 What do we got here?
LANDON: This is the most
beautiful acoustic guitar
you have ever seen.
A Gibson custom shop SJ 200.
 Oh, what's so nice about this?
 Whoa, whoa, whoa.
OK.
 Let me-- let me handle this.
 What are you guys tripping on?
 This guitar was built by
a man named Ren Ferguson.
And he is one of the most
respected guitar luthiers
in the world.
And this was actually the
very first Master Museum.
This is serial number 1.
Master Museum series is a
collection of acoustic guitars,
really high-end, really ornate.
 So it's serial number 1
Master Museum series built
by Ren Ferguson?
 Yep.
CHUMLEE RUSSELL: What's
so special about that?
COREY HARRISON: It's
about as special
as it could be for guitar.
It's really rare that something
like this actually comes in.
LANDON: I buy and
sell a lot of guitars.
It's what I do for a living.
It's a collectors guitar.
It's an art piece, basically.
Probably the most
beautiful acoustic
guitar you've ever seen.
It's perfect.
So yeah, here we've got pearl
and abalone inlays on the pick
guard all the way up
the ebony fretboard.
You can see the sparkle
sunburst purfling there.
They call it purfling
around the edges.
Maple back and sides.
Got a Sitka spruce top,
ebony bridge, like I said,
ebony fretboard.
CHUMLEE RUSSELL: Have
you ever played this?
 Once.
I played it once for
about two minutes,
and then I put it
back in the case.
 How does it sound?
 It is the best sounding
guitar I have ever played.
 How much do you want for it?
 Looking at $50,000.
 $50,000.
Do you mind if I have a buddy
of mine come take a look at it?
 Is there any
particular reason?
COREY HARRISON: You know--
[sighs] I'm going to
come up with a number,
it's going to be from him.
 OK.
That's fair enough.
We can do that.
COREY HARRISON: All right.
Chum, come with me.
I don't trust you around it.
JESSE AMOROSO: Whoa.
 Need I say more?
 That's rad.
JESSE AMOROSO: The
Master Museum series
that Gibson started was
kind of like a showcase
to show off the caliber of
work that their workers can do.
They gave each one kind
of a different theme.
And they do a few a year.
[guitar music]
Wow, sounds as good as it looks.
 Yes, it does.
JESSE AMOROSO: This
is as good as it gets.
This is the Rolex Presidential
of Gibson guitars.
So I guess the the
million dollar question,
you want to know what you
should get into it for?
COREY HARRISON: Yeah.
I mean, what are
they selling for?
JESSE AMOROSO: The average
Master Museum, average
is about $30,000.
This one, being the first one--
man, I mean, easily $50,000
to $60,000, I would think.
 Dang.
JESSE AMOROSO: It's
the "right guy" guitar,
because you've got to find a
guy that's really into this kind
of an instrument.
But it's the coolest
of the bunch, you know.
 Right on, my man.
Appreciate it.
 No problem, dude.
You know, a guitar
of this caliber
usually ends up in a rock
star's hands or a really
high-end collector.
 You said you wanted 50, man.
I mean, I've got to
make money on it.
 Yeah, I can understand that.
 Would you go 40?
LANDON: Um--
 I will give you $100 bills.
 I really don't want to come
off of that asking price.
 You know, man, I'm afraid that
I'm going to buy it off you,
then I'm going to
have it for two years,
then I'm going to
sell it for $50,000.
I've got to make something.
43.
LANDON: [exhales] 48?
COREY HARRISON: 45.
LANDON: I can't do it, man.
 You can do 45.
LANDON: You've gotta remember.
This is serial number 1.
I'm hesitant even to drop to 48.
I really don't want
to move from my price.
 All right, deal.
 [exhales]
 Chum, you want
to go write him up?
I wasn't expecting
to drop that much.
But it's such a nice guitar.
I'm banking on getting at least
$60,000 for it when I sell it.
Otherwise, I'm not going
to make a dime on it.
CHUMLEE RUSSELL: All right.
I just need your ID.
 Kind of having some
second thoughts, man.
 You gonna sell it or not?
 [exhales] I don't--
CHUMLEE RUSSELL: Hey, Corey.
Come here, this guy is
having second thoughts.
COREY HARRISON:
Counting the money, man.
 I don't think I
can sell it, man.
 You sure?
 I don't think so.
 Have you seen
the new $100 bills?
LANDON: They're--
they're beautiful.
COREY HARRISON: Have you
ever seen a hundred of them?
LANDON: It looks great, but--
man, this is-- this is my baby.
COREY HARRISON:
You want 50 for it?
 [exhales] I just don't--
 That's what you
came in here wanting.
 I know, man.
I just don't think
I can part with it.
COREY HARRISON: Well,
man, I can't force you.
But if you change your mind,
I'll be here, all right?
LANDON: All right.
I'm sorry, man.
 Take care.
 [inaudible] I'll have
some of that money.
 And I think this is the
first time I have ever actually
backed out on a deal that
I thought was, you know,
a fair price.
When I shook his hand, and my
heart just sank, and I just--
man, I couldn't do it.
When I got over to the
counter, I had to come clean.
[music playing]
MAN: Hey, Rick.
I have a guitar for you.
 OK.
Oh, this is your guitar?
 Yes.
OK.
 It's a 1961
Fender Stratocaster.
[guitar riff]
RICK HARRISON: That's a
big wow factor right there.
