The Million Dollar Guitar

Bob Dylan's guitar that sold for $965,000

According to CNN, the rock legend, Bob Dylan's, Stratocaster guitar sold at an auction house called Christie's for $965,000. The sale price had set an all new world auction record for the sale of any guitar. It just beat Eric Clapton's "Blackie" guitar that sold for $959,500 back in 2004. The 1964 Fender Stratocaster had been sold along with the original case and newly found lyrics that Mr. Dylan had written at the auction. Oddly enough, the guitar was only expected to sell for around $300,000 to $500,000 at Christie's, but instead, it sold for approximately double the amount. A New Jersey family had owned the legendary guitar for around 48 years before it was accidently left on a plane. The daughter of the pilot had the guitar authenticated on television. I find it funny that people will pay so much for something simply because a specific person used it. Do not get me wrong, I would love to own this guitar, as I do play guitar myself, but almost a million dollars for something that just an ordinary man who happens to be famous baffles me. People will continue to pay outrageous amounts of money for items that their favorite celebrity or outlaw used, no matter what the cost.

"Blackie"