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.

An electric guitar custom-built and played by rock legend Eddie Van Halen could fetch up to $3 million at Sotheby’s Rock & Pop auction on October 24.

The early 1980s custom build, which was played on tour and once owned by Mick Mars, ushered in a watershed moment for Kramer and the guitar industry