Bob Ezrin, The Edge, and Joan Jett have assembled a beautiful collection of guitars and other musical instrument from Rush, Radiohead and Pearl Jam. Music RisingThey founded the charity in 2005 to help musicians affected by Hurricane Katrina. Guitars Icons: A Music Rising Auction for Musical InstrumentsThe event will take place on the 11th of December Van Eaton Galleries Los AngelesHowever, bids can also be submitted via the Internet.
Some of the most notable items come from U2’s private collection, including the 2005 Limited Edition Gibson Les Paul Music Rising guitar that Edge played during “One”The following are the Joshua TreeThe guitarist has also been on tours in 2017 and 2019, along with numerous other shows throughout the past 15-years, including the 2006 Grammys, where he performed alongside Bruce Springsteen as well as Elvis Costello. They’re also selling the Custom Signature Fender Stratocaster that Edge used on “Bad”And I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” in 2017And 2019, Adam Clayton’s Fender Standard Precision Bass he used on “A Sort of Homecoming,” “Bullet The Blue Sky,” “Running to Stand Still” and “One Tree Hill” in 2017, and Bono’s Custom Gibson ES-175 Electric Guitar he played throughout the 1992/92 Zoo TV tour on “The Fly” and “Angel of Harlem.”
A Yamaha BB-1200 Electric Bass Guitar, McCartney’s favorite instrument on Wings tours in later Seventies, is being auctioned by the organization. “Victoria” Les Paul Goldtop Model Electric Guitar signed by Slash, Gallagher’s Telecaster guitar he played on the road with the High Flying Birds, an autographed Yamaha Motif-8 Keyboard that Elton John used on the road for nearly a decade, Alex Lifeson’s Signature Hughes & Kettner RUSH Amp and Cabinet Half Stack that were used on Rush’s 40th anniversary tour, a Fender Stratocaster that Eddie Vedder smashed onstage at Wrigley Field in 2018 during the conclusion of “Baba O’Riley,”Lou Reed played three of these guitars.
Additional signatures were provided by Green Day, Ron Wood, Bruce Springsteen, Joan Jett and Johnny Marr.
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“The music of New Orleans has influenced various styles of music borrowed from early traditions,”In a statement, The Edge stated. “It is the birthplace of jazz and represents a musical culture which bears great significance to most every genre today. I can’t imagine what it would feel like to lose my ability to do what I love – making music. Unfortunately there are many musicians and crew members who continue to struggle since the pandemic. If this multigenerational chain is broken, we lose more than just a few concerts we lose an entire culture that stretches back centuries. Some of the world’s greatest musicians and friends of Music Rising have generously donated their personal instruments to raise money for Music Rising. We hope you have a chance to bid on one or more of the beautiful instruments in the auction. The monies raised goes to musicians and crew. Your support continues to be invaluable to Music Rising.”