Most Expensive Electric Guitars In The World

At number nine on the list of most expensive guitars in the world is bob dylan s 1964 sunburst fender stratocaster.
Most expensive electric guitars in the world. Electric guitars are one of the most collected and valuable musical instruments in the world. It was signed by a who s who of the world s greatest guitar exponents and. Often times the value of an electric guitar increases exponentially depending on how famous the musician who owned it was. 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. It was sold for record breaking 965 000 at christie s auction house in 2013. Formerly the most expensive guitar was the reach out to asia guitar sold at a charity auction on 16 november 2005. 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.
Marking his shift from acoustic to electric this guitar was played by bob dylan at 1965 newport folk festival. Purchased by john lennon and george harrison in london in 1962. So it s no surprise that we ve got two of these beauties in the top 5 of.