Ten bids have been placed on the iconic instrument so far, with the price yesterday (28 May) having reached £6,100.

A SOUTH Shields-born rock star is putting a prized guitar up for sale to raise money for Japan’s tsunami fund.
Ginger – real name David Walls – is the lead singer of cult British band The Wildhearts.

They’ve also enjoyed success in the Far East over the past 20 years, performing regularly to sell-out crowds in the likes of Tokyo and Osaka.

The flame-haired singer-songwriter, whose hits include I Wanna Go Where The People Go, has decided to put his iconic and heavily-stickered Gibson Les Paul electric guitar under the hammer to raise money for the British Red Cross.

He said: “I bought this guitar around 1987, when I was asked to join New York rockers The Throbs.
“It acted as my main guitar on every tour The Wildhearts ever did, including the AC/DC Ballbreaker tour, as well as appearances with the Sex Pistols, Manic Street Preachers and many more.
“Often we have to give things away to get things in life, and in this case I’ll be receiving the gift of helping someone less fortunate than myself.”

The death toll in Japan’s March 11 earthquake and subsequent tsunami stands at about 15,000, with more than 8,000 people missing and 100,000 still in temporary shelters.

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