Accompanied by a detailed letter of authenticity from Chris Lamy, a close friend and historian of the Ramones.Īccording to guitar historian Chris Lamy, Cummings originally purchased this guitar between Octoand October 30, 1977, to replace his original blue Ventures II slab body, which was stolen from the Sire Records van (with rest of the band’s gear) on the night of October 22, 1977, after the band’s show at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago. It was later displayed at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland for a number of years. Additionally, this guitar was used by Cummings for the recording of all 15 Ramones albums (studio and live) from this time period, and can be heard on any live Ramones bootleg from late 1977-1996, of which there are many. Nasa Flight Directors and Personnel (9)Ī 1965 Mosrite Ventures II electric guitar personally-owned and -used by Johnny Ramone (John Cummings) for nearly two decades as the guitarist for punk rock legends the Ramones, with the back of the guitar signed in black felt tip, “Johnny Ramone, My Main Guitar, 1977-1996.” Cummings played this guitar at every Ramones performance until his retirement: from November 1977 through August 1996, for a total of approximately 1,985 shows.Declaration of Independence Signers (3).← Mouse over an auction to view its categories.Some of the other items sold included Johnny Ramone’s Mark-2 signature guitar for almost $50,000, and Joey Ramone's Shure microphones from the final Ramones concert for more than $13,000. The guitar, along with other Ramones memorabilia, came from the collection of Daniel Rey, a musician and producer who was also a longtime Ramones collaborator. It was played at every Ramones performance from November 1977 until his retirement in August 1996, RR said. Ramone, whose real name was John Cummings, bought the guitar to replace his original blue Ventures II, which was stolen, according to RR Auction. who wishes to remain anonymous, Boston-based RR Auction said in a statement. The 1965 Mosrite Ventures II electric guitar was bought by a collector in the U.S. The guitar played by Johnny Ramone on all 15 Ramones albums and at nearly 2,000 live performances by the rock band sold at auction over the weekend for more than $900,000, the auctioneer said Monday. Twitter facebook Email This article is more than 1 year old.
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