What are the most valuable single guitars in the world? (Page 1 of 2)

I believe there are a number of "Lucile" guitars. BB named all his guitars "Lucile" even Joe has one!

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10 most expensive.....

To be honest it should be most valued, in which case hendrix's sunburst before he started smashing them I believe this is the one he kept (if you look at very early recordings he plays it). Probably used to record with, who here sits down and thinks hes got awesome tone on the early albums?

Well I do made me wanna pick up guitar!!

here are some real '59s on GBASE...

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Not in any particular order:

1) Jimi's Woodstock Stratocaster
2) SRV's #1
3) Billy Gibbon's "Pearly Gates" '59 Les Paul
4) Jimmy Page's #1 '59 LP
5) Clapton's Blackie/Brownie
6) Clapton's Cream 335
7) Clapton's stolen "Bluesbreaker" '59/'60 Les Paul (so much lore with that one, if it was ever found OMG $$$$$$$!!!!)
8) Eric Johnson's "Virginia" '54 Stratocaster
9) David Gilmour's serial #1 '54 Stratocaster
10) Bruce Springsteen's beat to pieces Telecaster (I know you guys are laughing, but I bet it would be worth TONS)
11) Eddie Van Halen's original Frankenstrat

I'm sure there are some I'm missing but these are the first to come to mind.

Your correct. Springsteens Tele is one collectors would die to get a hold of.

And, let's not forget Rorys Strat is another biggie! Not to mention Buddy Holly's 58 Strat!!

.....and the list goes on.......

I agree with one addition - Duane Allman's '59 seems to fit in here somewhere

Yeah but alot of the guitars that are on peoples list have already sold to people. 
Duane Allman's 59' Les Paul sold in 2000 for $250,000
Jimi's woodstock White Stratocaster sold back in the 90's for the Hendrix family for like $170,000
Buddy Holly and his 58' Sunburst Stratocaster sold year and year and years ago for something like $1,000 in the 60's

And all the guitars that have sold resently such as Blackie will only go up in value as well as these, but I doubt these guitars ever go back on the market for Auction.  The people that own these instruments make way more from showing these guitars off then they have to gain from resales.  Think about the images taken today of the instruments are copy righted and if you don't pay to have use of the images of these instruments in a book or something you'll have a lawsuit on your hands. 

Hands down Jimmy Page Les Paul #1 will never see a for sell sign on it unless he passes away and the family sells it, but if you look at the replicas Gibson has made Jimmy's first 25 that were hand signed retailed for $25,000... They sold in reality for $50,000 a piece.  Billy Gibbons Pearly Gates didn't do that.  So in makes scense that if those guitars went on sell Jimmy Page's Les Paul would be the most expensive.  But Both of these guys say that Eric Clapton with the Bluesbreakers LES PAUL and marshall inspired them to buy one in the first place.  Which is why I say EC's Les Paul which I think is in someone's closet for fear of ever getting caught out with that instrument would be the most expensive guitar of all time.