p90jr Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 '58 Gibson Explorer Breaks a "Most Expensive Guitar" Record London-based guitar shop and Reverb seller Denmark Street Guitars has announced the sale of an original 1958 Gibson Explorer for the sum of $1,100,000. This amount is believed to be the highest priced transaction ever for a single, non-artist-affiliated guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred_C Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 "There's a sucker born every minute and two to take him." -David Hannum, Banker If you play cool, you are cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyalcatraz Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 I didn't buy that guitar. Just thought it was best to be clear. Sturgeon's 2nd Law, a.k.a. Sturgeon's Revelation: âNinety percent of everything is crapâ My FLMS- Murphy's Music in Irving, Tx http://murphysmusictx.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caevan O’Shite Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 Nary a word on how it plays, sounds, and feels, or the joy of it... Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p90jr Posted September 13, 2016 Author Share Posted September 13, 2016 I doubt it will ever be played, again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred_C Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 I doubt it will ever be played, again. And that's the saddest part. If you play cool, you are cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitefang Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 What do they say about a fool and his money? Whitefang I started out with NOTHING...and I still have most of it left! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryz Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 I've never cared for a Gibson Explorer and until now, I wouldn't ever think about buying one. Since there are 18 more of these babies out there, it might be worth the time to look up a serial number if I happen to see an old one for sale some day... Take care, Larryz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartholomew Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 The myth continues and it goes to a poser rather than a player. One of my friends on Facebook called it a "squiretone" but of course never played one so is just blowing air. Inherited funds most likely. I've had Clients and friends who were very rich and pretty frugal. Would drive an Olds rather than a Caddy type of thing. After they croak the kids blow it away showing off with toys. Perhaps it will appreciate in value more than the stock market...or maybe not. Been round the block but am not over the hill... http://www.bandmix.ca/jamrocker/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winston Psmith Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 I wonder how much for the storage space it's going to sit in? In all honesty, I can't say what I might do if I had that kind of money. (Q:"Why in hell did you buy an active volcano?" A:"It was for sale.") Still, I could live for the rest of my natural (or unnatural) live on $1 million+, and buy one of the perfectly good Korina reissues to play. "Monsters are real, and Ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win." Stephen King http://www.novparolo.com https://thewinstonpsmithproject.bandcamp.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caevan O’Shite Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 I doubt it will ever be played, again. And that's the saddest part. Truth. Q: "Why in hell did you buy an active volcano?" A: "It was for sale." Still, I could live for the rest of my natural (or unnatural) live on $1 million+, and buy one of the perfectly good Korina reissues to play. Or have a rrrreeeaalllly bitchin' custom-made axe made to your exacting specifications for a relative pittance... Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartholomew Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 From a financial point of view the guy might have enough $$$ so that it's not a big deal in his portfolio and provides diversification. Amazing to have that much money but some do. When the item is sold tax rates would be on 50% of the profit earned rather than on 100% of the gain. Might be a good way to launder money because putting it in the bank can be traced. A Capital Gain on an Asset is at 1/2 the usual tax rate. Finding another buyer might be a problem at those prices. Been round the block but am not over the hill... http://www.bandmix.ca/jamrocker/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Fraser Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 Nah, if you have an Explorer itch, just get this instead, at 1/1000th the price: http://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst/msg/5782147393.html Scott Fraser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitefang Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 Heeeeeyyyyyy..... Maybe he found some other clueless chump who he told.... "I can get you that Korina Explorer for only $10 mil..." Whitefang I started out with NOTHING...and I still have most of it left! