million ($2 million).
Arguably the star lot of the auction is Slash’s Gibson Les Paul ‘59 Custom Shop guitar, estimated at £150,000–£300,000 ($198,000–$396,000). This is no studio-only relic – it was a workhorse on the historic Not In This Lifetime tour, Slash’s first full run of dates with Guns N’ Roses since leaving the band after 1993’s Use Your Illusion tour.
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That reunion tour spanned 175 shows worldwide, from Coachella to stadiums across the globe, and became one of the highest-grossing tours in music history, earning over $584 million. Slash’s Les Paul was a constant companion on stage throughout, its flame-patterned maple top photo-matched to live performance shots included with the lot.
Crafted by Gibson’s Custom Shop, the Abilene Sunset Burst Les Paul ‘59 features a mahogany body and neck, nickel hardware, and Slash’s personal modifications – including cloth-taped access panels and his signature double-sided adhesive tape pick setup on the headstock.
The guitar also bears Slash’s autograph and shows “light performance wear, including indentations and surface scratches above the bridge”, left behind from the guitarist’s jewelry striking the strings during live performances.
Credit: Propstore
“The weight of the guitar, the way the neck is, the humbuckers; all that stuff just appeals to me as a guitar player. [The Les Paul] really is the best all-around guitar for me,” Slash has said of the instrument.
Collectors will also find a Les Paul Custom 20th Anniversary guitar used by Noel Gallagher during the recording of Standing on the Shoulder of Giants and Heathen Chemistry (est. £10,000–£20,000).
Other standout items include a John Lennon and Yoko Ono Double Fantasy promotional poster signed on December 8, 1980 – just hours before Lennon’s death – accompanied by an audio recording of Lennon retracing his signature when the ink failed. The lot is estimated at £60,000–£120,000 ($79,200–$158,400).
Paul McCartney’s handwritten first-draft lyrics for Goodbye are also up for auction, estimated at £55,000–£110,000 ($72,600–$145,200), alongside handwritten lyrics signed by Jimi Hendrix, Noel Redding, and Mitch Mitchell (£35,000–£70,000 / $46,200–$92,400).
A public exhibition of highlight lots will be held from 22–25 April at The Cumberland Hotel in London, allowing fans and collectors to inspect these legendary items in person.
Check out the full catalogue at Propstore.
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