Johnny Ramone’s guitar sells for more than £650,000 at auction

The guitar was sold by Boston-based RR Auction (Nikki Brickett/RR Auction via AP)

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 for more than 900,000 US dollars (£656,000), the auctioneer said.

The 1965 Mosrite Ventures II electric guitar was bought by a collector in the US who wished to remain anonymous, Boston-based RR Auction said in a statement.