Most Expensive Electric Guitar In The World

Blackie strat eric clapton 959 000.

Most expensive electric guitar in the world.

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. Electric guitars are one of the most collected and valuable musical instruments in the world. So it s no surprise that we ve got two of these beauties in the top 5 of.

It was sold for record breaking 965 000 at christie s auction house in 2013. It was auctioned at christie s in 2004 and at the time was the third highest price paid for a guitar. Purchased by john lennon and george harrison in london in 1962. Marking his shift from acoustic to electric this guitar was played by bob dylan at 1965 newport folk festival.

Blackie is probably clapton s most iconic guitar. Due to this many of these guitars are rare because of their history and not because of how many were produced. 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. Clapton used this guitar during his period with the yardbirds cream blind faith and john mayall s bluesbreakers.

Keith richards 1959 les paul standard the 1959 les paul standard is on its own known as the holy grail of electric guitars.