Sheepdog1969 Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 I have a 1987 Gibson SG that is signed by Robby Krieger of The Doors. It's providence is documented, so there is no concern of the signature or the guitar being counterfeit. Robby is a R&R Hall of Fame member, is credited for writing many of The Doors greatest hits, and is known Worldwide. I simply wonder how one can estimate the "value" of a guitar signed by such an artist? https://imgur.com/WLcAqBl https://imgur.com/suleckY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsongs Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 It’s worth what someone will pay… 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 How much did Gilmour’s guitars go for at auction? Lots. How much did Cobain’s D-18 go for. A heap ton of cash too, and that’s what people paid for them. But those guitars were owned and played by them. Yours is your guitar with his sig on it. That may be the difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 Most, if not all, guitar buyers will dismiss the signature as irrelevant, because for a guitar buyer it is. Most, if not all, Doors/Krieger buyers will buy it, but the value of it as a guitar is lost on them, that's why most signed guitars go for lots less than most guitar sellers would like to think they are worth. rct Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JO'C Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 Hi Sheepdog, I had 2 Custom Shop Robin Trower Strats signed by Robin Trower. One was a very rare Bridge of Sighs model, only 150 made and the other was a regular Custom Shop Robin Trower. I also had 2 IBM (Ice Blue Metallic) Strats with Blue painted headstocks that were signed by Eric Johnson. One was a '57 reissue with maple fretboard and the other was a '62 reissue with rosewood board. They were part of a run by the new defunct Mars Music chain in 2001 and only 75 of each were made. When I sold them I got top dollar because they were rare and in pristine, collector quality condition. Not one of the 4 buyers ever mentioned the signatures as a reason to buy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 I miss MARS. Got some good deals there. Of course, I don't have a single one of those guitars or amps any more but hey, it was fun. rct Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinch Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 Wouldn't want anyone to scribble on my guitar... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 1 hour ago, Pinch said: Wouldn't want anyone to scribble on my guitar... Even Les Pauls which is on almost every LP ?? 😄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 I used to have a Gary Moore BFG... That was about £850 when I bought it (and I sold it for the same amount).. They now go for over 2k on reverb..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinch Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 13 minutes ago, Rabs said: Even Les Pauls which is on almost every LP ?? 😄 That's not his actual signature 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheepdog1969 Posted September 9, 2022 Author Share Posted September 9, 2022 5 hours ago, JO'C said: Hi Sheepdog, I had 2 Custom Shop Robin Trower Strats signed by Robin Trower. One was a very rare Bridge of Sighs model, only 150 made and the other was a regular Custom Shop Robin Trower. I also had 2 IBM (Ice Blue Metallic) Strats with Blue painted headstocks that were signed by Eric Johnson. One was a '57 reissue with maple fretboard and the other was a '62 reissue with rosewood board. They were part of a run by the new defunct Mars Music chain in 2001 and only 75 of each were made. When I sold them I got top dollar because they were rare and in pristine, collector quality condition. Not one of the 4 buyers ever mentioned the signatures as a reason to buy. I thought as much Honestly, I never sell property, guns, or instruments. I just wanted to make sure that my choice to play it, as I do, wasn't selfish or foolish. (It plays to well to just sit in a case.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheepdog1969 Posted September 9, 2022 Author Share Posted September 9, 2022 5 hours ago, rct said: Most, if not all, guitar buyers will dismiss the signature as irrelevant, because for a guitar buyer it is. Most, if not all, Doors/Krieger buyers will buy it, but the value of it as a guitar is lost on them, that's why most signed guitars go for lots less than most guitar sellers would like to think they are worth. rct Some people buy exceptional guitars based on how the guitar plays. Others see them as art, and hang them on a wall rather than playing them. If my instruments ever leave my family, after I die, they better go to musicians, not art collectors! Thanks for confirming this for me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsongs Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 George Harrison’s 58 Les Paul that was used as a trade to get Lucy back has a starting bid of $312,000.00 (with Buyers fee). And it’s a Guitar that they say Harrison more than likely never saw or played! So it depends. Did Robby play this Guitar on “Light My Fire”? Or something like that? That might make it significant enough to warrant big Bucks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveFord Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 (edited) He's not talking about a limited run or an artist's personal guitar, he's talking