Oct 24, 2026 8:00 AM PDT
Rick Nielsen has spent more than fifty years building one of the largest personal guitar collections in rock. On October 24, a significant piece of that collection goes to auction.
Julien’s Auctions presents The Rick Nielsen Collection, live and online from Nashville’s Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum. More than 400 lots span guitars, vehicles, stage-worn wardrobe and handwritten lyrics, led by Nielsen’s custom five-neck “Quint Neck” guitar, offered for sale for the first time. Benefiting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
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Held live at Nashville’s Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum, the curated auction spans guitars, vehicles, amplifiers, stage-worn wardrobe, handwritten lyrics and personal effects collected over more than five decades, to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Nielsen has said he’s eager to see pieces from his personal archive, some of them among the most meaningful in his collection, land with the fans and collectors who he knows will appreciate them the way he has for so many years.
Highlights
Stage Played Custom 2004 Hamer “Five Neck” Korina Electric Guitar, Natural — Estimate: $175,000–$200,000
Stage Played 1975 Hamer Standard Electric Guitar, Natural — Estimate: $200,000–$300,000
1955 Ford Thunderbird, owned and driven by Rick Nielsen — Estimate: $60,000–$80,000
1989 Custom Rick Nielsen Checker John Deere Tractor with Snowplough — Estimate: $20,000–$30,000
1984 Gibson Les Paul XPL Electric Guitar, Sunburst — Estimate: $15,000–$20,000
Cheap Trick Album Worn Sweater “One on One” with Album Cover and Photo — Estimate: $1,000–$2,000
Handwritten “Heaven Tonight” Working Lyrics and Studio Notes — Estimate: $3,000–$4,000
1982 Cheap Trick “One on One” Album Cover-Worn Vintage Detroit Tigers Baseball Cap — Estimate: $700–$900
Venue
The Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum, founded by Joe and Linda Chambers, has occupied the ground floor of Nashville’s historic Municipal Auditorium since 2013 and houses the GRAMMY® Gallery alongside its permanent collection. The museum is a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to honoring the musicians behind recorded music’s most iconic songs, regardless of genre or instrument.