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Iverson Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 My question is: if you didn't know that the violin was a Stradivarius, and just PLAYED it, or listened to it being played, would you be willing to spend a million bucks on it?? Blindfold tests are good things, LOL. Also, would a mediocre violinist suddenly begin to play like Heifetz if he had a Strad? Or if he had a Strad that belonged to Heifetz? Is there some MAGIC involved, or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred_C Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 Also, would a mediocre violinist suddenly begin to play like Heifetz if he had a Strad? Or if he had a Strad that belonged to Heifetz? Is there some MAGIC involved, or something? Have you ever seen the movie The Red Violin? If you play cool, you are cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Iverson Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 Actually, I DID see that movie, which I thought was amazing. I highly recommend it to all and sundry, especially musicians, and it fits this topic perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartholomew Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 By coincidence the drummer in my Jam Band is a producer for various artists in French Quebec and did some of the music production work on that Red Violin movie. Never watched it but may check it out. Been round the block but am not over the hill... http://www.bandmix.ca/jamrocker/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred_C Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 @Bartholomew, You MUST see The Red Violin!!! A brilliant film. Highly recommended. If you play cool, you are cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caevan O’Shite Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 @Bartholomew, You MUST see The Red Violin!!! A brilliant film. Highly recommended. I saw it long ago, and watched it again with my Grrrlfriend, Elizabeth, quite recently... Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p90jr Posted September 15, 2016 Author Share Posted September 15, 2016 Great movie... this reminds me to watch it, again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitefang Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 I'll have to hunt it down. Sounds more interesting to me than THE RED SHOES wound up being. Whitefang I started out with NOTHING...and I still have most of it left! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Fraser Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 I'll have to hunt it down. Sounds more interesting to me than THE RED SHOES wound up being. Whitefang It's like "The Red Shoes" meets "The Red Balloon", but with a violin. Scott Fraser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuJu Kwan Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 Rather than spend that much on a guitar I would likely never play, I would buy as many guitars and amps as I could and give the to kids that can't afford them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caevan O’Shite Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 Rather than spend that much on a guitar I would likely never play, I would buy as many guitars and amps as I could and give the to kids that can't afford them. GOOD CALL. Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real MC Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 The experts at the LP Forum called BS and it was uncovered that one of the people in this "transaction" had been convicted of fraud in the past and is a well known shady character to established brokers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryz Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 Some of the guitars I've seen on Antique Roadshow when they are appraised at $60,000 blow me away. $1,100,000 does sound a bit fishy to me for some reason... Take care, Larryz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartholomew Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 And let us not forget Rick and Pawnshop guys on tv. I could tell from looking at pickups alone they were totally out to lunch on a couple of guitars supposedly vintage original. One was a strat, the owner came in personally was a retired studio player who did the James Bond theme in London plus other really well-known tracks. Original according to their "expert" except I saw a double-rail at the bridge...duh. Looked like the strings were an inch off the fretboard..a real "player". Guess the public doesn't know the diff so that makes it OK for tv reality. Betcha somebody overpaid for that one also. Been round the block but am not over the hill... http://www.bandmix.ca/jamrocker/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p90jr Posted September 16, 2016 Author Share Posted September 16, 2016 And let us not forget Rick and Pawnshop guys on tv. I could tell from looking at pickups alone they were totally out to lunch on a couple of guitars supposedly vintage original. One was a strat, the owner came in personally was a retired studio player who did the James Bond theme in London plus other really well-known tracks. Original according to their "expert" except I saw a double-rail at the bridge...duh. Looked like the strings were an inch off the fretboard..a real "player". Guess the public doesn't know the diff so that makes it OK for tv reality. Betcha somebody overpaid for that one also. Nothing having to do with that show is in any way real. The producers seek out people to bring the objects, the Pawn Shop (not a real one) doesn't actually buy any of it and the experts aren't real. Someone who lives in Vegas was laughing on a forum at seeing a guy he knows who works at a Guitar Shop there bring in the guitar that lives behind glass behind the counter with a story about it belonging to his dad who passed away or something, then they called an expert: the owner of the guitar store who owns the guitar, to appraise it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Iverson Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 Yes, let the buyer beware, LOL - just because a person is called an "expert" doesn't necessarily mean they are more knowledgeable than the rest of us. Often, they are LESS so, LOL, but there are a lot of gullible people out there. I KNOW, because I've been a victim on occasion..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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