WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Guitars hand-decorated by rock luminaries will be auctioned in Washington in a benefit to honor slain rocker "Dimebag Darrell" Abbott.
The 66 instruments painted by the likes of ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons, Ace Frehly of KISS, Metallica's Kirk Hammett and Dave Novarro, the host of CBS TV's "Rock Star: Supernova," will go to the highest bidders Sept. 17 during the Family Values concert at the Nissan Pavillion.
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Action Arts Network, sponsors of the auction, said in a news release the proceeds will be used to support public school arts in Abbott's hometown of Arlington, Texas.
Abbott, the guitarist for Pantera and Damageplan, was shot and killed while performing at an Ohio nightclub in 2004. He was 38.
