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.

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. Electric guitars are one of the most collected and valuable musical instruments in the world. It was sold for record breaking 965 000 at christie s auction house in 2013. 5 most expensive guitar.

Marking his shift from acoustic to electric this guitar was played by bob dylan at 1965 newport folk festival. Often times the value of an electric guitar increases exponentially depending on how famous the musician who owned it was. 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. Purchased by john lennon and george harrison in london in 1962.

It was auctioned at christie s in 2004 and at the time was the third highest price paid for a guitar. Blackie is probably clapton s most iconic guitar. Keith richards 1959 les paul standard the 1959 les paul standard is on its own known as the holy grail of electric guitars. John lennon s 1962 gibson j 160 e electric acoustic was one of a pair of almost identical acoustic guitars.

At number nine on the list of most expensive guitars in the world is bob dylan s 1964 sunburst fender stratocaster.