Accordingly RabPresent Eddie van Halen1982 Chandler E guitar is auctioned by auction Sotheby's New York this autumn.
The guitar played by the legendary Van Halen Axeman in 1982 and 1983 is expected to bring in between 2 and 3 million US dollars during the year Sotheby's Opening week from October 21 to October 28.
Eddie Later the guitar gave his long -time guitar technician Robin “Rudy” quietly (The guitar wears an inscription Loan), who then sold it.Mötley Crüe guitarist Mick Mars. Mars Use it during the recording of his band “Dr. Feelgood” Album, including the song “Pane of your cake”. The current owner of the guitar is not known.
This guitar was played on tour Eddie van Halen In 1982 and 1983 at concerts in the USA and South America with photo documentation, including shows in Philadelphia, Caracas, Venezuela; Sao Paulo, Brazil; and Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The original “Frankenstein” guitar came from 1975, on which this guitar is based and represented Eddie van HalenThe goal of combining some of the best elements from fender And Gibson Electric guitars to a single new musical instrument that was not yet available in stores at that time. Van Halen tried endlessly to create the ultimate guitar for sound, playability and reliability. The Chandler Guitar not only personifies EVH'S innovative style of play, but also his passion for design and engineering. This guitar is one of its most cult and identifiable instruments and encourages copies of other manufacturers and inspired generations of fans to design their own instruments.
The lot also includes the factory Chandler Case and a letter of authenticity of Mars Where he says: “I hope you enjoy it just like me. It is also a great piece of history.”
Ian Ferreyra de BonePresent Sotheby's Managing Director of his luxury department said: “Played during some of Eddie'S cultural performances and later used by Mötley Crüe'S Mick MarsThis instrument connects two heavy metal giants. With its custom build and the incredible background story, it is a real grail – exactly the kind of piece for which we had imagined Sotheby's First grails Week, which puts the most sought -after treasures of music, film, television and comics and puts in the spotlight Sotheby's Right in the center of pop culture. “
The guitar is exhibited from August 13th to August 16 in Monterey, California.
Already in April 2023, another guitar in possession Edie van Halen – that in which it was used Van Halen'S “Hot for the teacher” Music video – was sold for 3,932,000 US dollars.
Eddie died in October 2020 in the Providence Saint Johns Health Center in Santa Monica, California. After his death, the fans left flowers in his children's home in Launas Street in Pasadena, California, in the Las Lunas. Additional flowers, candles and fans were placed on the all Avenue, where Eddie And his brother, Van Halen drummer Alexscratched the name of her band in the wet cement of a sidewalk when they were teenagers.
After Eddie It was diagnosed with lung cancer in the stage and flew to Germany to maintain treatments. Finally, the cancer spread EddieSpine and brain. Just a few months later, Eddie died at the age of 65.
Van Halen was included in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame In 2007.
Rab Magazine classified Eddie van Halen No. 8 in his list of 100 largest guitarists.
Photo with the kind permission of Sotheby's