VIC FLICK: It
certainly is, yeah.
RICK HARRISON: My
earliest memories of-- you
know, when I was
a kid, you know,
watching old videos
of Jimi Hendrix
play a white early
'60s Stratocaster.
But he played it upside down.
VIC FLICK: He did, yeah.
RICK HARRISON: It's
pretty damn good shape.
So where did you get this thing?
VIC FLICK: This guitar's
been with me for years.
I've worked on records
with Nancy Sinatra
and Petula Clark, Tom
Jones, "It's Not Unusual."
RICK HARRISON: All right.
So were you like
a studio musician?
VIC FLICK: I was, I was.
From 1958 till about 1983.
 Did you play with any
rock bands and stuff, too?
VIC FLICK: I-- I did.
Well, I mean, I
was part of the--
of Herman's Hermits.
Do you know--
RICK HARRISON: Yeah, I've
heard of Herman's Hermits.
VIC FLICK: Yeah, OK.
With the "Silhouette"-- if
you hear the "Silhouette,"
that's me playing the solo.
I actually worked a little
bit with the Beatles.
You probably might have heard of
the film, "A Hard Day's Night."
RICK HARRISON: Yeah.
VIC FLICK: Well, when
Ringo's walking around
at the end of that
film, this guitar
is playing Ringo's
theme, which is
the one he's walking about to.
So it does-- it does have
quite a good history.
RICK HARRISON: It's got a
hell of a history on it, yeah.
VIC FLICK: I have a
partial list of the records
that I played on.
This is 36 pages.
RICK HARRISON: This is how
many albums you've been on?
VIC FLICK: Well,
albums, and films, and--
 This is your name
right here, Vic Flick?
VIC FLICK: Vic Flick.
That's my name, yeah.
RICK HARRISON: So you
worked on films, too?
VIC FLICK: I worked on films.
I worked on
"Goldfinger," James Bond.
I actually played the
James Bond theme, which--
 You-- you played
the James Bond theme.
VIC FLICK: Yes.
[music - "james bond theme"]
 Of all the movie themes,
that would probably
be the most recognizable
one, period.
A 1961 Fender Strat is
worth five digits at least.
They're extremely desired.
And one that actually
played on big movie scores
could be worth 10
times that amount.
But it's all whether or
not the story checks out.
So how much are you
looking to get out of it?
 $70,000.
 Hoo.
Um, all right.
It's a '61 Strat, so that
makes it worth five figures--
I mean, a low five
figures by itself.
Um-- I'm going to
call someone up
who knows everything
about a guitar,
knows everything in
the world about music.
I'm just basically
going to ask him,
does your name make
it worth that much?
 Oh, I see.
RICK HARRISON: OK?
So Jesse's story's
just a few blocks away.
So he'll be down
in a little bit.
VIC FLICK: OK.
- All right?
I'll be right back.
- Sure, no problem.
No problem.
I'm used to people
not knowing who I am.
I have to ask myself
that sometimes.
 So you know--
you know this guy?
 Yeah, this is the guy that
Jimmy Page would look over
his shoulder in the studio
and, like, figure out
what he was doing so he could--
I-- honor to meet you.
Honor to meet you.
 Thank you, Jesse.
 You helped teach Jimmy Page?
 I helped Jimmy Page.
I advised him on a
couple of things, yes.
 You know, I was pretty stoked
when they called and told me
that Vic Flick was in the shop.
One of my heroes from
the '60s and '70s.
There's very few songs that
he didn't play some guitar on.
 So I basically need to
know, this being his guitar,
obviously a very influential
guy in the music industry--
so what do you think it's worth?
 You know, a really good
condition '61, an Olympic
White, probably be
about a $35,000 guitar--
on its own.
 OK.
JESSE AMOROSO: Let alone with
the pedigree of this guitar.
You've heard this guitar
probably more times than you
even realize.
You've heard this
particular guitar--
 Probably true, yeah.
 Yeah.
I can see this going to a
collector at auction, easily--
easily $60,000, $70,000.
This is cool.
This is, like, beyond cool.
 OK.
Well, thanks a lot, man.
 No, no problem.
 If you say it's cool,
you say it's cool.
 Yeah, that's a good one.
All right.
- Thank you.
- Pleasure meeting you.
- Thank you.
- Pleasure meeting you.
As far as selling
the guitar, I'm
sure there's plenty of
collectors out there
who would love on that guitar.
I mean, not just simply because
it was Vic Flick's, but because
of the number of
songs and recordings
that the guitar was used on,
its pretty significant rock
and roll history.
 All right.
Will you take $50,000 for it?
 I'm looking more
towards the 70, maybe 65.
 It's nothing personal.
I'm just thinking-- I mean,
you're sort of a rock star.
And that's my quandary
when I go to sell this.
 Would you go 60?
 I will go $55,000.
I think that's a fair price.
I take all the risk.
All right.
 Deal, yeah.
OK.
 Let's go do some paperwork.
 OK.
 Cool.
 I was surprised.
I thought he was going to go
down in the 30s or something
like that.
I knew he'd probably go for 55.
And I'm happy.
Now I've got the money in my
back pocket, I think the wife
and I will just pop
out for a beer or two
and celebrate the occasion.
RICK: This belonged
to my Aunt Mary.
RICK HARRISON: Les Paul SG.
 Aunt Mary just
a guitar fan, or--
 No, Les Paul's wife.
