Ace Frehley's Historic 1975 Guitar Expected To Bring $400,000-$600,000 At Auction

Former KISS guitarist Ace Frehley's legendary 1975 Gibson Les Paul will headline Julien's Auctions "Music Icons" sale on May 29th and 30th at Hard Rock Cafe Times Square. The instrument served as Frehley's primary guitar throughout most of his career with the rock band. The auction features over 800 items with online bidding starting April 27th. Other notable lots include Kirk Hammett's first "Ouija" ESP Custom guitar estimated at $250,000-$350,000 and Stevie Ray Vaughan's 1969 Guild F-412 from his 1990 MTV Unplugged performance valued at $300,000-$500,000. Former Guns N' Roses member Izzy Stradlin's 1987 Gibson HR Fusion guitar carries a $30,000-$50,000 estimate. The sale follows another recent record-breaking guitar auction, during which David Gilmour's "Black Strat" sold for a staggering $14.55 million.