We reported on the Gibson Guitartown Charity Auction so long ago that I was sure it had already happened, but what do I know, as it apparently only took place on Tuesday (20 Nov) at London's Indig02 club. Over £200,000 was raised through the sale of the 62 hand painted and signed Gibsons up for grabs on the night, with Sir Paul McCartney's 10ft giant replica guitar proving most popular, selling for a mammoth £60,000 and beating the second highest bid, for Ronnie Wood's signed axe, by £49,000. Not that it's a competition or anything. Elsewhere in the sale, Slash managed to rack-up £8,500, Pink Floyd's Roger Waters made £10,500 and another ten footer, this time signed by Paul Weller and designed by Sir Peter Blake, reached £8,000. Organisers announced that all the money raised will be split between Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy, The Prince's Trust and Teenage Cancer Trust.
Nov 22, 2007
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McCartney's 10ft guitar sells for £60,000 at Gibson Guitartown charity auction
Sir Paul McCartney's giant replica guitar was the top seller at the Gibson Guitartown charity auction, raising over £200,000 for three music charities.