Overview

• The guitar leads Sotheby’s first-ever Grails Week, headlining the Rock & Pop sale on October 24 in New York.
• It opens to public view in Monterey, California, from August 13 through August 16 before traveling to New York for bidding.
• Eddie Van Halen inscribed the guitar to his longtime technician Robin “Rudy” Leiren, who later sold it to Mötley Crüe guitarist Mick Mars.
• A factory Kramer case and Mars’s signed letter of authenticity accompany the lot, affirming the instrument’s ownership history.
• Collectors place high value on Van Halen memorabilia after a similar Kramer fetched $3.9 million in 2023, fueling expectations for a multi-million-dollar sale.