The Keith Richards 1959 Les Paul

The Keith Richards 1959 Les Paul initially appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1959, during the Rolling Stones' very first performance. Since then, this instrument has been rocking on stage, and Richards is still rocking on stage at the age of 75, which earns him a lot of respect. This guitar has a history of its own. During the early days of the Stones, Richard considered Les Paul.

However, Richard eventually decided to sell this guitar, which he sold to his fellow bandmate Mick Taylor. However, it returned to Richard when Mick Taylor took over as the Stones' second guitarist after Brain Jones. But, in 1971, Les Paul was stolen, but it unexpectedly resurfaced in the hands of Cosmo Verrico, the guitarist for Heavy Metal Kids. Les Paul was auctioned off for $1 million back in 2003.

The Keith Richards 1959 Les Paul is unquestionably one of the most significant and legendary Les Pauls in rock & roll history. Keith was one of the first persons to purchase a 1959 Standard, which was a relatively minor model discontinued by Gibson in 1960. It was later replaced with a double-cutaway model, which became the Gibson SG. Following Keith's popularization of the model, guitarists including Eric Clapton, Peter Green, Paul Kossoff, and Jimmy Page all chose a 1959 Les Paul Standard as their primary instrument.

The fact that all of those guys played the same version of the Les Paul helped to popularize the model and make it one of the most sought-after guitars. Les Paul Standards produced in 1959, which originally cost less than $300 with a case (about $2,500 in today's market), now typically sells for $200,000 and above. The 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard is often regarded as the "holy grail" of electric guitars today.

Price: $1 million