Try this for some fun...

lapdawg

...go to ebay, search for "guitar". You'll get in the region of half a million results. Select the sort option of "price: highest first". Start paging & reading the details. The top ones often come with a good yarn & history to them - often a bit suspect.
Do you want Jerry Garcia's "Travis Bean" - only $325, 000 with a few xtras.
I'm a sucker for a good story try this one for a chuckle:
http://cgi.ebay.com/1922-L1-Gibson-Guitar-Played-Zappa-Parsons-Page-GTOs-/400155101777?pt=Guitar&hash=item5d2b1a4a51 (bidding ended with no takers)

vic

lapdawg wrote: ...go to ebay, search for "guitar". You'll get in the region of half a million results. Select the sort option of "price: highest first". Start paging & reading the details. The top ones often come with a good yarn & history to them - often a bit suspect.
Do you want Jerry Garcia's "Travis Bean" - only $325, 000 with a few xtras.
I'm a sucker for a good story try this one for a chuckle:
http://cgi.ebay.com/1922-L1-Gibson-Guitar-Played-Zappa-Parsons-Page-GTOs-/400155101777?pt=Guitar&hash=item5d2b1a4a51 (bidding ended with no takers)

She's quite straight hey !

"I KNOW THIS GUITAR IS NOT WORTH THE PRICE I AM ASKING IF IT HAD NOT BEEN PLAYED BY THE PEOPLE YOU WILL READ ABOUT BELOW. I DO NOT WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU GUITAR FREAKS WHO WANT TO TELL ME MY PRICE IS TOO HIGH. IF YOU CHERISH ROCK HISTORY AND THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE HELD THIS INSTRUMENT IN THEIR ARMS, I HOPE YOU BID. OTHERWISE, PLEASE KEEP YOUR 'OPINIONATED' COMMENTS TO YOURSELF...THANK YOU! ;-}

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lapdawg

vic wrote:
lapdawg wrote: ...go to ebay, search for "guitar". You'll get in the region of half a million results. Select the sort option of "price: highest first". Start paging & reading the details. The top ones often come with a good yarn & history to them - often a bit suspect.
Do you want Jerry Garcia's "Travis Bean" - only $325, 000 with a few xtras.
I'm a sucker for a good story try this one for a chuckle:
http://cgi.ebay.com/1922-L1-Gibson-Guitar-Played-Zappa-Parsons-Page-GTOs-/400155101777?pt=Guitar&hash=item5d2b1a4a51 (bidding ended with no takers)
She's quite straight hey !

"I KNOW THIS GUITAR IS NOT WORTH THE PRICE I AM ASKING IF IT HAD NOT BEEN PLAYED BY THE PEOPLE YOU WILL READ ABOUT BELOW. I DO NOT WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU GUITAR FREAKS WHO WANT TO TELL ME MY PRICE IS TOO HIGH. IF YOU CHERISH ROCK HISTORY AND THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE HELD THIS INSTRUMENT IN THEIR ARMS, I HOPE YOU BID. OTHERWISE, PLEASE KEEP YOUR 'OPINIONATED' COMMENTS TO YOURSELF...THANK YOU! ;-}

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I'm picturing a hippie/groupie who saw it all in the 60's. If the guitar's story is anything to go by...

Bob-Dubery

vic wrote: She's quite straight hey !

"I KNOW THIS GUITAR IS NOT WORTH THE PRICE I AM ASKING IF IT HAD NOT BEEN PLAYED BY THE PEOPLE YOU WILL READ ABOUT BELOW. I DO NOT WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU GUITAR FREAKS WHO WANT TO TELL ME MY PRICE IS TOO HIGH. IF YOU CHERISH ROCK HISTORY AND THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE HELD THIS INSTRUMENT IN THEIR ARMS, I HOPE YOU BID. OTHERWISE, PLEASE KEEP YOUR 'OPINIONATED' COMMENTS TO YOURSELF...THANK YOU! ;-}

That's either Pamela Des Barres herself, or somebody who's done some homework. Maybe this is for real.

It depends on the worth you attach to a guitar because so-and-so played it.

A few years ago another L1 went up for sale. This one reportedly once owned by Robert Johnson
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=17441489&method=full&siteid=115875&headline=the-guitar-that-gave-bir-th-to-rock--n--roll---yours-for--pound-3m--name_page.html

nicovlogg

Seen some incredibly nice '52 teles going on there, something like $550 000 for the one. ☹

singemonkey

X-rated Bob wrote:
A few years ago another L1 went up for sale. This one reportedly once owned by Robert Johnson

Very cool. If old guitars are supposed to have "mojo," just imagine how much there is in the one used in the Faustian blues pact with the devil that started all that stuff. ?

Looked at another way, it's slightly sad that the tool of a man who lived and died a pauper despite his enormous talent is now worth more money than most of us have ever seen before.

Damn. Robert Johnson was just awesome.

Atmarama

Looked at another way, it's slightly sad that the tool of a man who lived and died a pauper despite his enormous talent is now worth more money than most of us have ever seen before.

Ye fully - this is a strange world..... But I reckon that 1922 Gibson story is true - just seems to link up... Plus imagine the bad karma she'd be getting if she made it all up!

Jack-Flash-Jr

Atmarama wrote:
Looked at another way, it's slightly sad that the tool of a man who lived and died a pauper despite his enormous talent is now worth more money than most of us have ever seen before.
Ye fully - this is a strange world..... But I reckon that 1922 Gibson story is true - just seems to link up... Plus imagine the bad karma she'd be getting if she made it all up!

I suppose technically they have played it, given that every time I inhale one of Einsteins own personal atoms goes into my lungs.

singemonkey

Jack Flash Jr wrote:
Atmarama wrote:
Looked at another way, it's slightly sad that the tool of a man who lived and died a pauper despite his enormous talent is now worth more money than most of us have ever seen before.
Ye fully - this is a strange world..... But I reckon that 1922 Gibson story is true - just seems to link up... Plus imagine the bad karma she'd be getting if she made it all up!
I suppose technically they have played it, given that every time I inhale one of Einsteins own personal atoms goes into my lungs.

I don't think that would stand up in court ?

nicovlogg

Jack Flash Jr wrote: I suppose technically they have played it, given that every time I inhale one of Einsteins own personal atoms goes into my lungs.

Well, it's like he was at a braai one day and some dude gave him an acoustic to strum along to next to the fire and now he's played on it. Easy!