The most valuable guitar in the world. $2 million smackeroonies.

[Jabberwocky]

FRANKFURT AM MAIN, GERMANY – APRIL 14: Singer-Songwriter Daniel Wirtz presents the ‘Eden of CORONET’ guitar, the highlight of this year’s Gibson at Musikmesse Frankfurt event on April 14, 2015 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The guitar is a collaboration between the Chinese jewelry manufacturer Aaron Shum Jewelry and musician and designer Mark Lui. The guitar consists of 400 carats of diamonds and 1.6 kg of18-carat gold. Worth 2 million US-Dollars, the SG-model of Gibson is the most valuable guitar in the world and is documented in the Guinness Book of Records. (Photo By Thomas Lohnes/Getty Images for Gibson)

[Jabberwocky]

Followed by the most expensive tuning machines in the world. $40 million smackeroons. Brought to you by the same people who brought you the most expensive guitar in the world.

Gibson Guitars' $40 Million, 11 Year Tech Gamble - Forbes .

How did we ever get along without Henry Juszkiewicz?

[mangotango]

This guitar valuable only in terms of its component parts, AFAIC.

[steves3972]

complete with a crappy looking rosewood fretboard

[Archie]

"The production is more precise and unlike anything Gibson has done before,"

Lol thats probably true

"While they were originally planning on altering the inside of their instruments, adding all kinds of tech into the interiors of guitars, their research showed them that true fans simply would not have it"

All kinds of tech (shock horror).

No carbon fibre reinforced neck :-(
No modern bi-truss rods that actually work :-(
No push pull Coil Splitting

So next time your gibson needs a set-up and you just cant get it the way you want, or the truss rod hasn't get enough room left to pull the neck straight because the neck has gone 50 shades of ??? you know who to blame, the 'true fans' apparently.

[Jabberwocky]

No $40million R$D can replace this:

[339 in june]

FRANKFURT AM MAIN, GERMANY – APRIL 14: Singer-Songwriter Daniel Wirtz presents the ‘Eden of CORONET’ guitar, the highlight of this year’s Gibson at Musikmesse Frankfurt event on April 14, 2015 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The guitar is a collaboration between the Chinese jewelry manufacturer Aaron Shum Jewelry and musician and designer Mark Lui. The guitar consists of 400 carats of diamonds and 1.6 kg of18-carat gold. Worth 2 million US-Dollars, the SG-model of Gibson is the most valuable guitar in the world and is documented in the Guinness Book of Records. (Photo By Thomas Lohnes/Getty Images for Gibson)

Probably neck heavy, no ?

[MarkRhodes]

What will they think of next?

[vinlander]

Donald Trump signature model

[bananafist]

With a blond combover headstock.

[spiral]

Most expensive, possibly. Most valuable, doubtful.

Thanks for the Martin Taylor video. That was really informative.

Here is a closer pic. I do like how the body is hollow with the wire mesh but you better hope your hand doesn't stray and hit anywhere on the body. This would be a cool design sans-gems.

[Just_Guild]

Well, if you want innovation, look at Godin.

[fws6]

Most expensive yes but also one of the least appealing. Even if you had that kind of money would anyone buy it ? I very much doubt it. There is no appeal as a musical instrument. If you wanted a lot of jewelery wouldnt you just buy a lot of jewelery ? And if you wanted an expensive guitar youd buy a celebrity owned instrument, or something of historical importance. But I just dont see the appeal in the combination of a new guitar with diamonds on it.

[newsense]

...but its an SG !

[MaxTwang]

$2 mil and still not as cool as a Gretsch Sparkle Jet!

[GNAPPI]

You can put a pig in a dress, and it's still a pig in a dress :-)

[Dave70]

Most expensive, possibly. Most valuable, doubtful.

Thanks for the Martin Taylor video. That was really informative.

Here is a closer pic. I do like how the body is hollow with the wire mesh but you better hope your hand doesn't stray and hit anywhere on the body. This would be a cool design sans-gems.

Liberace would have LOVED this!

[mr quick]

I'm glad they did that in stead of improving their incredibly poor quality control. I'd much rather someone else has an unplayable art piece than me not having to endlessly set up a guitar for which I paid over $1200...

[DRS]

I liked the Fender Yuri Shishkov Faberge Pinecone Strat much more. I think it's a lot less money, too, at $1m. You could have your Strat and a McLaren, too

Fender Custom Shop Masterbuilt Yuriy Shishkov Pine Cone Stratocaster

[mangotango]

I am normally a pretty reasonable guy, as can be seen from my posts on this forum...but in terms of guitars, between the SG in the OP and the PineCone Strat, some of the ugliest sh!t I have seen in a long time is all on this thread.

No offence, but................

[Phil in London]

this thing looks like a cancerous ulcer...