Ramones guitarist Johnny Ramone is now up for auction.The 1965 Mosrite Ventures II electric guitar, among other Ramones paraphernalia, has been listed by RR Auction.
According to the auction house, Ramone – real name John Cummings – used the guitar from 1977 to 1996, playing it in all live performances, an estimated 1,985 shows in total.The guitar also features on all 15 live and studio albums by Ramones during this period.
Those include ‘Rocket to Russia’, ‘End of the Century’ and ‘¡Adios Amigos!’, the Ramones’ final album before breaking up in 1996.Currently, more than 20 bids have been placed for the guitar, the highest so far for $275,000.
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