In Search of the Most Valuable Guitar in the World.
UK author Tony Bacon's incisive view into what makes am originally moderately priced guitar so precious, that it's value is now equivalent to an expensive house. As always Tony Bacon's views are well informed and far-reaching in the scale of his research. RG
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great Eric Clapton famously featured his Les Paul Standard, which
originally sold for $280, on the seminal 1966 "Blues Breakers" album.
But Clapton was only one of many legendary players who made this solid
body electric with mahogany body and a three-color sunburst maple top
their guitar of choice. In this exciting history, Tony Bacon examines
the "burst" phenomenon from every angle. He begins with the "Les Paul
Primer," documenting the guitar's brief production period from 1958 to
1960. He then profiles and interviews everyone from the man who inspired
it, Les Paul, to dealers, collectors, forgers, roadies, and, of course,
major players like Stephen Stills, Duane Allman, and Jimmy Page.
"Million Dollar Les Paul" also looks at the science, investment history
(and increasingly astronomical pricing), and almost mystical appeal of
the instrument whose small production numbers -- only 1,500 were made --
belie its stature as the single most sought-after guitar in the world.
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