Phoebe Bridgers’s ‘SNL’ Guitar Was A Smash At A GLAAD Auction

Any time Phoebe Bridgers smashed her guitar to smithereens during her efficiency of “I Know the End” on Saturday Night Live in February, there was no way she could’ve known that the cultural impact of the musical instrument would stretch far behind the fake amp it struck that night. On Sunday (April 11), the highly-discussed Danelectro Dano '56 electric guitar sold for a spectacular $101,500 at the LGBTQ+ advocacy agency GLAAD’s auction in support of the GLAAD Media Awards.


"Phoebe Bridgers' unforgettable SNL guitar smash has right now gone from a much buzzed about efficiency and morphed into a key moment of giving back to the LGBTQ community," mentioned Anthony Ramos, GLAAD's head of talent, mentioned in a statement per Billboard. "Phoebe is such a visible, out powerhouse in the music industry and we knew that the item was special, however we were so pleasantly surprised to be able to see such huge quite a bit of cash raised that will go directly into our work to support and uplift LGBTQ people. Thank you, Phoebe!"


In response to the impressive price point of the guitar, the 26-year-old singer-songwriter only had one thing to say: "Uh."


In the aftermath of her SNL debut, Bridgers’s rock-and-roll move became a heavily contested topic on social media, with fans and fellow rockers including Crosby, Stills, & Nash's David Crosby and southern rock musician Jason Isbell chiming in with their own views of the stunt. According to Bridgers, she told Danelectro about her plan to break the guitar at the end of her performance. "They wished me luck," she said.


Crosby and Bridgers descended into a Twitter argument that resulted in him saying he preferred "people who can actually write songs" and her calling him a “whiny bitch.” Whenever the guitar first went up for auction, she threw another jab Crosby's way by letting him know it might finally be [his]."


“Got some really fantastic feedback from my performance!” She wrote in an Instagram post in response to the outcry. “Next time I’ll just burn and yes it will be more expensive."