Guitars played by Noel Gallagher on Definitely Maybe sell for more than £200k amid Oasis reunion mania

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Guitars used by Noel Gallagher during the recording of Oasis' debut album Definitely Maybe have sold at auction for more than £200,000.

An Epiphone Les Paul standard electric guitar, which had a sales estimate of £60,000 to £80,000, went under the hammer during Sotheby's inaugural popular culture sale. But its final sale price soared to £132,000 following the Gallagher brothers announcing they are finally reuniting for a 2025 tour following their acrimonious split in 2009.

Prior to the final recording of 1994's Definitely Maybe at Sawmills Studio, the guitar was owned and used by Gallagher in sessions at Out Of The Blue Studios in Manchester and Monnow Valley Studios in Wales. It also featured in the music video and on the cover artwork for Oasis' debut single Supersonic, as well as being played at a number of early live performances including at the Boardwalk in Manchester, Gleneagles in Scotland and Water Rats in London.

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Two more guitars used by Gallagher also sold for high price tags, with his Epiphone EA-250 electric guitar selling at £48,000, far above its £20,000 to £30,000 estimate.

A 1980 Gibson Flying V Guitar, previously owned by The Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr and used by Gallagher in the recording of Oasis's 1994 track Cigarettes and Alcohol, sold for £36,000.

Sotherby's staff with the three guitars which went under the hammer -Credit:PA
Sotherby's staff with the three guitars which went under the hammer -Credit:PA

Other high value lots included a Steinway grand piano that was housed at Abbey Road Studios, which sold for £192,000. The piano resided at the world-famous studio between 1973 to 2016, where it was used by some of music's biggest artists including Sir Paul McCartney, Radiohead, Kate Bush, Foo Fighters, Amy Winehouse, Florence and the Machine, Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett.

Head of popular culture at Sotheby's, Katherine Schofield, said: "It has been brilliant to offer these important Oasis guitars from the beginning of the Brit Pop era in our inaugural Pop Culture sale at Sotheby's. It's a fitting tribute to celebrate, not only the 30th Anniversary of Definitely Maybe, but also the recent announcement of the long-awaited Oasis reunion."