John Lennon guitar to raise millions at London auction

A guitar owned by ‘Beatles’ legend John Lennon is expected to raise more than 400,000 pounds at auction in Central London.

According to foreign media reports, The guitar was developed in the 1950s and was favoured by musicians including blues legend Eric Clapton and Pete Townshend of ‘The Who’. It is described on auction website tracksauction.com as ‘one of the most significant of John's guitars to come on to the market in the last 30 years’. The website says it was played whilst the group was approaching the peak of their recording powers.

The Gretsch 6120 model was played by iconic musician John Lennon for his famous song ‘Paperback Writer’. It was later given to his cousin David Birch in 1967.

Mr Birch was given the guitar when he visited Lennon at his home in Weybridge, Surrey, and he asked Lennon if he had one that he no longer wanted as he was trying to form his own band with friends. The Gretsch was part of Lennon’s collection of guitars kept in his music room at the top of the house, media reported.

The antique guitar is now up for auction and expected to raise millions at the auction.