Most expensive guitar you have ever played???

[mangotango]

Benedetto Fratello - this one.

Benedetto Fratello Jazz Guitar (preowned)

More than I could afford, could ever justify, would ever spend on a guitar.

[stevedenver]

i have played a 59 LP custom -3 pups-about 75k
and to me perhaps the most priceless instrument
kris kristoffersons d-28
it is unique-it has the name of the whos who of early rock and folk and country,

dylan, hendrix, janis, odetta, bob gibson, the farinas, baez, etc etc -each carved into the top by the artist, small , the entire top, and elswhere is covered-

it is simply jaw dropping to see-
each 'signature' is unique-

i would imagine this is perhaps the most valuable-and i have no idea

[Dark Star]

Originally Posted by hot ford coupe

He wanted $98 bucks but I had him down to $65 buck when I decided it wasn't worth it. BTW, one of the real gold guitars seems to be peeling a bit. I think I see pressed wood under the real gold.

Was this a wooden bridge or a tune-o-matic style?

[hot ford coupe]

The Brooklyn Bridge has been been converted to a tune o matic. When you drive over it, you get more sustain.

[paynow]

Originally Posted by Soco

I guess it would be a good investment, gold is really sought after these days.
The most expensive guitar I tried was a 1959 Les Paul, this one was priced at 150K(sometimes they go for double)

At the current price of ~$1697 an ounce, we should get a hold of one, weigh it, and make sure it really is worth a million. Though I guess you have to work in the labor costs, tone controls, and strings, which are probably made of rhodium.

[Norman931]

Gotta love Gruhn's. I've played some wonderful old Gibsons in there, as well as a nice Benedetto that had $20,000 on it.

[jmstritt]

I played a couple oldie but goodie's in Guitar Center's Hollywood Vintage room. An ES-175 with a single P-90 that was tagged at 8-9k, a 58 Tele that was 12k, and a Gibson Johnny Smith that was like 15kish. That's as far as I got... LOL

[hot ford coupe]

Originally Posted by Norman931

Gotta love Gruhn's. I've played some wonderful old Gibsons in there, as well as a nice Benedetto that had $20,000 on it.

Which Benedetto was it? I had one for sale for 2 years before it finally sold in May of this year. It was an 87 Cremona. It was a great instrument but I wasn't playing it. Genuine Benedettos are way too good to leave unplayed in the basement.