A Kramer electric guitar played by Eddie Van Halen on tour across North and South America in 1982 and 1983 will hit the auction block this fall, carrying a pre-sale estimate of $2 million to $3 million.

A previous Sotheby’s sale for a guitar owned by Van Halen — that one on display in the band’s “Hot for Teacher” music video — netted $3,932,000 in April 2023.

Another guitar previously owned by Eddie Van Halen — and later, Mick Mars — is expected to fetch big bucks (multiple millions) when it goes up for auction this year. The Kramer guitar in question is modeled after Van Halen's signature "Frankenstein" guitar,