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Matt Owen

“A unique symbol of punk’s emergence in the UK”: The Damned frontman Brian James’ iconic Gibson SG, the guitar that defined the sound of early UK punk, already set to exceed estimate at auction

Brian James of The Damned playing a Gibson SG guitar, London, 1977.

Brian James’ go-to Gibson SG – which served as one of The Damned founder’s main electric guitars and helped define the sound of early UK punk – is set to exceed its auction expectations when it goes under the hammer later this month.

The SG in question is one of the highlight lots from Bonhams’ 50 Years of Punk auction, which is taking place across April.

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