Van Halen fans had best get ready to jump on a lot at Sotheby’s this fall.

An iconic electric guitar custom-built and played by the late, great will lead the auction house’s first Grails Week in New York this October, where it is expected to hammer down for between $2 million and $3 million.

The 1982 Kramer axe graced the hands of not one but two legendary musicians, making it a true piece of rock ‘n’ roll history. It was extensively played by Van Halen on his rock band’s tours in 1982 and ‘83, appearing onstage at concerts in Philadelphia, Venezuela, Brazil, and Argentina. It has, of course, been photomatched to multiple performances.

Sometime between 1985 and 1986, Van Halen gifted the instrument to his friend and guitar technician Robin “Rudy” Leiren. (The body features an inscript

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