The Fender Stratocaster Prince smashed to items in his 1992 music video for My Name is Prince – the second single from his 14th studio album Love Image – is set to hit the auction block.

Whereas it appears removed from playable, the guitar will command a minimal bid of $60,000. Gotta Have Rock and Roll – the auctioneer in cost of the sale – even estimates that it’s going to fetch between $80,000 and $120,000.

The riotous video for My Name is Prince – a hip-hop-inspired dance observe – foreshadowed Prince’s notorious conflict with Warner Bros over his album launch schedule, which led  the pop icon to alter his title to the ‘Love Image’ that options on the duvet of his 1992 album.

Early on in the video, Prince raises the Strat over his head and smashes it into the bottom, earlier than main a riot in the streets of Downtown Minneapolis. 

“The guitar smashing each added to the riot aesthetic, and was additionally a delicate trace to the album’s shift away from Prince’s conventional guitar-driven rock sound,” says Gotta Have Rock and Roll.

Whereas little is revealed relating to the obliterated instrument’s specs, although it appears to be a typical hardtail sunburst Stratocaster, with a trio of single coils, grasp quantity knob, two tone pots and a five-way selector swap.

Although the guitar obtained its 15 seconds of fame in the My Name is Prince music video, there isn’t any proof it was utilized by the pop icon both onstage or in the studio at another time.

The guitar hits the auction block August 11 at 9AM EST. The successful bidder may even obtain a certificates of authenticity and a catalog from Barney’s – one other auction home that had beforehand listed the instrument. 

For extra info, head to Gotta Have Rock and Roll.