Noel Gallagher’s Last Gibson ES-355

Published on 05 May 2022, by Camille Larbey

Auction on 17 May 2022 - 15:00 (CEST) - Salle 4 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009

Oasis composer and lyricist Noel Gallagher wrote some of Britpop’s best songs with the group. This Gibson ES-355, his favorite guitar, was smashed during the fight with his brother that spelled the end of the legendary band. It has since been restored.

Gibson ES-355, 1960.
Estimate: €300,000/500,000. Price not available.

How did two brothers who could never stand one another manage to unite an entire country behind their music ? Probably with the quality of their songs, which were written mainly by Noel and performed with pride and nonchalance by Liam. But the explanation is not just musical. The Gallaghers grew up in a dysfunctional, low-income family in Manchester. When they emerged as the new Beatles in the…

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