Ace Frehley Les Paul Heads to Auction
Ace Frehley’s 1975 Les Paul is estimated to fetch $400k–$600k at Julien’s 'Music Icons' auction scheduled for late May — the sale also includes guitars from Stevie Ray Vaughan, Kirk Hammett and over 300 Grateful Dead pieces. (blabbermouth.net) (gratefulweb.com)
Julien’s will stage the live Music Icons auction on May 29–30 from Hard Rock Cafe Times Square in New York City. (juliensauctions.com)) Online bidding for the sale is scheduled to open April 27, and the catalogue exceeds 800 lots. (consequence.net)) (consequence.net) Julien’s describes the 1975 Gibson Les Paul being offered as Ace Frehley’s most-played instrument, used frequently onstage and in the studio throughout his career. (consequence.net)) (consequence.net) (blabbermouth.net) The auction launch included a touring exhibition that opened at Hard Rock Cafe Piccadilly Circus in London and will visit Tokyo before the New York sale, an effort tied to KISS’s 50th-anniversary events in London. (juliensauctions.com)) (juliensauctions.com) (gratefulweb.com) The sale arrives amid a surging market for historic guitars after David Gilmour’s “Black Strat” fetched $14.55 million at Christie’s on March 12, 2026, the highest price paid for a guitar at auction to date. (rollingstone.com)) (rollingstone.com) (consequence.net) Julien’s catalogue lists memorabilia and instruments from a wide cross-section of artists — including the Beatles, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd and others — as part of the multi-consignor Music Icons presentation. (juliensauctions.com))
