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Paul Elliott

“Gilmour’s Strat went for four million — and 67 nations tuned in to that auction”: The man with the $1billion guitar collection

Jim Irsay in 2023.

Jim Irsay's guitar collection was renowned as the most valuable in the world.

The American billionaire entrepreneur, who died on 21 May aged 65, was CEO of NFL club Indianapolis Colts and used his fortune to amass an astonishing array of famous instruments.

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