Most Expensive Electric Guitar

Formerly the most expensive guitar was the reach out to asia guitar sold at a charity auction on 16 november 2005.

Most expensive electric guitar.

Purchased by john lennon and george harrison in london in 1962. It s the layla guitar. To help the disaster stricken countries recuperate and rebuild there was an auction held to raise money. Keith richards gibson 1959 les.

It was signed by a who s who of the world s greatest guitar exponents and. Need we say more. 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.

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. It was sold for record breaking 965 000 at christie s auction house in 2013. 5 most expensive guitar. Here s a list of the most expensive guitars in the history of the world.

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. Brownie stratocaster eric clapton 450 000. Marking his shift from acoustic to electric this guitar was played by bob dylan at 1965 newport folk festival. Back in 2004 a devastating tsunami slammed a handful of asian countries many of which are already the poorest in the world.

So it s no surprise that we ve got two of these beauties in the top 5 of. 10 how a fender strat had asia s back.