Marr's Guitar Auction Reveals Limits of Smiths Nostalgia

Johnny Marr is selling roughly 95 guitars at Christie's on 17 September 2026—a collection with estimates up to £150,000. The test: whether bidders prize instruments from his post-Smiths solo work and collaborations (Modest Mouse, Electronic) or whether demand clusters around The Smiths era. The £60,000–£80,000 estimate on his iconic 1982 Rickenbacker 330 suggests market caution about broader appeal beyond the band's heritage buyers.