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1959 Burst Auction

J.D.J.D. Posts: 73
edited September 2006 in Musicians and Gearheads
Time to pony up and bring both your barrels full.....

Of cash that is.


http://cgi.ebay.com/1959-59-Gibson-Les-Paul-Standard_W0QQitemZ270025623036QQihZ017QQcategoryZ38086QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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  • keeponrockinkeeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    Wow, thats all I can say.
    Believe me, when I was growin up, I thought the worst thing you could turn out to be was normal, So I say freaks in the most complementary way. Here's a song by a fellow freak - E.V
  • HailHailVitalogyHailHailVitalogy Posts: 5,205
    *gets Major Loan Out*
    2003: Uniondale, MSG x2 | 2004: Reading | 2005: Gorge, Vancouver, Philly | 2006: East Rutherford x2, Gorge x2, Camden 1, Hartford | 2008: MSG x2, VA Beach | 2009: Philly x3 | 2010: MSG x2, Bristow | 2011: Alpine Valley x2 | 2012: MIA Philly | 2013: Wrigley, Charlottesville, Brooklyn 2 | 2014: Milan, Amsterdam 1 | 2016: MSG x2, Fenway x2, Wrigley 2 | 2018: Rome, Krakow, Berlin, Wrigley 2 | 2021: Sea Hear Now | 2022: San Diego, LA x2, MSG, Camden, Nashville, St. Louis, Denver | 2023: St. Paul 1, Chicago x2, Fort Worth x2, Austin 2 | 2024: Las Vegas 1, Seattle x2, Indy, MSG x2, Philly x2, Baltimore, Ohana 2
  • Dirty_FrankDirty_Frank Posts: 957
    I'd have to whore myself out to 222, 000 fat chicks for a dollar a piece to match that.

    *gets phonebook*
  • keeponrockinkeeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    Dirty_Frank wrote:
    I'd have to whore myself out to 222, 000 fat chicks for a dollar a piece to match that.

    *gets phonebook*

    Or you could whore yourself out to 111,000 REALLY fat chicks for two dollars a piece to match that!

    No serously, that thing is gorgeous.
    Believe me, when I was growin up, I thought the worst thing you could turn out to be was normal, So I say freaks in the most complementary way. Here's a song by a fellow freak - E.V
  • moster78moster78 Posts: 1,591
    But why put it on the grass? I wouldn't put my crap acoustic on the grass, let alone a $220,000 instrument.
  • enharmonicenharmonic Posts: 1,917
    That's a fair price for that guitar if it is what it is.
    new music: http://www.myspace.com/blackbirdsymphonique

    old music: http://www.myspace.com/slowloader
  • HailHailVitalogyHailHailVitalogy Posts: 5,205
    I went to a guitar shop the other day and I talked to this guy and he asked me what I had and I told him about my Teal SG and he said to me that if I hold on to it for another 45 years (2051), it will be 50 years old and worth about 80 grand...is that legit?
    2003: Uniondale, MSG x2 | 2004: Reading | 2005: Gorge, Vancouver, Philly | 2006: East Rutherford x2, Gorge x2, Camden 1, Hartford | 2008: MSG x2, VA Beach | 2009: Philly x3 | 2010: MSG x2, Bristow | 2011: Alpine Valley x2 | 2012: MIA Philly | 2013: Wrigley, Charlottesville, Brooklyn 2 | 2014: Milan, Amsterdam 1 | 2016: MSG x2, Fenway x2, Wrigley 2 | 2018: Rome, Krakow, Berlin, Wrigley 2 | 2021: Sea Hear Now | 2022: San Diego, LA x2, MSG, Camden, Nashville, St. Louis, Denver | 2023: St. Paul 1, Chicago x2, Fort Worth x2, Austin 2 | 2024: Las Vegas 1, Seattle x2, Indy, MSG x2, Philly x2, Baltimore, Ohana 2
  • moster78moster78 Posts: 1,591
    HailHailVitalogy wrote:
    I went to a guitar shop the other day and I talked to this guy and he asked me what I had and I told him about my Teal SG and he said to me that if I hold on to it for another 45 years (2051), it will be 50 years old and worth about 80 grand...is that legit?

    If thats the case, remind me to never sell mine!
  • seanw1010seanw1010 Posts: 1,205
    HailHailVitalogy wrote:
    I went to a guitar shop the other day and I talked to this guy and he asked me what I had and I told him about my Teal SG and he said to me that if I hold on to it for another 45 years (2051), it will be 50 years old and worth about 80 grand...is that legit?
    uhhh... no, yeah, no. so sell it to me for 600 :)
    they call them fingers, but i never see them fing. oh, there they go
  • NovawindNovawind Posts: 836
    Wait, $222,000 and the reserve is still not met? I'm sorry, I don't care if it was Jimi Hendrix's personal axe, that's too much money for a guitar. I can almost buy a house for that much money.
    If idle hands are the devil's workshop, he must not be very productive.

    7/9/06 LA 1
    7/10/06 LA 2
    10/21/06 Bridge 1
  • exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
    likely much better investment than a house though. you can't look at it as a guitar. just look at it as an investment element because, chances are, whoever ends up with it will look at it that way too.

    it'll end up in a vault forever.

    if it's real.
  • senninsennin Posts: 2,146
    I've seen that guitar up for auction before. The reserve was never met. I wonder what it's set at.
  • keeponrockinkeeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    exhausted wrote:
    likely much better investment than a house though. you can't look at it as a guitar. just look at it as an investment element because, chances are, whoever ends up with it will look at it that way too.

    it'll end up in a vault forever.

    if it's real.

    Agreed. Wouldn't you play the hell out of it though? I would.
    Believe me, when I was growin up, I thought the worst thing you could turn out to be was normal, So I say freaks in the most complementary way. Here's a song by a fellow freak - E.V
  • mca47mca47 Posts: 13,291
    That's a beautiful guitar, but how much better is it then say something at $2000? Probably not much...at least not 10-12x that much better...
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