RICK HARRISON: This
belonged to Mary Ford?
 Mary Ford.
I came to the pawn shop today to
try and sell my Aunt Mary's Les
Paul guitar and some paperwork
that documents a lot of things
in Les Paul history.
I'm hoping to sell this
today to pay off some bills.
I'm looking for at least
a quarter million dollars
for this collection today.
 Les Paul's more
or less a legend.
I mean, he invented
The Log, which
was like the first
real electric guitar.
I know he patented all
sorts of different things
with pickups, amplifiers.
Basically, everything about
modern electric guitar
was invented by him.
In the 1950s, Les
Paul and his wife
Mary Ford had over a
dozen number one hits
and sold millions upon
millions of records.
 There's some
paperwork you might want
to take a look at, just to see.
We have a lot of correspondence
between Les and his manager.
RICK HARRISON: And we have
Les Paul's signature and stuff
in there?
RICK: We have signatures,
we have contracts.
RICK HARRISON: What
were you looking
to do with all this stuff?
RICK: I'm looking to sell it.
 Can I call somebody up to
take a look at this thing?
Let's figure out
what it's worth,
and maybe we could make a deal.
 For sure, let's do that.
 OK.
This is without a doubt one of
the most amazing collections
I have ever seen.
 The guys usually
call me down when
they have questioned documents
or questioned signatures.
And this particular case,
we have the situation today.
Well, let's take a closer
look to see what we have.
All right.
You know, for a very
complicated guy,
he had a very
simplistic signature.
And he didn't always
write his last name.
All right, well, you've got
a fantastic collection here.
I don't see any evidence
really of a secretarial.
The consistency
of the first name
is right where we want it to be.
And there's no doubt in my
mind this stuff is all good.
There's no doubt.
RICK: OK.
DREW: Well, his signature
is extremely popular.
Most musicians would love to
have that in their collection.
 All right.
Now that we know all
the paperwork's cool,
let me get Jesse down here
to check out this guitar.
Let me give him a call,
find out where he's at.
COREY HARRISON: I
already called him.
- You already called him?
- Yeah.
RICK HARRISON: What's
going on, Jesse?
 Not a lot.
How are you guys doing?
 Doing good man, the.
JESSE AMOROSO: The guys usually
just call me down here anytime
they get anything
with strings on it
and they need to
know what it's worth.
Wow.
This-- this is amazing.
I can't even believe I'm
holding this in my hands.
Mary Ford's, Les Paul--
this is absolutely crazy.
Every hit that Les
Paul had as a musician,
pretty much she
was there with him.
She was a singer.
She could go note for note
with Les as a guitar player.
She was really, really good.
 Wasn't Les Paul unhappy
with this guitar or something
like that?
 Les actually
hated these guitars.
He had a pretty tumultuous
relationship with Gibson.
We should probably plug it in
and make sure everything works.
 So you want to play it.
 Yeah, I want to play it.
[playing guitar riff]
RICK: All right.
So it works?
JESSE AMOROSO: Yeah,
yeah, it works.
It works.
Les Paul is my idol.
To play a guitar that's that
closely associated to him
is just nuts to me.
This is history, dude.
It's easily a six-figure guitar.
 OK.
So you're saying $100,000?
JESSE AMOROSO: Probably 150.
I don't see why you could not
get that with the documents,
the history of the guitar.
You know, at auction, who knows?
You get two rich guys
going against each other,
you have no idea.
RICK HARRISON: All right, man.
I think I have all
the info I need.
 It's an amazing guitar.
If Rick buys this
guitar, I don't
think he's going to have
a problem selling it.
RICK HARRISON: Big thing is,
how much do you want for it now?
 Well, I was thinking a
quarter million would do it.
RICK HARRISON: You know,
a few years ago, maybe.
I mean, there's not as
many buyers in the market.
You know, I mean,
Jesse was saying right
around maybe 150 would happen.
I mean, if you want a check
today, I'll give you $75,000.
 It's not going to happen.
This is once in a lifetime.
I'll tell you what.
If you want it, I'd take 100.
 I'll tell you what.
I'll do 85.
I can't do a penny more.
There's a lot of things
I have to look at.
 I understand, but you're
buying a piece of rock and roll
history.
 I-- that's why I'm
offering $85,000.
 [laughs]
RICK HARRISON: That's more than
I've ever paid for a guitar.
 Yeah, but you're not
just getting a guitar.
You're getting this, too.
RICK HARRISON: I know that.
It's the package.
But my money's going to
be tied up for years.
I'm going to have to
find the right customer,
the right auction.
If I find the right
auction, the auction
is going to be expensive.
 OK.
Well, if you want to
pay 90, you can have it.
 $88,000.
 $90,000.
You're getting--
RICK HARRISON: $88,000.
RICK: You're getting
history here.
$90,000.
That's my number.
 [bleep] Um--
all right. $90,000.
 It's a deal.
RICK HARRISON: All right.
Write it up.
Come on, man.
We've got a lot of
paperwork to do.
I just spent 90 ,000 on a
guitar and a stack of papers.
That's a ton of money.
[train whistle]
COREY HARRISON: What do we got?
 A 1952 Fender Telecaster.
COREY HARRISON: Really?
 Yes, sir.
COREY HARRISON: And where in the
world did you get this thing?
 Found in my-- my
grandpa's basement.
