Most Expensive Electric Guitar In The World

Blackie strat eric clapton 959 000.

Most expensive electric guitar in the world.

It was sold for record breaking 965 000 at christie s auction house in 2013. Purchased by john lennon and george harrison in london in 1962. Often times the value of an electric guitar increases exponentially depending on how famous the musician who owned it was. Marking his shift from acoustic to electric this guitar was played by bob dylan at 1965 newport folk festival.

It was auctioned at christie s in 2004 and at the time was the third highest price paid for a guitar. Blackie is probably clapton s most iconic 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. John lennon s 1962 gibson j 160 e electric acoustic was one of a pair of almost identical acoustic guitars.

Clapton used this guitar during his period with the yardbirds cream blind faith and john mayall s bluesbreakers. Electric guitars are one of the most collected and valuable musical instruments in 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. At number nine on the list of most expensive guitars in the world is bob dylan s 1964 sunburst fender stratocaster.

So it s no surprise that we ve got two of these beauties in the top 5 of.