2 Most Expensive Guitars in the World

The World’s Most Expensive Guitar

The most expensive guitar in the world is Stratocaster signed by many of the world's most famous guitarists. It was sold at auction for ≈ €1,91 million ≈ £1,66 million$2,70 million in Doha, Qatar to benefit a tsunami charity, Reach Out to Asia.

The instrument was signed by a number of music celebrities, including Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, Brian May, Jimmy Page, David Gilmour, Jeff Beck, Pete Townsend, Mark Knopfler, Ray Davis, Liam Gallagher, Ronnie Wood, Tony Iommi, Angus and Malcolm Young from AC/DC, Paul McCartney, Sting, Ritchie Blackmore, Def Leppard, and, Bryan Adams.
Bryan Adams was the one who organized the procurement and signing of the Stratocaster.
The guitar was bought by the royal family of Qatar, who had donated the instrument to the auction. They bought it at a previous charity auction for over a million so the guitar has generated a total of $3.7 million.

2nd Most Expensive Guitar in the World

˝Blackie˝, Eric Clapton’s favorite mid-career modified Stratocaster is the second most expensive guitar. It was bought for ≈ €673.042,70 ≈ £584.830,45$950.000,00 in 2004 by a guitar archaeologist.
Even though it isn’t the most expensive, ˝Blackie˝ is probably the most famous guitar in the world. The guitar was put together by Eric Clapton from three different Stratocasters.
In 1970, Clapton bought six Strats for ≈ €70,85 ≈ £61,56$100,00 each at the Sho-Bud guitar shop in Nashville, Tennessee. He gave one to George Harrison, one to Steve Winwood and one to Pete Townshend. From the remaining three, Eric took the best components and assembled Blackie.