Thats an amazing number Chas.
I've seen Clapton do some BBC interviews and he is as common as dirt. Just a normal guy with certain skills. There are videos of him,all over Youtube, playing at those fundraising concerts, and he looks like he just changed the oil in his tractor most of the time. There is no frill or show biz, just doing good for people in need.
If it came up for Auction How much?
michelew wrote:
No worries Shel, you are quite correct in some instances where it is purely self indulgence.Chasplaya wrote:Well the first statement is downright hilarious. The second - well not enough to ever own a famous guitarist's guitar that's for sure. I guess you have to be obsessed and a serious collector to pay that much. But, the saying "more money than sense" comes to mind. Seriously ... some people are really doing it rough in the world and yet someone is prepared to spend millions for dollars for a small piece of wood and steel that they will probably never play because it's too precious. I find it a bit obscene actually. HOw much of a difference could you do to many, many people's lives for $3.7 million or even $450,000 for that matter.Who knows, maybe with the right combination of good guitars and practice, maybe one of yours will be worth this much...
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How much would you be willing to pay for a guitar?
Sorry to be a kill joy Chas. Best to return to the original program.
Dream on, perhaps you could own a Clapton one day!
Sorry Chas - I didn't get very far before I responded to your thread. I notice now that some of these have raised serious money for good courses. So I guess charity, doing good and obsession can go together for a win-win-win. Sorry for the rant.
Shel