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What with a certain Pink Floyd guitarist having recently auctioned off his whole collection of guitars in aid of a climate change charity (you can drool over them in glorious 3D here), we thought it was time to update the list of the most expensive guitars ever sold…
Featuring a Bigsby and played by Keef on such Stones classics as Satisfaction and Get Off My Cloud, this is a pretty tasty little slice of rock n’ roll history, no doubt reeking as it does of fags and whisky. It also doesn’t hurt that it was played on the Stones’ first US TV appearance and loaned out to both Jimmy Page and Eric Clapton.
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Bob Marley only owned seven guitars meaning the ones that are left are worth that much more, especially as the Jamaican government designate them “national assets” and spend loads of money on them. Bob gave this Washburn to his guitar tech Gary Carlsen, who went on to sell it to the government for a huge amount of money and donate the proceeds to charity. One love.
The Grateful Dead aren’t actually all that popular in the UK, so this one’s a bit of surprise, but once you consider that 75% of American college kids who grow up to be billionaire CEOs of massive tech companies were once pot-smoking Deadheads, it all makes sense (note: I made up that number). Also, unlike Jimi’s Strat, it’s a complete one-off as it was custom built for Jerry by music store owner Doug Irwin in 1973.
This guitar pretty much has history oozing out of its jack socket: played by Jimi at Woodstock, it is an absolute icon. However, if you like actually playing guitars rather than storing them in a temperature-controlled safe for years before selling them at a huge profit, it’s not actually that great; a stock right-handed CBS-era Strat in Olympic White, albeit flipped around to be played left-handed. But… Jimi.
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Purchased by Metallica’s Kirk Hammett, this guitar has a dual heritage: it was owned by both Peter Green of Fleetwood Mac and Gary Moore. Not only that, but it’s something of a custom guitar: one of the pickups has been turned round, meaning that – though it’s a Les Paul – it can produce a Strat-style out of phase tone. If it’s worth $2m now, think what it’ll be worth when that little scamp Hammett finally sells it…
Purchased by Brian Epstein in 1962, this guitar was used on Beatles’ classics “I Want to Hold Your Hand” and “She Loves You” amongst others. However, it’s life in John’s hands was fairly short-lived; it was lost by a roadie at a London concert in 1963. It then found itself travelling incognito around the world for a few years before being sold in 1969 for $175 to a humble hobbyist (who had no idea whose it was) and kept in his front room for another 45 years before he recognised its similarity to one that George Harrison played (and that had been bought by Epstein at the same time). The rest is extremely lucrative history.
This guitar was sold in 2005 to benefit victims of the Asian tsunami that occurred in December the previous year. The thing is, there’s actually nothing particularly special about the guitar itself. Oh, other than the fact that it was signed by Eric Clapton, Mick Jagger, Brian May, Jimmy Page, David Gilmour, Jeff Beck, Pete Townsend, Ray Davis, Liam Gallagher, Ronnie Wood, Tony Iommi, Angus Young, Malcolm Young, Paul McCartney, Sting, Ritchie Blackmore, Def Leppard, and Bryan Adams. Not a bad little line-up there, though we have a feeling any band including all of these mega-egos may suffer from a few too many arguments on the tour bus.
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Weird fact: this Strat was originally sunburst but was painted black by a music store employee in the States. Why? We don’t know. All we do know is that if Kenny caught us painting the sunburst guitars in the shop different colours, our music retail career might well be over. Also, it seems that most of the components of this guitar have been changed over time, with only the pickup selector switch being part of the original guitar purchased, so it’s not actually the guitar that David Gimour originally bought. But who cares? It’s a snip at just under $4m.The most popular musical instrument in the world is the guitar. They come in all shapes, sizes, and their price range can fluctuate drastically. How drastically? You could buy a used guitar for 20 dollars. Oddly enough, you could also buy another used guitar for two million dollars.
What determines such a wide price fluctuation? Well, there is craftsmanship, materials used, location and expertise of the workers involved, etc. But when it comes to guitars with exorbitant prices, the instrument's history comes into play. And it becomes the most important factor in determining how much money people (very rich people, that is) will pay for it.
Who owned this guitar? What was recorded with it? What concerts were played with it? Where has it been? These questions become even more important than the wood used, type of electronics, and even model. The following list will surely prove it. Without further due, here are the eight most expensive guitars in the world.
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Nirvana single-handedly changed popular music in the early nineties. So much so that the epicenter of music moved from Los Angeles to Seattle, capital of Grunge. Kurt Cobain, leader and songwriter of the group, died in 1994 at the young age of 27. In 1993 Nirvana performed a legendary MTV Unplugged, right before Cobain's tragic death. The guitar used in that iconic concert was a Martin D-18E acoustic. It sold at a recent auction for over six million dollars.
Yes, you read that right. Almost four million dollars. This guitar was recently sold at a climate change charity. It is a 1969 Fender Stratocaster that belonged to Pink Floyd's guitarist David Gilmour. This guitar was used to record legendary albums such as The Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here and The Wall. Those three albums had a massive impact on music and culture in general. So you could say that this guitar represents a piece of the history of modern music. It set the record for the most expensive guitar ever sold.
This is the only guitar on this list that was not used by any influential guitarist. It was also never used on an iconic recording. Still, it commanded a very high price at an auction. How did this happen? To help raise money for the relief efforts of the 2004 Tsunami that devasted Asian countries, this signed Fender Stratocaster was sold at auction. It was signed by Eric Clapton, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, Ronnie Wood, Brian May, David Gilmour, Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Mark Knopfler, Pete Townshend, Tony Iommi, Angus Young, Malcolm Young, Sting, Ritchie Blackmore, members of Def Leppard, Bryan Adams, Liam Gallagher, and Paul McCartney. That's a good chunk of the world's most influential artists of the past 50 years. Perhaps they did not play this particular guitar, but they sure put their hands (and signature) on it.
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Regarded by many as the greatest songwriter ever, John Lennon played several guitars through his career. This 1962 J -160 E Acoustic is said to be involved in the making of immortal songs like I Saw Her Standing There and I Want to Hold Your Hand. This guitar was sold to a bidder for $ 2, 410, 000, making it one of the most expensive ever. Before it reached this staggering price point, this Gibson guitar was lost after a 1963 Beatles concert. It was only until 2014 that the then-owner discovered whom did it belong to by reading an article. John Lennon allegedly paid 161 Pounds for this guitar when he first bought it. That's quite the price increase.
Jimi Hendrix set a before and after for the electric guitar. He is as iconic as is gets and had a massive impact on all the musicians on this list. His influence cannot be overstated. And this is the 1968 Fender Stratocaster that he used at the Woodstock Festival in 1969. It was purchased by Paul Allen of Microsoft. It is currently is exhibited at the Museum of Pop Culture in Seatle (Hendrix's hometown). The guitar used by the most influential guitarist ever at the most famous festival ever? Yes. Hence the two million dollars.
The 1959 Gibson Les Paul has become one of the most expensive guitars today. It is heralded as having a perfect balance of construction, woods used, and vintage electronics and flavor. A 1959 Gibson Les Paul can be worth $ 350, 000 today, and a few rich collectors are happy to pay this price. However, when a guitar model that is already desirable and expensive has a history involving a couple of guitar gods, then its price can skyrocket. And that
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