And he loved to play, so got
to give himself a good guitar.
 Do you know much
about it, or--
DANIEL: Uh, I know
that it's old.
I want to sell this
guitar, because I really
need some money for college.
It's really expensive out there.
So getting some money
to pay tuition and pay
maybe a little bit of
rent would be pretty cool.
COREY HARRISON: These are great.
It's a Fender Telecaster.
I mean, it-- and
basically, if you think
of an electric guitar,
this was the first one.
Before that, it was acoustic
and acoustic electric.
It was just too much feedback
from inside the hollow body
of the guitar, so they
needed to make a solid body
version of it.
And Fender was the one to kind
of figure out the best way
to do it.
And basically, I mean, this
is the first electric guitar
that we know of today.
How much are you looking
to get out of it?
 $13,000.
 $13,000?
I'll tell you what, man.
Let me call a
friend of mine down.
Because I've seen these
things go for $5,000,
I've seen them go for $500,000.
Let me have my buddy
Jesse come down
and just kind of
check it out for me.
He'll tell me what it's worth.
- All right.
COREY HARRISON: Sound good?
- Yep.
COREY HARRISON: All right.
I'll be right back.
 Cool.
Can I check it out?
DANIEL: Yeah, go ahead.
JESSE AMOROSO: This is cool.
This is in good shape.
It's a black guard, so it's
anywhere between '52 and '54.
Looks like it's in
all original shape.
There's a couple of things
you want to look for on these.
There was a gentleman that
worked at Fender named Tadeo
Gomez.
He was, like, their woodworker.
And it makes a
guitar a lot easier
to sell if it's got his
initials on it somewhere.
Usually it's on the of the
neck or in the neck pocket.
And you mind if I open
it up and look inside?
DANIEL: No, man.
You crack it open.
JESSE AMOROSO: So
let's open it up here,
and we'll see who
put this together.
There it is.
That's exactly what
you want to see.
Tadeo, 1/25 of '52.
So January 25, 1952.
 What do you think
it might be worth?
 A black guard
in this condition?
In today's market they hover
anywhere between 25 and 30.
COREY HARRISON: OK.
You mind putting it
back together for me?
JESSE AMOROSO: Yeah, I'll
put it back together.
 Thank you, grandpa.
[laughter ]
COREY HARRISON: I'll
give you your $13,000.
Now, I know you want more.
Here's the deal.
I'm still taking all the risks.
And yeah, it's up to you.
 I'm feeling $30,000.
 You're feeling $30,000 now.
OK.
Buddy, I promise I'll give you
$13,000 cash for it right now.
If you want to spend the next
six months trying to sell it,
feel free.
But it's up to you, man.
I'll give you 13 for it.
 Cash?
 Cash.
 Yep, it's good
enough for a semester.
COREY HARRISON: All right, cool.
Meet me over there, and we'll
do some paperwork, all right?
 Awesome.
RICK HARRISON: What's up, man?
 What's going on, dude?
What's up?
COREY HARRISON:
What's up, brother?
How you doing?
A guy came in with a 1939
Gene Autry Roundup guitar.
It's a cool guitar, but it's
got a lot of cracks and damage.
So I called Jesse
to come take a look.
 Gene Autry, King
of the Cowboys.
You know, he was like-- he was
like Elvis Presley before Elvis
Presley.
He was-- he was the dude.
 And he was all wholesome.
He was all good.
 Yeah.
He had his cowboy
code, you know.
BOB: Exactly.
 Like, don't shoot first.
And always be a hard
worker, keep yourselves
clean and presentable.
Gene Autry was
known for, you know,
his awesome cowboy
skills, I should say.
And that's why they put
his name on lunchboxes,
TV programs, commercials,
anything they could sell.
Most the time, they have
like a cowboy motif,
you know, like a guy by the
campfire with some cactuses
and his horse, and whatever.
And it will say Gene Autry.
They're usually a lot smaller,
like a little kid's guitar.
This is actually kind of cool.
This is kind of a neat one.
COREY HARRISON: I mean, it's
got some serious issues, though.
I mean, I'm almost
afraid to touch it.
JESSE AMOROSO: Yeah.
The bridge is a piece
of ebony, and it looks
like it's dried out like crazy.
If you were going to play
this, you would definitely
have to get that repaired.
The top cracks are another one.
What's happening is the
guitar is shrinking,
and there's braces that
they put under here that
are a different kind of wood.
They don't shrink.
So when this shrinks, it
pulls and cracks and makes
exactly what you see here.
COREY HARRISON: So what
you think it's worth?
JESSE AMOROSO: It's kind
of a nice little set.
You've got some Gene Autry books
and some cool stuff like that.
COREY HARRISON: Yeah.
JESSE AMOROSO: In this shape?
You know, on a
good day you might
be able to pull $500 to $700,
probably, maybe, you know.
 OK.
 [laughs]
COREY HARRISON: Sweet.
I appreciate you
coming down, bud.
 Yeah, man.
No problem.
You know, if Corey gets into
this for the right price,
he probably doesn't have
to do anything to it.
People still buy
the Gene Autry stuff
because it looks cool
hanging on a wall
as opposed to
somebody somebody's
going to go out
and play gigs with.
 Cowboy code or not, I don't
know if I want the thing.
I'll give you $100 for it.
 Nah, come on, $100?
