The bidding is now open in an auction of historic guitars from Journey founder Neal Schon.

The 112 guitars make up a fraction of Neal's encyclopedic personal collection, but they represent a significant portion of the history of modern music and Neal's own musical legacy with Journey, Santana and beyond.

Included in the lot by Heritage Auctions are guitars that would be collector's dreams before being tied to a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer. Many of the instruments Neal is selling were used by him for years, either on tour or in the studio.

The headlining items are guitars used to write and record Journey classics, like "Don't Stop Believin'," "Wheel in the Sky," "Patiently" and many others. While the guitars headed to the auction block have a special place in Neal's heart, he tells Q104.3 New York's QN'A that he's enjoyed his time with them and it's time to give them new homes. Besides, he needs to make room for more!

"I’m really not that [sentimental] guy," he said. "We have cases and boxes of platinum records in our house and none of them are up on the wall. The memories and the things that were special about those times with these guitars, were actually with me.

"But it is the instrument to someone else that I played on a certain song or on a certain record. I just prefer to move forward. I like creating guitars. I like ordering guitars custom from all the people I’m working with, whether it’s at Fender or Gibson or Paul Reed Smith."

Read Neal's QN'A conversation below!

Learn more about the The Neal Schon Collection of Guitars here.

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