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Metallica<\/a>‘s Kirk Hammett, Cheap Trick<\/a> and Pat Benatar<\/a> are among the artists contributing stage-played and hand-signed instruments to a new charity auction.<\/p>\n Gibson Gives and Julien’s Auctions’ “Played, Worn & Torn” auction features 15 instruments used onstage and signed some of music’s biggest stars, a list that also includes Lzzy Hale, Rise Against, Mana, the All-American Rejects and Imagine Dragons.<\/p>\n Of particular interest to Metallica fans is the one-of-one Gibson SG guitar CEO#4, designed and custom-built by Gibson CEO and President Cesar Gueikian.<\/p>\n Hammett used the guitar during the band’s performance of Black Sabbath<\/a>‘s “Hole in the Sky” at this summer’s Back to the Beginning festival, paying loving tribute to Ozzy Osbourne and his bandmates at their final performance together.<\/p>\n Read More: Ozzy’s Final Show: See Who Covered Which Songs<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cCEO#4 is a unique maple-top SG that combines elements of the Gibson SG, Super 400 and Supreme, and Les Paul Custom, finished in a Ghost Burst\u2014a name coined by my friend Adam Jones of Tool,” Gueikian explains. “I created it as a tribute to Tony Iommi, the father of heavy metal, who defined the genre with a Gibson SG. After the show, Kirk signed the guitar, and it has remained untouched since, strings included. The guitar also comes with my backstage pass from that historic event.\u201d<\/p>\n You can see the CEO#4 and all the other instruments available from the auction in the gallery below, and bid on them at Julien’s Auctions’ official site<\/a> between now and November 20th.<\/p>\n All proceeds from the auction will benefit Gibson Gives, supporting musicians worldwide through music education and health and wellness programs.<\/p>\n 15 stage-played and hand-signed guitars from Metallica, Cheap Trick, Pat Benatar and others are up for grabs. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gallery Credit: Matthew Wilkening<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\nGibson Gives and Julien’s Auctions ‘Played, Worn & Torn’ Auction<\/h2>\n