So it s no surprise that we ve got two of these beauties in the top 5 of.
Most expensive electric guitars in the world.
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.
Keith richards 1959 les paul standard the 1959 les paul standard is on its own known as the holy grail of electric guitars.
It was sold for record breaking 965 000 at christie s auction house in 2013.
It was signed by a who s who of the world s greatest guitar exponents and.
At number nine on the list of most expensive guitars in the world is bob dylan s 1964 sunburst fender stratocaster.
Due to this many of these guitars are rare because of their history and not because of how many were produced.
Marking his shift from acoustic to electric this guitar was played by bob dylan at 1965 newport folk festival.
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.
Formerly the most expensive guitar was the reach out to asia guitar sold at a charity auction on 16 november 2005.