A group of 130 guitars, amps and different items of guitar gear belonging to the late Jeff Beck have offered at public sale for a complete of practically £9 million. The Jeff Beck: The Guitar Assortment public sale was hosted by Christie’s, and was organized by Beck’s widow Sandra Money, whom he instructed to place the devices for public sale previous to his loss of life.

“These guitars have been his nice love, and nearly two years after his passing it’s time to half with them, as Jeff wished. After some laborious pondering, I made a decision they wanted to be shared, performed, and beloved once more,” Money mentioned in November.

The best-selling piece of the gathering is Beck’s 1954 “Oxblood” Gibson Les Paul, which went for the princely sum of £1,068,500. This can be a record-breaking quantity for the most costly Les Paul ever offered. The earlier report went to Duane Allman’s 1957 Gibson Les Paul at $1.25 million again in 2019.

One other stand-out Les Paul from Beck’s assortment is his 1959 “Yardburst” Les Paul Customary. That one offered for £403,200, blowing its preliminary £40,000 – £60,000 estimate out the water.

Different items of Beck’s assortment broke data as nicely. “Tina” – the new pink 1983 Jackson Soloist that has Tina Turner’s autograph scratched on with a switchblade – went for £441,000, the most costly sale for a Jackson guitar. The pedalboard he used on his 2022 tour was the most costly pedalboard sale at £126,000.

“We’re thrilled with the outcomes of Jeff Beck’s unimaginable assortment, which pay testomony to the legacy of a genius – a globally-revered true rock legend,” says Amelia Walker, Christie’s Specialist Head of Non-public & Iconic Collections. “Passionate bidders competed for each lot within the sale, with every reaching many multiples of their pre-sale estimate.”

Although it didn’t break a report, Beck’s 1990/1993 Fender Customized Store Stratocaster “Anoushka” offered for £1,008,000. The report for a Strat remains to be held by David Gilmour’s Black Strat, which offered for $3,975,000 in 2019.

See a full checklist of the public sale outcomes at Christie’s. And take a look at a listing of the 15 most costly guitars ever offered.