David Gilmour auctioned his guitars and raised $21M for a climate change charity

Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour sold his guitars for a record-breaking $21 million at a New York charity auction Thursday to fight against climate change.

The auction lasted eight hours and had bidders from 66 countries around the world, according to Christies Inc.

“The Black Strat,” which helped record Pink Floyd albums “The Dark Side Of The Moon,” “Wish You Were Here,” “Animals and The Wall,” sold for $3,975,000 — setting a new world record for a guitar at an auction.

Gilmour bought the guitar in 1969 after his first black Stratocaster was stolen on tour along with the rest of Pink Floyd’s equipment. The one that sold at auction was actually a replacement. Over the years, according to Rolling Stone, Gilmour made several changes to the instrument in order to get the perfect sound.

So who bought “The Black Strat?”

Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay paid a pretty penny for the collectible item. He tweeted about the instrument’s history and how honored he was to bring the piece to the public.

Gilmour’s stash of 126 instruments collectively sold for $21,490,750.

“The choice really is that simple, and I hope that the sale of these guitars will help ClientEarth in their cause to use the law to bring about real change,” he explained on Twitter.

To see the entire collection in 3D, click here.