Amelia Walker, head of Private and Iconic Collections at Christie's, described the guitars as "really beautiful". "I think it's part of the appeal," she said. "These are things that he used.

Some of the 130 guitars, amps and "tools of the trade" used by Beck during his decades ... when they go under the hammer on January 22, it said. They include the rock legend's 1954 "Oxblood ...

Guitars used on Massive Attack's 1998 album Mezzanine ... The collection, including amplifiers and a keyboard, will go under the hammer at Gardiner Houlgate Auctioneers in Corsham, Wiltshire ...