How much did Rick Harrison sell the Les Paul guitar for?

LAS VEGAS – A Gibson Les Paul SG Custom Guitar, featured in an episode of History Channel's 'Pawn Stars' was bought for $90,000 by Rick Harrison on Pawn Stars, then sold for $110,000 on eBay.
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How much did Rick Harrison get for the Les Paul guitar?

1961 Gibson SG Les Paul Guitar – $90,000

What is this? One of his best creations, offered to his wife Mary, the custom built 1961 Gibson Les Paul Guitar, got into Harrison's shop in the hands of a customer asking a huge $250,000 for it.
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How much did Rick get for Mary Fords guitar?

It seems to have worked out pretty well for Rick Harrison, his father Richard, his son Corey aka Big Hoss and their employee Chumlee. In 2011 the nephew of Mary Ford offered Mary's Gibson SG Les Paul Custom guitar to the Pawn Stars and came away with a cool $90,000 USD.
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How much did Les Paul guitar sell for?

First Les Paul Gibson guitar, owned by Paul himself, sells for nearly $1 million at a Christie's in New York. The original Les Paul Gibson guitar is going, going, gone — selling for $930,000 through Christie's "Exceptional Sale" Wednesday in New York.
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How much is Les Paul's Les Paul worth?

Les Paul net worth: Les Paul was an American guitarist, songwriter, inventor, and luthier who had a net worth of $10 million.
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The Pawn Stars Just Bought The Worlds Most Expensive Guitar!



How much did the Les Paul number 1 sell for?

Les Paul's iconic “Number One” Les Paul – the first ever Gibson Les Paul model to be approved by Paul himself – recently went up for auction at Christie's in New York and, despite carrying an estimated price tag of $150,000, sold for a whopping $930,000.
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How much is a 59 Les Paul worth?

Gibson enjoyed its golden era between 1958 and 1960, and the 1959 Les Paul Standards are some of the most highly sought-after guitars in the world. They regularly fetch six-figure sums, and a well-preserved '59 Les Paul with a coveted flame maple top could easily command $500,000 or more.
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What's the most expensive Gibson guitar?

John Lennon's Gibson J-160 E Acoustic - $ 2,410,000

This guitar was sold to a bidder for $ 2,410,000, making it one of the most expensive ever. Before it reached this staggering price point, this Gibson guitar was lost after a 1963 Beatles concert.
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Who bought Gibson Les Paul?

Referred to by Dore & Rees specialist Marc Allum as the 'Morgan '59', the Les Paul (serial number 9 1865) was bought by Morgan around 1972/73, and remained in his ownership for over 50 years until the time of his passing in 2021.
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Does Gibson own Les Paul?

Epiphone Les Paul

Epiphone has been owned by Gibson Guitars since the 1950s.
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How much did Pawn Stars Sell Les Paul?

LAS VEGAS – A Gibson Les Paul SG Custom Guitar, featured in an episode of History Channel's 'Pawn Stars' was bought for $90,000 by Rick Harrison on Pawn Stars, then sold for $110,000 on eBay.
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How much did Rick sell Vic Flicks guitar for?

Here he brought in his 1961 Fender Stratocaster guitar to shop owner Rick Harrison, who, after consulting Jesse Amoroso, settled on a price of $55,000 for the guitar. The guitar sold at auction in 2014 for $25,000.
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Who is the guitar expert on Pawn Stars?

Owner Jesse Amoroso has appeared several times as the vintage guitar expert on the History Channel's hit reality television series Pawn Stars. The shop closed in 2019 following a prolonged decline in other business ventures run by the Amorosos.
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How much did Jimi Hendrix guitar sell for?

Jimi Hendrix's 1968 Fender Stratocaster – $2,000,000

The guitar in question was purchased by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, who purchased it for a cool $2 million.
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Why did Vic Flick sell his guitar?

Money problems were forcing him to sell his beloved Clifford Essex guitar, so I bought it from him and we both went to the Red Lion Pub to try and cheer him up.
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What was the first electric guitar?

On August 10, 1937, the Electro String Corporation was awarded the first-ever electric guitar patent. Invented by G.D. Beauchamp, the instrument was known as the Rickenbacker Frying Pan. The new sound of the electric guitar was a dramatic shift from the strum of the acoustic guitars that had been played for centuries.
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How much is Jimmy Page's Les Paul worth?

The first Gibson Jimmy Page Signature Les Paul guitar from Gibson Guitar Corp.'s Custom, Art & Historic Division has been sold for a reported $55,000 to an anonymous buyer. The figure, more than double its suggested list price, is a record for a new, first-run Gibson guitar.
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Who owns 59 Les Pauls?

Nielsen owns five of the '59 Les Paul guitars and seven more that span 1958 to the early 1960s, part of his expansive 500-plus instrument collection. He most recently purchased a '59 from Rush frontman Geddy Lee in January.
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What is a 1956 Les Paul guitar worth?

A new Les Paul goldtop was $247.50, plus $42 for a case, in Gibson's 1957 price list. The current value for one in excellent all-original condition is $30,000. The amp behind the guitar is a 1955 Fender Bassman 5D6-A.
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Who owns Kurt Cobain's guitar?

Colts' Jim Irsay bought Kurt Cobain's guitar for $4.5 million.
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Who owns SRV number one guitar?

When Stevie died, Rene Martinez decided to install the original Number One neck back onto the guitar, and then gave the instrument to Stevie's brother, Jimmie Vaughan, who still owns it to this day.
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Who owns the most expensive guitar in the world?

David Gilmour's "Black Strat" Just Became the Most Expensive Guitar Ever Sold, at $3.975 Million. B. contributing almost $4 million to charity in the process. Regardless of your opinion of a media mogul like Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Isray, the guitar's new owner, that is still one heck of an impressive figure.
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How much did Kirk Hammett pay for Greeny?

Metallica Guitarist Kirk Hammett Purchased Gary Moore's 'Greeny' For Around $1 Million.
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How many Les Pauls does slash own?

It's mostly Les Pauls, of every hue and type. There must be over 30 LPs pictured… probably more Les Pauls than many Gibson dealers even stock. In 2018, Slash estimated that he owned 220 guitars.
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How much is a 53 Les Paul worth?

This stunning, player-grade '53 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop has some of the coolest mods ever, and has just sold for $35,000.
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