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Matt Owen

“It’s very simply the best guitar you can buy today”: Eddie Van Halen’s Kramer Ad guitar sells for $2,734,000 at auction

Eddie Van Halen 'Kramer Ad' guitar.

Eddie Van Halen’s famed ‘Kramer Ad’ electric guitar has become one of the most expensive guitars to ever be sold at auction, after the hammer went down on a multi-million dollar sale earlier today (October 24).

Owing to its significance, the guitar was given a fairly sizable estimate window, but it eventually exceeded expectations and went for $2,734,000. This makes it the sixth most expensive guitar ever sold publicly.

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