“These guitars were his great love. They need to be shared, played and loved again.” Jeff Beck's guitar collection to be auctioned next year

Jeff Beck and his guitars.

Jeff Beck's guitar collection is coming up for auction in January.

Alongside 90 of the late guitar legend's instruments, played during his six-decade-long career, his amps, pedals, and ‘tools of the trade’, will go under the hammer at Christie's in London on January 22.

Commenting on her decision to sell off these prized possessions in the Jeff Beck: The Guitar Collection auction, Beck's wife, Sandra Cash, says, “These guitars were his great love, and almost two years after his passing it's time to part with them, as Jeff wished. After some hard thinking, I decided they needed to be shared, played, and loved again.

“It is a massive wrench to part with them but I know Jeff wanted for me to share this love. He was a maestro of his trade. I hope the future guitarists who acquire these items are able to move closer to the genius who played them.”