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A cream Hohner JT60 guitar used and owned by Noel Gallagher during his time with iconic British band Oasis. This guitar was originally obtained from Gallagher's personal collection, and was played during his early live performances with the band, making it his first Oasis guitar. This is an incredibly rare opportunity to own such an important piece of the band's history.

Photographs of Gallagher playing a Hohner JT60 guitar can be found in the book Brothers: From Childhood to Oasis - The Real Story by Paul Gallagher, published by Virgin Books (a copy is included in the lot). They depict him on stage at the Middleton Hippodrome in 1992, and at Manchester's 'In The City' festival at The Venue in the same year.

The guitar comprises a maple neck and a maple body, which is finished in ivory and features a tortoiseshell-style pickguard. The instrument has three pickups, a volume control knob, two tone-control knobs, and a three-way pickup switch. The serial number "C104188" is located on a metal plate on the body's rear, and Gallagher has autographed the back of the headstock in black marker pen. His original strings are still on the guitar.

The lot also includes an Epiphone Riviera hard case, which features the famous Oasis stencil in multiple colours, and a sticker on which "Hohner JT-8 White NG 1st" is handwritten in blue marker pen. The case also includes several packs of spare strings. The guitar exhibits a minor crack at the bottom left corner of the body's face, and the hooks of the case's two bottom latches are missing. Dimensions (guitar): 104 cm x 35 cm x 6 cm (41" x 13.75" x 2.25"); (case): 113 cm x 46 cm x 14 cm (44.5" x 18" x 5.5")

Contains electronics; see electronics notice in the Buyer's Guide.

Contains organic materials, see notice in the Buyer's Guide

Estimate: £25,000 - 50,000 † Δ

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