Wyatt Flores Is Selling His Guitar and More to Raise Money for North Carolina Residents Affected by Hurricane Helene

After Hurricane Helene devastated parts of Western North Carolina, many country artists have come forward to help raise money for relief efforts. Dolly Parton, Luke Combs, Eric Church, Billy Strings, and many more have made donations or planned benefit shows to raise money. Now, Wyatt Flores is offering up his guitar and some special perks to raise money for hurricane relief.

Flores took to Twitter Monday (October 28) to announce his plan to raise money for Western North Carolina. “This guitar has been with me all over this country multiple times now, overseas, on TV, and has the battle scars to prove it,” he wrote in the post. “Now it’s time for it to go to a new home and help out the great people of North Carolina affected by the hurricane,” he added. Flores noted that the Martin D16 and two tickets plus meet and greets for any show in the coming year.

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This guitar has been with me all over this country multiple times now, overseas, on TV, and has the battle scars to prove it 😅

If you’ve been to a show in the last year you’ve seen me play it.

Now it’s time for it to go to a new home and help out the great people of North… pic.twitter.com/v2PiSAE0aR

— Wyatt Flores (@WyattFlores10) October 28, 2024

The guitar and concert experience are up for grabs now on Goldin Auctions. Bidding will close on November 12. At the time of writing, the tickets are up to $525 and the highest bid on the guitar is $2,400. A new Martin D16 goes for around $2,000 and this one comes with a story as well as Flores’ signature on the guitar.

Wyatt Flores Shows Off His Road-Worn Guitar

Wyatt Flores posted a video from “some random sidewalk in Nashville” to show off and sign his guitar. He also explained the aforementioned battle scars.

“We’re going to be selling this thing in a silent auction for the North Carolina Community Relief Fund for the hurricane. I’m going to sign it here in a second. But really, I just want to show off the battle scars it has because this thing has been with me for more than a year,” Flores said. After smashing his previous guitar, he purchased the D16 at Daddy O’s Music in his hometown of Stillwater, Oklahoma.

Flores showed a ding on the headstock of the guitar and explained, “I ended up hitting the porta-cooler with it while I was going to the stage.” Then, he turned the guitar around to show off the buckle rash it acquired from rubbing against his belt buckles while he played.

Other “battle scars” on the guitar include an unexplainable ding on the side, a severely scratched pickguard, and some small blood stains. “I’m pretty sure that was from not too long ago. I dropped a pick during a show but I didn’t want to give up so I just beat the sh-t out of my finger,” he explained.

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