One of Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett’s guitars has been auctioned and it was reportedly sold for a whopping $60,000.
Kirk Hammett’s guitar auctioned
On the other hand, a guitar played by Kirk Hammett at Ozzy Osbourne’s farewell event, The Back To The Beginning Concert, leads the lineup of special guitars being auctioned to benefit Gibson Gives.
The instrument maker’s philanthropic division supports musicians worldwide through music education as well as health and wellness initiatives.
The brand has partnered with the charity and Julien’s Auctions for the annual Played, Worn & Torn auction. Prime PR has provided the following details: Global bids begin today at JuliensAuctions.com and will feature over 800 guitars and music memorabilia. The Gibson Gives section of the auction will include 15 unique lots of Gibson guitars, featuring stage-played and hand-signed instruments from legendary artists.
Music fans now have the opportunity to own a piece of music history by bidding on these exclusive guitars, which have been played on stage and signed by iconic musicians. All proceeds from the Gibson Gives guitars in the Played, Worn & Torn auction will support Gibson Gives, an organization dedicated to making the world a better place. They focus on supporting non-profit organizations and developing programs that promote music education, health, and wellness initiatives worldwide.
Notably, 100% of all donations to and from Gibson Gives are directed towards promoting the gift of music. In the past five years, Gibson Gives has raised over $5.5 million and facilitated $52.5 million in funding for key organizations through product donations and meaningful contributions globally.
Gibson and Julien’s are proud to offer one-of-one Gibson SG guitar, serial number CEO#4, designed and custom-built by Cesar Gueikian, President and CEO of Gibson. This unique guitar is a Gibson SG with custom-designed appointments and was played onstage by Kirk Hammett of Metallica at the last-ever Black Sabbath show, Back to the Beginning on July 5, 2025 in Birmingham, UK. Hammett also hand-signed the guitar.
In addition to performing Metallica’s cover of Black Sabbath’s “Hole in the Sky,” with it, Hammett personally hand-signed the Gibson SG CEO#4, which features a 24.75 inch scale length mahogany neck, a bound 22 fret ebony fretboard with Supreme style split block mother of pearl inlays, a bound open book Gibson headstock with Custom model split diamond inlays, a truss rod cover engraved “CEO-4,” and a mahogany body with a multi-ply bound flame maple top finished in Ghost Burst-the finish name was coined by Adam Jones, guitarist of Tool. The guitar includes a hardshell Gibson Protector case and Cesar’s Back To The Beginning backstage pass, signed by Cesar.