about an autographed one. To me, no. It would keep me from buying it unless it can be wiped off with lighter fluid. Erik Buell was signing motorcycles at an event, I had him sign mine but it was more of a commemoration of an event than anything else. Edited September 10, 2022 by SteveFord Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 24 minutes ago, SteveFord said: He's not talking about a limited run or an artist's personal guitar, he's talking about an autographed one. To me, no. It would keep me from buying it unless it can be wiped off with lighter fluid. Erik Buell was signing motorcycles at an event, I had him sign mine but it was more of a commemoration of an event than anything else. You should have had him sign Lucille. Instantly a 20k guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NighthawkChris Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 Sure, scribble your permanent marker on my guitars finish in the name of making it worth more. If I see a guitar I like and it has some scribble on it, hard pass. Maybe for someone else - definitely not for me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 Here's the way I see it. It appears that a signature of a famous artist doesn't increase the monetary value of an instrument. It also seems to be a matter of opinion or preference as to whether someone likes the presence of a signature. For me, the only way it would have any sentimental value would be if I personally met an artist I admire and they signed my guitar for me. Something like that would represent a personal memory I would want to cherish. But just owning a guitar that was previously signed by someone doesn't have much interest to me. Now if I liked the guitar otherwise as an instrument and was considering purchasing it to play, a signature wouldn't be a deal breaker for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mihcmac Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 Signature models are just a model built to the artists specification, guitars actually signed by an artist depending on how popular the artist is that signed them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 (edited) 33 minutes ago, Shannon Redd said: Now, if it was Slash's Jessica LP ,signed , Ok,now that guitar was used by him , the 1988 I think was the year, which was a factory second, I watched the Gibson tv on slash ,s guitar collection, which if you haven't seen it it's worth the time, Now story time, of you be heard of the Ibanez chrome boy , joe satch guitar, he was going around signing them and people where adding thousands to the price , cause they were signed, my favourite was that pawn stars' episode where that guy was trying to sell that 100 $ Strat ,for 3200 $ with the chuck berry signed pick guard, Rick told him that chuck sign thousands of them , so he could make money off the signatures, so the signatures was only worth few 100$.lol Who in the fuk who knows anything about Chuck, guitars, and music would want Chuck's signature on a Strat? Edited September 15, 2022 by Sgt. Pepper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitefang Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 Since Robby's still alive and able to sign things then the value of his signature on your guitar diminishes with each signature he scribbles on anything else. Whitefang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Whitefang said: Since Robby's still alive and able to sign things then the value of his signature on your guitar diminishes with each signature he scribbles on anything else. Whitefang Since Chuck is not, does the value of his signature go up on the $100 Strat? Edited September 15, 2022 by Sgt. Pepper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitefang Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 Possibly. Whitefang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 10 minutes ago, Shannon Redd said: Oh yeah you can get a Paul Stanley signed Washburn electric guitar for like $275 bucks.lol Or you can do what I did and have a chance meeting with him in an airport and get it for free. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 5 hours ago, Shannon Redd said: Yeah if you get a chance look up on YouTube it's pretty interesting video I think it's titled John 5 plays the planet Hollywood guitar collection, anyway the videos about John 5 sits there with the guy from planet Hollywood or whatever company it is and plays seven different like iconic rock guitars from like, Duane allman's telecaster,Paul Stanley Washburn, to Jason Becker's guitar to some other ones in there from the planet Hollywood vault. When I think guitars I always think Planet Hollywood. Is that place even around anymore? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBSinTo Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 Getting in on this discussion late, but while signed Gibsons (or any other guitar brand for thst matter) are undoubtedly valuable to some folks, they are not worth any more to me than plain, old models of the same instruments. As an amateur musician, I have never considered musical instruments to be investments, or anything other than tools that produce musical sounds. Nothing more. To acquire a guitar owned or played or signed by any famous musician is not anything I'd waste five minutes, or five dollars doing. RBSinTo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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