An iconic guitar played by Eddie Van Halen is headed to auction.

The rock star’s 1982 Kramer electric guitar will be auctioned by Sotheby’s New York during the auction house’s inaugural Grails Week in October 21-28.

Sotheby’s estimates that the iconic music instrument will fetch between $2 million and $3 million at the auction.

This guitar was played on tour by Eddie Van Halen in 1982 and 1983 at concerts in the United States and South America.

The guitar is featured in a famous Kramer advertisement. Rudy Leiren eventually sold the guitar to Motley Crue guitarist Mick Mars, who played it extensively while recording the band’s album Dr. Feelgood and other recordings.

Based on Van Halen’s original 1975 “Frankenstrat” design, this guitar represented his goal of combining some of the best elements of Fender and Gibson electric guitars into a single new musical instrument that was not commercially available at the time.

The lot also includes the factory Kramer case and a letter of authenticity from Mars where he states: “Hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Also it’s a great piece of history.”

Source: RTT Music News