The 60 most valuable guitars ever sold at auction

fronobulax · Dec 31, 2016

I came across this http://newatlas.com/most-valuable-guitars-ever-sold/38147/ while searching for something else. Even though it is dated November 2015 it is kind of interesting. No Guilds that I noticed. Only one bass - a Hofner of Sir Paul's. A Martin owned by Roy Rogers placed on the list which is surprising because not many people remember Roy Rogers and Dale Evans unless they were in an area where the Roy Rogers fast food franchises flourished.

chazmo · Dec 31, 2016

I can't believe that Gibson Explorer went for so much without any star provenance. That's shocking to me.

GardMan · Dec 31, 2016

fronobulax said:
...not many people remember Roy Rogers and Dale Evans unless they were in an area where the Roy Rogers fast food franchises flourished.

I grew up watching the Roy Rogers show every Saturday morning...
Happy Trails (and New Year!) to you...

walrus · Dec 31, 2016

That was an interesting article! Very cool guitars on that list!

walrus

Neal · Dec 31, 2016

That was cool. Thanks for sharing it.

The list is dominated by solid-body electrics. Surprised not to see some of the early Martins from the 1830's and 1840's.

tjmangum · Dec 31, 2016

Roy's OM was significant for being the first OM-45 produced by Martin and the prototype for future OMs. Being Roy's didn't hurt the price either.
https://www.guitarinstructor.com/blog/2009/04/03/roy-rogers-martin-om-45-fetches-460000-at-auction

NEONMOONY · Jan 1, 2017

I watched Roy and Dale all the time as a kid. Looking at it now, it was kind of a surreal show.

JohnW63 · Jan 1, 2017

I live in the town where Roy Rogers lived. The bowling alley, a mile away, used to be the Roy Rogers museum. On occasion, you would see Dale in town, with her pink hair.

mellowgerman · Jan 2, 2017

Very cool, thanks for sharing!

adorshki · Jan 3, 2017

GardMan said:
I grew up watching the Roy Rogers show every Saturday morning...
Happy Trails (and New Year!) to you...

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