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THE GUITAR WAS SIGNED BY NOEL AND WAS PLAYED BY HIM JUST MONTHS BEFORE THE BAND SPLIT UP IN 2009 10:23, 04 Jun 2025 Noel Gallagher’s old guitar has sold for £24,000 at an auction in

California. The guitar was played by the Oasis member just seven months before the band broke up. The guitar is a Grand-Suzuki Hummingbird and was originally worth around £500 when the

Gallagher brother first bought it. He played the guitar backstage before a gig in Amsterdam in January 2009. The signed instrument sold for £24,028 ($32,500) last Saturday, May 31, as

reported on What’s The Jam. The guitar was sold by Julien's Auctions in Los Angeles, California, along with an array of other Oasis memorabilia. It comes after the lead guitarist and

songwriter Noel, 58, and lead singer brother Liam have reformed and are set to go on tour next month. The duo have been reported to have rehearsed at a secret location in London this week.

The guitar listing reads: “A photo-matched Grand-Suzuki Hummingbird guitar, used and owned by Noel Gallagher during his time in iconic British band Oasis. Article continues below “This

guitar was originally obtained from Gallagher's personal collection and was used to warm up and jam backstage. “Wear near the sound hole and patterns on the pickguard can be matched to

a Mick Hutson photograph of Gallagher holding the guitar backstage at an Oasis concert in Amsterdam on 21 January 2009. "The guitar is signed by Noel Gallagher on the back of the

headstock in silver felt tip pen.” _JOIN OUR OASIS WHATSAPP GROUP HERE_ The estimate was £22,178 ($30,000). Other lots included a series of handwritten lyrics from their 1995 album (What’s

the Story) Morning Glory? They include the words to Don’t Look Back in Anger and Champagne Supernova - it was only set to fetch £5,911 ($8,000) but went for £16,552 ($22,400). Article

continues below Liam’s old Gianni Versace jacket was bought for £1,200 ($1,625) and a promotional poster from 1996 sold for £336 ($455). Signed photos were snapped up for £288 ($390) and a

pair of Noel’s brown trousers for £277 ($375).