“People have paid up to a million dollars for guitars owned by the likes of Eric Clapton and Jerry Garcia,” says Tom Beaujour, editor-in-chief of Guitar Aficionado magazine. But spending a bundle on a vintage instrument involves the same perils as purchasing a fine work of art, according to George Gruhn of Nashville ’s Gruhn Guitars. “The most valuable production electric guitar is the 1958/59 Gibson Explorer, of which there are only nineteen. Widely recognized as one of the world’s foremost experts in the field, Gruhn says, “My advice for any individual wanting to start a guitar collection is first to buy a few books on the subject or read the newsletters posted on my website,  www. com , and spend enough time and effort to attain a basic understanding of the various makes and models sufficient to appreciate their merits and historical significance.

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