Top Ten Most Expensive Guitars! |
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Jan 15 2014, 07:21 PM
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QUOTE (Sensible Jones @ Jan 15 2014, 09:36 AM)  3. Washburn, Bob Marley, valued at 1.2 million Somewhat infamously, Bob Marley didn’t own very many guitars. Though an exact number is not officially known, this Washburn became a somewhat infamous instrument. Supposedly one of the first Washburn guitars ever made, Marley rarely played this Washburn and gave it to his guitar tech, Gary Carlsen. The guitar has been classified by the Jamaican government as a national treasure.  If that one is "valued at" 1.2 mil (it wouldn't sell for anything remotely close to that - no one knows he ever even had it) ... I wonder what the guitar he actually played would go for?  It's an early 70s (probably 1972) LP special, heavily modified over many years. He, along with that guitar, singlehandedly transformed Reggae and consequently pop music permanently and forever. Legend has it he was buried with that axe - along with a bible opened to Psalm 23 and a bud of Mary Jane (his sacrament). *EC's got a lot of geetars in that list! This post has been edited by klasaine: Jan 15 2014, 07:35 PM -------------------- - Ken Lasaine
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Jan 16 2014, 10:15 AM
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Amazing stories! I think I am addicted to this sort of 'legends'
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Jan 16 2014, 01:05 PM
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QUOTE (klasaine @ Jan 15 2014, 06:21 PM) If that one is "valued at" 1.2 mil (it wouldn't sell for anything remotely close to that - no one knows he ever even had it) ... I wonder what the guitar he actually played would go for? It's an early 70s (probably 1972) LP special, heavily modified over many years. He, along with that guitar, singlehandedly transformed Reggae and consequently pop music permanently and forever. Legend has it he was buried with that axe - along with a bible opened to Psalm 23 and a bud of Mary Jane (his sacrament). *EC's got a lot of geetars in that list! You are right about the Marley Guitar, it was given to him by Washburn but there is no documented evidence that he ever used it. The Jamaican government does not consider the Washburn a “national treasure.” A JA government official sent the owner a letter saying that if it *was* Bob’s guitar, it *would be* a national treasure. Not that it was his guitar or that they were classifying it as anything.  EC sold a huge part of his collection for his Crossroads Charity. A friend of mine was working at Christies in London for a couple of the sales and gave me the brochures!! QUOTE (Darius Wave @ Jan 15 2014, 10:19 PM) Also he has a guitar with no name. A tele without a "tele". Just a Fender logo on the headstock. He was explaining Fender had some problems about the name (?) that was reserved by the Gretsch as I remember In mid-February of 1951, the Gretsch Company contacted Fender to point out that the guitar’s name was very similar to its Broadkaster drum set. Gretsch requested “immediate assurance” that Fender would abandon the name. Fender complied, and the guitar continued to be produced without a name until September of that year, when “Telecaster” began appearing on the decal. The Telecaster name continues to be used on the Broadcaster’s contemporary descendents. QUOTE (Cosmin Lupu @ Jan 16 2014, 09:15 AM) Amazing stories! I think I am addicted to this sort of 'legends' Me too!! I am surprised that there are a couple missing from the original list though. Bob Dylans Newport Folk Festival Strat for instance ($965,000), Some of Gerry Garcias Tiger and Wolf guitars ($950,000 each) and lastly Mark Twain’s 1835 2.5-17 Martin, valued at over $15 MILLION!!! Clicky Here!!! QUOTE (Taka Perry @ Jan 16 2014, 11:31 AM) Great post! It's really cool that there are guitars this expensive. I'd be too scared to touch a guitar like that..  Hehe, maybe someday we'll see a Cosmin Lupu signature guitar in this list!  In some ways it is but to my mind it's a shame that these things that were made to make music will remain silent and dead in a collection somewhere not fulfilling their destiny!! A C-man Signature is pretty much a certainty one day!!!
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Jan 16 2014, 10:08 PM
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Isn´t it interesting that half of the most expensive guitars were played by eric clapton...
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Jan 17 2014, 09:09 AM
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IF there will ever be a guitar called Lupino guitar, needless to say that all of the GMC members will have a discount
And about that Mark Twain guitar - I had no clue that the guy was playing guitar... AMAZING story! Somehow, I was sure that Neil would know stuff about these things I found this nice story about a guy selling vintage guitars and how '2 friends' visited him http://www.laweekly.com/westcoastsound/201...usiness-is-good |
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Jan 18 2014, 03:12 AM
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QUOTE (Cosmin Lupu @ Jan 17 2014, 12:09 AM) IF there will ever be a guitar called Lupino guitar, needless to say that all of the GMC members will have a discount The 'Little Wolf'. -------------------- - Ken Lasaine
https://soundcloud.com/klasaine2/foolin-the-clouds https://soundcloud.com/klasaine2/surfin-at-the-country-hop Soundcloud assorted ... https://soundcloud.com/klasaine3 New record ... http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/kenlasaine Solo Guitar ... https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXZh...5iIdO2tpgtj25Ke Stuff I'm on ... https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXZh...b-dhb-4B0KgRY-d |
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Jan 18 2014, 04:25 PM
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No way..."Lupino" is a name for toy guitars for kids
I would rahter go for "Lupex" or "Coslup" 
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Jan 18 2014, 06:25 PM
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QUOTE (Darius Wave @ Jan 18 2014, 03:25 PM) No way..."Lupino" is a name for toy guitars for kids I would rahter go for "Lupex" or "Coslup" Hahahaha........toy guitar for kids.....this was good  I'm afraid that Lupex it's already taken.....it's a medicine, look here  http://www.thymustherapy.com/lupex.html Until we will find the name for guitar, Cosmin will do something alone and undercover and he will take all the money Somehow we must be partners We will find the name for his new brand, become endorsers for his guitars and he will give us one guitar as a gift So, cool deal? This post has been edited by Monica Gheorghevici: Jan 18 2014, 06:26 PM |
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Jan 19 2014, 02:32 PM
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Hehehe, I'll be your endorsee for Lupino guitars
I can already see the model number CL-100 or something
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Jan 19 2014, 05:08 PM
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Acoustic Baritone for me please!
-------------------- - Ken Lasaine
https://soundcloud.com/klasaine2/foolin-the-clouds https://soundcloud.com/klasaine2/surfin-at-the-country-hop Soundcloud assorted ... https://soundcloud.com/klasaine3 New record ... http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/kenlasaine Solo Guitar ... https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXZh...5iIdO2tpgtj25Ke Stuff I'm on ... https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXZh...b-dhb-4B0KgRY-d |
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Jan 19 2014, 08:02 PM
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I'm saving money for Hendrix's guitar!
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