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An awaited answer…I have A LOT…HATERS ARE GONNA BE JEALOUS…1962 Gretsch G6122 Country GentlemanThis is arguably one of George Harrison’s most famous guitars he used with the Beatles. This is the first Beatles guitar I got. I saved up around $8,000 and decided to treat myself (the guitar did NOT cost $8,000). But I had plenty to spend.Rickenbacker 360/12c63This was George’s first 12 string guitar. I LOVE the sound of this guitar. Restringing and retuning it is a b*tch and a pain in the ass… But the sound it makes is WORTH IT.I love this guitar. You can easily replicate a Beatles sound with this guitar alone. Won’t say how much I spent on it but let’s just say I NEEDED this guitar.Rickenbacker 425c62Yes, an ORIGINAL Rickenbacker built in 1962. Getting these is impossible nowadays. I only managed to buy it because I had the money at the right time this was put up on auction.This is not a famous guitar George used. But he used it. He bought it in 1963 with the Fireglo (red) color but had it painted Jetglo (black). George never really liked this guitar and I understood why once I picked it up. This guitar is NOT ideal for a lead guitarist. It’s a small rhythm guitar. Playing lead on it is possible but annoying and uncomfortable.But I love this guitar nonetheless and am NOT letting it go. Ever.Fender Custom Shop Stratocaster (Rocky)“You seriously spent $25,000 on this guitar? I’ll beat your ass.” Actually, no. This guitar is a 1960 Fender Custom Shop and managed to buy it for only $3,000. Good deal!I had it painted by an artist for a few hundred and viola! It came out perfect! This guitar is not in its original case because that one was stolen. I put it in my Telecaster’s case to help show the effect of it looking good in a Custom Shop case.Fender Custom Shop GH Rosewood TelecasterYes, only 1,000 of these beauties exist in this world. I’m one of 1,000. Any other owners out there? I’d love to meet you!Anyway, of course I needed this guitar in my collection. This is GEORGE HARRISON we’re talking about. One of the greatest guitarists of all time.Of course a true fan has his Rosewood Tele…1957 Gretsch G6128 Duo JetNo, this is not the $20,000 custom shop one. This is the other one which is still pretty pricey but well worth it. I can see why George referred to this guitar as his first real decent guitar.I love this guitar. And prefer it over the other Gretsch guitars…The truss rod cover has George Harrison’s signature on it. I love this guitar as well as the custom candy case it comes with. Beautiful. :(1962 Gibson J-160ETook me a while to buy this guitar… But definitely worth it. It replaced my Epiphone EJ-160E.George used this guitar until he replaced it with his 1968 Gibson J-200. No, I don’t have that guitar but maybe one day?Anyway, I love this guitar. And it sounds and feels very comfortable. I mean, it’s a Gibson VOS. Of course it will sound good.1962 Gretsch G6119 Tennessee RoseThis guitar was a replacement for George’s Country Gentleman after it fell off of the Beatles’ road van.Ok, first of all, I know I said I prefer the Duo Jet, but I LOVE this guitar as well. I love free styling rock-a-Billy chords on this guitar.This guitar is perfect for that. I love this guitar. This guitar is very underrated and feel like more people should own it…1964 Epiphone FT-79 TexanYes, this guitar is a Paul McCartney guitar… but still… I love the Beatles. Ok?I don’t play this guitar often, but I plan on restringing it and using it again. This guitar feels and sounds good.1965 Epiphone SG Standard Limited EditionOk, so it’s not a 1964 Gibson SG Standard. Why? Because finding one is hard and they don’t make reproductions. So if I buy one, it will cost me $20,000 or something…Listen, this Epiphone is all I need for it right now. It looks and sounds pretty much the same, except the headstock is different since it’s an Epiphone.Yes, I have other guitars like…But they’re not Beatle guitars. So I won’t bore you with them. Besides…Some of them are inaccessible at the moment. I’m too lazy to unbury the cases…Maybe some other time, but yeah… I have a lot of guitars. :(

Behold:John Lennon's long lost 1962 Gibson J-160E.After a show in late 1963, someone stole this guitar. No one knows who. But I hope the idiot that stole it realized his mistake.This guitar was discovered and sold at a 2015 auction for $2.41 million. $2,410,000! This is the most expensive guitar ever sold in history.Here's the story. After this guitar was stolen, the thief took it to a pawn shop and sold it for around $300-$500. The pawn shop owner being unaware that this guitar belonged to John Lennon, he happily sold it to a buyer.This buyer bought it, and it wasn't until 2015 when he realized…"Wait… This guitar belonged to John Lennon. The serial number matches up. The grain looks correct compared to photos. And there's the strumming "smudge" above the strings. Just the way John played it…"After experts confirmed the guitar belonged to John Lennon, it went up for auction. It went VIRAL. The guitar that belonged to the Smart One (John's stage nickname), that hasn't been seen for over 50 years, appeared. Just like that…"Buyers raced to buy it. The final bid won. For $2.41 million…Can I afford this guitar? No… But on the bright side, I already own a 1962 Gibson J-160E. I mean, it wasn't played by John Lennon. But it's the closest thing I can afford that's related to the Beatle…Behold:John Lennon's Rickenbacker 325c64 Miami Capri.Previously owned by John's wife, Yoko Ono. It made its way into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Museum. This guitar wasn't sold. But I can assure you, no one reading would be able to afford the Holy Grail of Guitars…Behold:John Lennon's Rickenbacker 325c-.......AaaaaanywayJohn Lennon's Rickenbacker 325c58.John's famous Ricky that he used on the Ed Sullivan Show. Besides that, he used it before the Beatles became huge.It's been stripped of it's black paint that John put on it. But it currently rests on display in the Hall of Fame.Behold:George Harrison's Rickenbacker 425c62.Sold at an auction for $610,000. George admitted that this was never his favorite guitar. He gave it away to a friend in 1971, and had a second pickup installed. I'll never afford this guitar. But luckily, I own one. Was pretty pricey as it's a vintage one, and they haven't been made since the 60's. I can see why George never liked this guitar. It's not a guitar for a lead player, more for rhythm playing.There are more guitars I would like but can't afford. And I will edit in more guitars if this answer isn't annoying to anyone. So for now…That's all, folks! :)

Probably. But not soon.Here's my take on it…Gibson isn't bankrupt because their guitars are too pricey. Or because they're not worth it.It's because the glorious days are over. What do you think I mean when I say glorious days?Remember in the 60's how Gretsch had to build more factories to compensate for the amount of orders they received? Semi-hollow body guitars were on high demand by Gretsch because of the Beatles, Herman's Hermits, etc. In the 70's, Gretsch went broke and filed for bankruptcy because the new bands were using Gibsons, etc. It wasn't until the 80's and 90's that Gretsch started making the guitars again.This is the same case today.First of all, music nowadays barely uses instruments. Real talent is fading. I can't name more than 5 modern artists because I'm only familiar with classic rock.Secondly, the original guitar gods like Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, etc are gone. Kids these days listen to Taylor Swift, Kanye West, etc.The days of guitar brands benefitting off of the original guitar gods are over. I don't think any kids out there still listen to Led Zeppelin, which is a shame. Let alone, a kid knowing what a Gibson Les Paul is. And since Taylor Swift uses Martin guitars (from what I've heard), kids will prefer to own a Martin. Or a Taylor.Unless music goes back to its original roots and record companies start signing real talent again, I don't think Gibson will sell as well as they used to. Let's just face it, The Beatles are gone. Led Zeppelin is gone. The original music gods are gone. Gibson can't really benefit from that.That's just my take on this…