 I'm more afraid of the thing
breaking into a hundred pieces
as one of my guys is going
to show it to somebody.
 You know, $500 would
be a low estimate for it.
So how about you go $350?
It'll fly off your shelf.
COREY HARRISON: $125.
 Hmm, no.
Make it $250 and we got a deal.
 Ain't going to happen, man.
$150.
 $151?
[laughs]
COREY HARRISON: All
right, sure. $151.
There you go, a deal.
 [laughs]
 Chum will write you up.
 I'll meet you up over there.
 I couldn't let him
get in the last word,
so I got that one extra dollar.
And that means a lot.
[music playing]
RICK HARRISON: Hello.
That is a awfully
large guitar case.
 Yeah, it's pretty heavy.
There we go.
 For an extremely large guitar.
Can we pull it out?
 Yeah.
It's a 1979 Karl Sandoval
custom built Flying V.
 All right.
Well, it's signed
by Karl Sandoval,
says 1979 on the back of it.
ROB: I'm here at
the pawn shop today
to sell my Karl Sandoval
Flying V guitar.
I've been playing guitar
for over 30 years,
and I have, like, 22 guitars.
And this is one I bought
at an online auction.
And this one, the
diamonds aren't really
my style for my band right now.
So I'm looking to get
$4,500 for it today.
RICK HARRISON: It looks
really, really cool.
Karl Sandoval, he was
a really big innovator
with guitars in the '70s.
The cool thing he did, though,
was he made guitars that are
a lot-- that were thicker than
the Gibsons so they could have
a bridge like this--
- Right, right.
 --put into it.
ROB: The tremolo.
Yeah, because--
RICK HARRISON: The
tremolo bar right there.
I mean, because--
ROB: It's thicker.
RICK HARRISON: You
know, like the late--
late '70s, I mean, these guys
are bending those things--
you know, they're
getting on stage--
[imitates guitar]
 Yeah.
 So you needed a bigger body
to handle this kind of tremolo
in there.
And that's what made
everyone want his guitars.
Heavy metal music
abuses a guitar.
And you needed sort of
like the heavy duty guitar
that can handle it.
And he came up with the
perfect guitar for that.
 You know, Gibson came
out with a Flying V.
I think it was like 1958.
But they only made
a few of them,
weren't really successful.
The V style, it got popular
again in the late '60s.
And all of a sudden it just
popped, and everybody wanted
a Flying V. Jimi Hendrix
actually had a Flying V.
 Yeah.
RICK HARRISON: Karl Sandoval,
he filled a hole in the market
that existed at the time.
Still really, really
popular guitars.
This stuff is
definitely in demand,
brings really good money.
ROB: Yeah.
 He didn't make a whole
lot of these in the '70s.
I know he's still
making guitars.
I've seen this guitar
that's polka dotted.
I've never seen it with like
the diamond shapes on it.
Was this ever repainted
or anything like that?
 No.
I think it was custom
built for a guy right
around the same time he built
Randy Rhoads' polka dot Flying
V.
 Oh, all right.
Yeah, because-- yeah, he
made one for Randy Rhoads
from Quiet Riot.
 Right.
RICK HARRISON: How much
do you want for it?
 Um, $4,500?
 OK.
I tell you what.
I'm going to call somebody
up who will know more
about this guitar than I would.
I'll be right back, OK?
 All right, thank you.
 This is Karl Sandoval.
 No way.
 Look at that paint job.
Unbelievable.
I can tell a kind of paint
that I used back then
just by the patina.
 Want to check it out?
 Original-- I mean, this thing
has been played on stage a lot.
 Oh, definitely.
 Because you can
just tell, it's
not faded where
the guy's arm was.
 Definitely.
Can you hold that one second?
 Sure.
 I'm blind.
OK, this body is--
it's made out of alder.
It's a Flying V. It's
incorporating Gibson
and Fender.
OK, we've got the Fender
bridge, six inline tuners,
and a toggle switch.
 So it's definitely yours, and
it's definitely one of a kind.
 Absolutely, absolutely.
The reason why I'd say
one of a kind, diamonds.
I don't recall building-- ever
building another guitar that
had the diamond pattern on it.
But I'm just glad to see it.
RICK HARRISON: All right.
So the big-- big question
is, who'd you make it for?
KARL SANDOVAL: Well,
this was made for--
 Tell me, like, some
massive rock star.
 Uh-- well, actually it was
made for a guy in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania.
And where he ended up
going, I really don't know.
 He was a rock star
in his own mind.
 Yes.
Would you like to know what I
would charge for one of these
if I'd build it right now?
 How much that--
yeah, sure.
 You're looking
at about 7 ,000--
RICK HARRISON: OK.
KARL SANDOVAL: For
a guitar like this.
 Thanks man, I
really appreciate it.
 Very welcome.
Call me anytime.
ROB: It's a pleasure.
- Good talking to you.
- Thanks, man.
 Have fun.
Beautiful guitar.
Good luck.
 OK.
Well, I brought in the legend
himself who verified it.
ROB: Yeah.
 Once again, what do
you want for this thing?
 45, I think, is fair.
I'd like to stay right on
that, just because it's
one of the kind, and it's
one of the first ones he did.
Help out a starving musician?
RICK HARRISON: All musi--
[laughs]
 Right.
 If I-- I built this pawnshop
up on starving musicians.
All right, tell you what.
We'll-- $3,700.
 Awesome.
