eddie van halen’s kramer guitar up for auction<\/span><\/p> eddie van halen’s kramer guitar up for auction<\/span><\/p> eddie van halen’s kramer guitar up for auction<\/span><\/p> Eddie Van Halen’s personal touches can be seen all over his soon-to-be-auctioned Kramer guitar. The late\u00a0virtuoso inscribed the body to his ’80s guitar technician Rudy Leiren, writing: “Rude – Its Been a Great Ten Years \u2013 Lets Do Another Ten. Eddie Van Halen.”<\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Van Halen Albums Ranked Worst to Best<\/a><\/p>\n The guitar has also passed through the hands of other noteworthy players \u2014 namely, Motley Crue<\/a> guitarist Mick Mars, who purchased the\u00a0instrument from Leiren and played it extensively while recording the band’s 1989 album\u00a0Dr. Feelgood<\/em><\/a>. The lot includes a factory Kramer case and letter of authenticity from Mars, who writes: “\u2026 Hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Also it’s a great piece of history.”<\/p>\n This isn’t the first Van Halen guitar to command an eye-watering sum on the auction block. In 2023, the custom Kramer guitar he played in the band’s “Hot for Teacher” video sold<\/a> for a whopping $3.9 million.<\/p>\n You’ll see him with long hair, short hair, a variety of his most famous guitars and all three of his band’s lead singers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gallery Credit: Matthew Wilkening<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nMore Details About Eddie Van Halen’s 1982 Kramer Guitar<\/h3>\n
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