Neil Young Signed Gretsch Guitar Being Auctioned

A Gretsch 7953 White Falcon guitar personally autographed by rock icon Neil Young will be a featured item in a charity auction to be held at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas on June 25. The auction will be conducted by Julien’s Auctions, the nation’s premier entertainment and celebrity auction specialist, following a public exhibition running from Monday, June 14 through Thursday, June 24.

Neil Young Signed Gretsch Falcon

Neil Young was recently named 2010 MusiCares Person of the Year, and he signed the guitar at the event held in his honor. The guitar was donated for the occasion by The Gretsch Foundation, the charitable arm of the Gretsch Family. It features a white-gloss laminated-maple hollow body with single cutaway and double f-sound holes, a V-shaped Falcon headstock, an ebony twenty-two fret fingerboard, a gold plexi pickguard, a Bigsby^® vibrato tailpiece, and 24-karat gold-plated hardware.

Persons desiring to bid on the Gretsch Neil Young Signed Falcon Guitar must register, either in person at the exhibitions and auction, or by visiting www.juliensauctions.com before the sale, or by calling (310) 836-1818. Bidding may be done in four ways: in the room at the live auction, over the telephone through an auction house representative in the room, through Julien’s Auctions Online Live in real time at www.juliensauctions.com, or via absentee bids.

Fittingly, proceeds from the sale of this guitar will benefit MusiCares, a program established in 1989 by The Recording Academy to provide a safety net of critical assistance for music people in times of need. MusiCares’ services and resources cover a wide range of financial, medical, and personal emergencies, and each case is treated with integrity and confidentiality. MusiCares also focuses the resources and attention of the music industry on human service issues that directly impact the health and welfare of the music community. For more information, visit www.musicares.com.