- We got a deal, man.
- Thanks, man.
 OK.
Now you just gotta
teach me how to use it.
No.
[laughs] Cruise right
around the corner.
I'll write you up.
- All right.
- And I'll get you paid.
- Thank you.
 All right.
No problem.
Got the guitar.
I just need to get my hair back.
Then I'll be a rock star.
[laughs]
 I've got something
here for you to see.
 OK.
It's not a machine gun
or anything, is it?
 No, no.
 [laughs] Whoa.
Uh--
SYLVIA: It's a Beatles guitar,
all signed by the four of them.
RICK HARRISON:
That's really cool.
Where did you get this?
SYLVIA: I got it in '87,
but it was signed in '64.
 I mean, if it's legit,
it's absolutely amazing.
You've got a ridiculous
amount of money here.
Have you ever had this
looked at by anybody?
 Yes, by many people.
RICK HARRISON: OK.
This looks absolutely amazing.
But this happened a
lot with the Beatles.
You know, girls would come
up and want their autograph,
the roadies would go like,
I'll go get something signed
for you, and then they would
go behind the corner and sign
everything and
then come back out,
trying to get a
girl's phone number,
wasn't signed by the artist.
And to have something signed
by all four of them on a guitar
is rarer than hen's teeth.
It really is.
How much do you
want for this thing?
 I want $100,000.
 Your number's close to
being in the ballpark.
It really is.
My big concern is, I mean,
we have big, bold signatures
of the Beatles on a guitar.
I've just never
seen that before.
So I really want maybe a couple
of people to look at this.
So--
SYLVIA: I'd be happy to
have somebody look at it.
APPRAISER: So what are
you concerned about?
RICK HARRISON: I'm
looking at a guitar that's
got these autographs on it.
I just-- alarm bells
go off in my head.
APPRAISER: Well, you're
quite right to be suspicious,
because if you had a
Beatles guitar signed
in 1964 in America, it would be
a quarter of a million dollars,
easy.
Easy.
RICK HARRISON: OK.
 Anybody signed
anything in 1964,
they'd be signing with a
ballpoint pen, not a Sharpie.
 That's not really true.
In 1940, the felt pen
was invented in Japan.
In 1962, Felt pens, The
Flair, was brought over here.
APPRAISER: I remember those.
They were colored ink.
And it didn't stick
to anything like this.
 No, they were black Flair
pens, black felt pens in 19--
and that you can--
 We'll debate that.
We're going to debate
this all the way down.
 That you can look
up on the internet.
RICK HARRISON: So what
do you think of it?
 Does that mean that the
Beatles were carrying them
around?
SYLVIA: No, but the person that
got it signed maybe had it.
That's what I'm saying.
This guy, he was involved
somehow with their tour.
 My opinion on this is,
it's too good to be true.
 When I take a look
at the whole thing,
I've seen this before.
Especially have seen
this inscription before.
 OK.
So what are you saying?
 It's not real.
 Oh.
RICK HARRISON: OK.
APPRAISER: And I know
the guy who did it.
And he's a pretty famous guy.
He's been doing this
for years and years.
He's kind of out
of the running now.
But mostly targets
albums, album pages.
He likes to try and fool people.
 So it's the same for
doing lots of stuff?
APPRAISER: Yeah.
This is a real
pronounced E on here.
SYLVIA: Right.
APPRAISER: But it's
too pronounced.
And someone screwed up here, so.
RICK HARRISON: OK.
So it's definitely
not their signatures?
 Any of-- none of them?
 No, this-- here, the Ringo
Starr, is something that--
when Ringo did his underneath
his signature here,
this is a beautiful example
of what he used to do.
This is not.
 You're breaking my heart.
 I'm sorry, it just
works out that way.
 I'm sorry.
SYLVIA: I am, too.
 I would love to
have bought it.
But um--
SYLVIA: Well, no,
I wouldn't want
to sell it if it's not real.
RICK HARRISON:
Thanks for coming in.
 I'll just keep it,
hang it on my wall.
RICK HARRISON: OK.
 Thank you.
The fact that they're
telling me that it's not real
doesn't necessarily make me
really believe it's not real.
I still have hope.
If you lose hope,
what have you got?
RICK HARRISON: So I'm assuming
this is a guitar and not a gun.
 It is a guitar.
 OK.
 A very special guitar.
One of the kind.
 It's a very colorful guitar.
SELLER: It is very colorful.
And beautiful, too.
You have to admit.
Painted and played by Phil
Collen of Def Leppard.
RICK HARRISON: Holy [bleep]
[laughter]
So how much did you want for it?
 I want $10,000 for it.
 Um, let me call a buddy
of mine to check it out.
 OK.
JESSE AMOROSO: Jackson
Guitars is the company
that a lot of the more metal
kind of guys and '80 guys
gravitated towards, because
they're known for being
extremely fast playing guitars.
The tremolo system locks, so you
can dive bomb on this guitar,
and the guitar will stay
in tune really well.
It's kind of like the
height of technology
of the era for guitars.
RICK HARRISON: OK.
Do you play at all or anything?
 No, I wish I did.
I could only appreciate it.
But it has not been played.
 Has not been played, OK.
That's cool.
It's got his signature.
And AP number 3
is artist's proof.
RICK HARRISON: Yeah.
 There you go again, AP3.
This is probably one of the ones
when he was trying to figure
out how to do the paint.
