Live David Gilmour Auction

Gassage

He also owns the Garcia guitar.

https://twitter.com/JimIrsay/status/1141827314268954629

Gassage

Anyway, woke up this morning and really wish I'd hadn't stopped bidding at $3.2m.

thegummy

Gassage said:

Arise Sir David.

In a way, I am glad it's not gone to some person that wanted it purely as an investment. Jim Irsay is a fruitloop but a genuine fan too.

Didn't know that's who bought it.

A Russell Brand documentary about Jack Kerouac's On the Road has him in it as he owns the original manuscript.

Most rich people couldn't impress me at all with their possessions (flash cars, jewels etc.) but this guy definitely could, he seems to make the kind of big purchases I would if I had the money.

Wonder if he has any other memorabilia of things I love.

proggy

What a great man David Gilmour is.

Gassage

Irsay already gone on record as saying it'll be used and loaned for events and performances. Good of him- exactly what any of us would do.

thegummy

Gassage said:

Irsay already gone on record as saying it'll be used and loaned for events and performances. Good of him- exactly what any of us would do.

Almost makes me want to support his team; if only the sport wasn't so awful lol

Gassage

thegummy said:

Gassage said:

Arise Sir David.

In a way, I am glad it's not gone to some person that wanted it purely as an investment. Jim Irsay is a fruitloop but a genuine fan too.

Didn't know that's who bought it.

A Russell Brand documentary about Jack Kerouac's On the Road has him in it as he owns the original manuscript.

Most rich people couldn't impress me at all with their possessions (flash cars, jewels etc.) but this guy definitely could, he seems to make the kind of big purchases I would if I had the money.

Wonder if he has any other memorabilia of things I love.

He has the Garcia guitar

Gassage

You gotta hope they don't ship them via FedEx.

Moominpapa

Not to be outdone, Sotheby's are currently organizing the Harry Seven Collection auction. "The Gilmour thing won'r be anything on this," said a Sotheby's spokesperson, between snorts of cocaine.

Whitecat

Jonathanthomas83 said:

How the actual fuck can a Washburn sell for 35k and my absolute favourite Strat of all time sell for a (comparatively) measly 500k?!

Somewhat inversely, how can it sell for so low when the black one went for that world record price tag? Which is amazing btw. 

I'm gutted about the red Strat, like genuinely disappointed that he doesn't own it any more. 

EMG pickups mate, nobody wants ‘em.

ToneControl

Whitecat said:

Jonathanthomas83 said:

How the actual fuck can a Washburn sell for 35k and my absolute favourite Strat of all time sell for a (comparatively) measly 500k?!

Somewhat inversely, how can it sell for so low when the black one went for that world record price tag? Which is amazing btw. 

I'm gutted about the red Strat, like genuinely disappointed that he doesn't own it any more. 

EMG pickups mate, nobody wants ‘em.

yeah, because they're sterile ;-)

GuyR

I'm glad there was the opportunity to see a lot of these guitars close up - all the principal ones - at the fabulous V&A exhibition a year or two ago. The chance won't arise again.

richardhomer

GuyR said:

I'm glad there was the opportunity to see a lot of these guitars close up - all the principal ones - at the fabulous V&A exhibition a year or two ago. The chance won't arise again.

I went too - looking at the Red Strat with my nose pressed against the glass was a real thrill. 

Gassage

richardhomer said:

GuyR said:

I'm glad there was the opportunity to see a lot of these guitars close up - all the principal ones - at the fabulous V&A exhibition a year or two ago. The chance won't arise again.

I went too - looking at the Red Strat with my nose pressed against the glass was a real thrill. 

You won't have been the first to have looked at that guitar with your nose pressed against glass.....

tony99

TheMarlin said:

Kudos. It was a brave and amazing thing to do. 

Kudos indeed, but could you explain the bravery aspect?

peteri

Sorry I had to drop off, but got to watch the Black Strat.

My overall impression is that there was certainly some auction fever going on, I agree I think the Red Strat went relatively cheaply in context, as did possibly the Wall Les Paul.

But many other things went for very hard to understand money, I'm thinking especially the spare guitars which simply travelled on tour and were likely rarely/never used (great post from SevenDecades citing some of them and saying they'll never feel they overpaid for a guitar again!) and especially that case - which is just madness, it's just a normal road case - he's likely never even touched it!

But well done to DG, that's a lot of money for charity - and not the first time he's done a big gesture

tony99

So ruddy bloody brave...

fandango

The problem now is that your missus will be tapping her foot wondering why you're not cashing in on YOUR guitar collection.

Esp if she want's a new kitchen.

GuyR

Gassage said:

richardhomer said:

GuyR said:

I'm glad there was the opportunity to see a lot of these guitars close up - all the principal ones - at the fabulous V&A exhibition a year or two ago. The chance won't arise again.

I went too - looking at the Red Strat with my nose pressed against the glass was a real thrill. 

You won't have been the first to have looked at that guitar with your nose pressed against glass.....

http://i.imgur.com/rbYC7cf.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/E8CnIOn.jpg

You really did get a close look!!

NelsonP

SquireJapan said:

Here we go ...

Wow ...

$3,300,000

just, wow.

F**k me. I hope the successful bidder got a set of strings and a strap thrown in with that.