Got any extra cash lying around…

[Don O]

David Gilmour's 'Black Strat' Sells for $14.55 Million, Becoming the Most Expensive Guitar Ever Sold

David Gilmour’s ‘Black Strat’ sold for $14.55 Million in Christie's auction for the Jim Irsay collection, becoming the most expensive guitar ever sold

www.rollingstone.com

 

[gball]

Silly. Stupid. Pointless.

It will sound and play like...a Strat.

There is no magic, and try as you will you won't sound like Gilmour. If you are buying for any other reason than playing it you are a poseur, and if you are buying it to play it you are a fool whose money would be better spent elsewhere.

 

[Boubou]

David Gilmour can make any guitar sound like a black Strat

 

[Sargeant Preston]

It's just another strat on the wall.

 

[iblive]

David Gilmour's 'Black Strat' Sells for $14.55 Million, Becoming the Most Expensive Guitar Ever Sold

David Gilmour’s ‘Black Strat’ sold for $14.55 Million in Christie's auction for the Jim Irsay collection, becoming the most expensive guitar ever sold

www.rollingstone.com

Saw this. And not just Gilmore's. Several guitars up for auction and from what I saw all at least 7 figures.

 

[iblive]

Here's the listing I saw:
Top Expensive Guitar Auctions (As of March 2026)

1. David Gilmour's "Black Strat": $14.55 Million (2026)
2. Jerry Garcia's "Tiger": $11.56 Million (2026)
3. Kurt Cobain’s "Smells Like Teen Spirit" Mustang: $6.9 Million (2026)
4. Kurt Cobain’s MTV Unplugged Martin D-18E: $6.01Million (2020)
5. Eric Clapton's "Martin 000-42": $4.1 Million (2026)
6. Eric Clapton's "The Fool" Gibson SG: $3.0 Million (2026)

 

[Brian Krashpad]

Silly. Stupid. Pointless.

It will sound and play like...a Strat.

There is no magic, and try as you will you won't sound like Gilmour. If you are buying for any other reason than playing it you are a poseur, and if you are buying it to play it you are a fool whose money would be better spent elsewhere.

You're projecting.

The buyer is not buying it to play it, as you or I would.

This is a purely financial transaction. Even if it does get played, which is doubtful, that is not what this purchase is about. It's an investment. A sickening investment.