You know, that's cool.
That's really, really cool.
 OK.
So what do you think it's worth?
 This guitar, foam stock from
the factory without the paint,
I mean, this is a $3,000
guitar if you were to just
go buy his signature guitar.
RICK HARRISON: OK.
JESSE AMOROSO: Without
any of the artwork.
But, you know, this--
dude, being an artist's proof
and everything like that,
and he's a very well-known
guitar player, very respected
guitar player.
So if it all checks
out, you know,
dude-- easily $10,000
to $12,000, probably.
But I know somebody that
knows quite a bit more
about the artwork end of this.
I'm not an art guy at all.
I called him, and
he's on his way
down here to check it out, so.
RICK HARRISON: OK.
All right, we'll just hang out,
and we'll see what happens.
SELLER: All right.
[cheering effects]
RICK HARRISON: Whoa.
 Oh, my god.
RICK HARRISON: Is
that Def Leppard?
No frickin' way.
What's going on, guys?
- Hey, hey.
How you doing?
- Well, hi there.
- How you doing?
 Good.
 How's it going?
 So did you paint this?
 It looks like--
I'd done-- actually,
I'd done 30--
30 of these.
I'd done-- it was Jackson
Guitar's 30th anniversary.
And for that, I splash
painted, and 10 more, like,
practice run ones.
And if it's one
of the ones I did,
I could tell you real easy,
because it's got my signature
on it.
 In Japanese.
 Oh, that as well.
Yeah, that says,
Phil in Japanese.
RICK HARRISON: Are you sure?
 No, you know.
And actually--
 I've often wondered myself.
 I know, right?
RICK HARRISON: [laughs] OK.
So this is one of
the ones you did?
 Well, let's have a look.
Let's have a look in the back.
 It certainly looks
like one of yours.
 Oh, totally.
And what's interesting,
because this
was one of the ones
I was practicing on,
the first 10 have
got AP 1 to 10.
JOE ELLIOTT: I know,
I remember this.
I remember when you
were doing these.
 Yeah, this is definitely
one of the ones I did.
 Come back to roost.
OK.
[playing fast guitar riff]
 Definitely works.
[laughter]
It's very cool.
 Thanks, man.
I appreciate it.
PHIL COLLEN: Absolute pleasure.
 I'm, like, deeply impressed.
[laughter]
 There we go.
- Thank you so much.
- Absolutely.
Take care.
 Appreciate it, really.
 Um, that was pretty surreal.
 It was amazing.
It was.
 All right.
So what's your
best price on this?
 Well, all things considered,
I'm going to say $10,000.
 Let me give you $8,000 for it.
I mean, I've got to make
a little bit of money.
 $9,000.
 Phil Collin did play it now.
Let me give me $8,500.
 I'll do it.
RICK HARRISON: All right, sweet.
- OK.
 I'll meet you
right over there,
and we'll do some paperwork.
 Sounds good.
Thank you.
RICK HARRISON: A guy came
in with a Gibson Les Paul
that he claims is from 1969.
And a lot of the original
parts have been replaced.
So I called in my buddy Jesse
to see if people are still
going to want this guitar
after all this work.
We have a Les Paul.
And he's not sure what year it
is and knows nothing about it.
 Cool.
Ooh.
This is kind of a
neat transition model.
It's a-- probably a '68 or '69.
Some of them had a one piece
mahogany slab like this one.
It's been painted, if
you want to call it that.
It was probably a gold
top, which is a shame.
But they took the
finish off of it.
This little switch
here is added.
It's had a bunch of
stuff done to it.
We should probably plug
it in and make sure,
with all this stuff that's
been done to it, that it works.
 Make sure it
doesn't catch on fire.
JESSE AMOROSO: And make sure
it doesn't blow up, yeah.
Yeah.
The early '68s are held
in pretty high regard.
They're built almost
identical to the
build style of the
late '50s Les Pauls.
They're kind of rare.
You don't see them that often.
There's actually-- kind of
has its own, like, almost cult
following of those guitars.
I want to see what it does here.
[playing guitar riff]
Yeah, it work.
Actually, pretty decent
sounding guitar, man.
That guitar actually
sounded pretty good.
It seemed like a
pretty decent guitar.
Had a nice neck shape,
weight was right.
It was a nice one.
 So what do you
think it's worth?
JESSE AMOROSO: These in
100% original condition,
$6,000 to $7,000.
Obviously, there's been a
lot of stuff done to this.
The finish is kind of a whopper.
It puts it in a--
what we call a player's
grade guitar, which means
you've got a vintage
guitar that's not
going to bring a vintage price.
So guys that actually
play on stuff
could afford it, not worry about
taking it out and beating up
on it and that kind of stuff.
So they're a little bit
sought after, actually,
because of that.
RICK HARRISON: OK.
 If I was to hang it
on the wall at my shop,
it'd probably be at
like $3,500, probably.
That's probably what I would say
the guitar is actually worth.
 Thanks, man.
I appreciate it, man.
 Take care.
Nice to meet you.
 Thank you.
 Thanks for showing it to me.
Modifications on the guitar
don't bother some people.
From a businessman's
standpoint, I
want to get them as
clean as I possibly can,
if it's especially something
I'm going to sell or use
as an investment.
RICK HARRISON:
What you got here?
PAUL: I have a vintage guitar.
It was custom made
for my mother--
RICK HARRISON: OK.
