Most Expensive Electric Guitars

This was the first electric guitar he played at a show and that ire is probably a big part of why this stratocaster went down in history as one of the most costly.

Most expensive electric guitars.

Even greats like bob dylan get booed sometimes and his folk music loving fans were incredibly skeptical about this guitar. John lennon s 1962 gibson j 160 e electric acoustic was one of a pair of almost identical acoustic guitars. These rare electric guitars were initially called broadcaster during the initial run in 1950. Keith richards 1959 les paul standard the 1959 les paul standard is on its own known as the holy grail of electric guitars.

The 1951 fender nocaster is an electric guitar with an interesting history. Formerly the most expensive guitar was the reach out to asia guitar sold at a charity auction on 16 november. Keith richards 1959 les paul standard 1 million. 2 most expensive electric guitar.

The guitar has been classed as a national treasure by the jamaican government. Purchased by john lennon and george harrison in london in 1962. Top 10 most expensive guitars. Paul bigsby made approximately 23 electric guitars and most are accounted for.

Supposedly one of the first electric washburn guitars ever made marley rarely played the washburn and gave it to his guitar tech gary carlsen. The nocaster is the precursor to fender s telecaster the most popular solid body electric guitar in history. Fender reach out to asia stratocaster price tag. There s a more solidbody response here as you d expect and it really pushes out the sound.

At number nine on the list of most expensive guitars in the world is bob dylan s 1964 sunburst fender stratocaster. Image 2 of 5 image credit. Everybody has a different opinion on what makes the best electric guitar for them. Image 1 of 5.

Gibson es 335 premiere figured. The only acoustic guitar to make it on our list of the most expensive guitars in the world had to be something special and boy is it special. 5 most expensive guitar. It was sold for record breaking 965 000 at christie s auction house in 2013.

Marking his shift from acoustic to electric this guitar was played by bob dylan at 1965 newport folk festival. Future image 3 of 5. Read the full review. To some choosing one of the best electrics in the world might mean a quest to find the most expensive most tricked out model available.

There s not all that many of them still in existence and even for one not owned by anybody particularly famous you re going to pay six figures for one.