Most Expensive Electric Guitar In The World

Due to this many of these guitars are rare because of their history and not because of how many were produced.
Most expensive electric guitar in the world. Clapton used this guitar during his period with the yardbirds cream blind faith and john mayall s bluesbreakers. Blackie is probably clapton s most iconic guitar. Electric guitars are one of the most collected and valuable musical instruments in the world. Marking his shift from acoustic to electric this guitar was played by bob dylan at 1965 newport folk festival.
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. John lennon s 1962 gibson j 160 e electric acoustic was one of a pair of almost identical acoustic guitars. Blackie strat eric clapton 959 000. It was sold for record breaking 965 000 at christie s auction house in 2013.
So it s no surprise that we ve got two of these beauties in the top 5 of. 5 most expensive guitar. 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. Keith richards 1959 les paul standard the 1959 les paul standard is on its own known as the holy grail of electric guitars.
It was auctioned at christie s in 2004 and at the time was the third highest price paid for a guitar.