PAUL: --Peggy Eames, who
was in "Our Gang" comedies.
RICK HARRISON: Really?
Cool.
Well, yeah, it was
"Our Gang" for years
until it went on television.
Then it was "The
Little Rascals."
PAUL: Correct.
RICK HARRISON: And this
was your mom's guitar?
PAUL: Yes.
It's a one of a kind Gibson.
RICK HARRISON: You sure
this ain't a Peggy?
[laughs] When was she on "The
Little Rascals" or "Our Gang"?
 They were just
forming it up in 1925.
She won a contest.
With her trip to Hollywood to
go and try out for "Our Gang."
So she got in with the "Our
Gang" bunch while they were
still doing silent movies.
This was one of her "Our Gang"
movies, "Seeing The World."
She's right here.
RICK HARRISON: OK.
CHUMLEE RUSSELL: Those are
some pretty cool pictures.
RICK HARRISON: "Our Gang" was
one of the longest running film
series in history.
It appealed to
people of all ages,
even though it featured kids.
Funny enough, to get the
kids to remember their lines,
the director used a trick.
He would explain the scenes
as carefully as he could,
and then he would film the kids
as they play acted their lines.
So do you have any pictures
with her with the guitar?
 Yes.
RICK HARRISON: All right,
there we go, right there.
PAUL: Here's where she
starts playing the guitar.
When she got too old to be in
"Our Gang," she started doing
stage acts--
singing, dancing.
She wanted a guitar
to do her act.
She went to Gibson.
It's probably one of the
first SJ's, Super Jumbos,
that Gibson made.
RICK HARRISON: Really?
OK.
CHUMLEE RUSSELL: The guitar
is bigger than she is.
RICK HARRISON: So do you
know what year she bought
the guitar?
 We have had people look at
this and say that it's a 1938.
RICK HARRISON: I mean,
literally Gibson guitars,
even from the beginning when
their company was called Gibson
Mandolins, they used the best
woods, the best construction.
You don't see a lot of
pre-war Gibsons anymore.
You just don't.
Most of the ones
bought were bought
by professional musicians,
and they beat them to death.
 Yeah.
When kids started arriving,
it stayed in the case,
pretty much.
RICK HARRISON: I mean, it looks
in absolutely great shape.
So what do you
want to do with it?
PAUL: I'm looking for
a value of $75,000.
RICK HARRISON: OK.
A pre-war Gibson is a rare find.
I mean, I've paid as high as
$90,000 for a Gibson in here.
And this is a real 1938
Gibson Super Jumbo,
it could be worth a ton.
Do you mind if I call somebody
up and take a look at it?
 [inaudible] very good.
 I am going to give
someone a jingle.
I'll be back.
We have a really early
Gibson, potentially a 1938.
 Wow, that's an early,
early, early one.
Well if it's a '38,
it's a Super Jumbo.
It's the first year
that they made these.
And it came to be one of
Gibson's most famous guitars.
Everybody has played and
recorded with a Super Jumbo--
Neil Young, lahoo.
So to have a first-year
production, that's a big deal.
The '38 Super Jumbo is
one of the most iconic
sounding guitars there are.
It was loud.
It had a really nice,
mellow low end to it.
They even make a reissue
of the '38, the first year,
because it's such a
significant guitar.
Yeah, this is 1938 for sure.
It's got a D for the letter.
And that was only
used in 1938, so.
RICK HARRISON: All right.
JESSE AMOROSO:
It's a Super Jumbo.
That's super cool.
The custom work on it,
that makes it really cool.
Who was she?
PAUL: Peggy Eames.
My mother started out in
the "Our Gang" silents.
And from there she
went into vaudeville
when she outgrew "Our Gang."
JESSE AMOROSO: That is awesome.
"Our Gang" was great, but
she's not super well-known.
Do you guys have any other
concerns with the guitar, or--
RICK HARRISON: No, I think
you covered everything
except that one big
one-- what's it worth.
 This is probably
a $40,000 guitar.
 I'll give you
$45,000 for the guitar.
PAUL: Well, my intention was
that the money would be used
as a down payment on,
like, a getaway cottage,
call it Peggy's Cabin.
My asking price, 75,
is really where I still
want to stay on it.
 There's very few people in
the world who have enough money
to spend on a stock 1938 guitar.
You bump that up to the few
guys who buy the custom ones,
it can take me years to
sell something like this.
That's what I can do.
I mean, I will go $45,000.
 If you were the end collector,
is it of interest to you?
RICK HARRISON: That's just it.
I'm not the end collector.
 65 would probably
move me on it.
 I'll go 47.
I assume all the
risk after that.
You know what I mean?
 I think I'll hold it
around a little bit longer.
RICK HARRISON: OK.
If you change your
mind, I'm here.
 OK, I appreciate that.
There's a lot more
involved here than money.
The family heirloom part
of it is real strong.
Maybe during a family gathering
once a year, Peggy's Cabin.
And it'd be like a memorial.
 A guy came in with
a 1970s Ibanez guitar,
and it's still in
pretty good shape.
So I had Jesse come down
to give me his opinion.
 What's up, dude?
COREY HARRISON: What's up, man.
 What's going on?
 We brought you a
guitar to nerd out on.
JESSE AMOROSO: All right.
Later '70s, a little
Musician, that's
what they called this one then.
What do you need to know?
 I just don't know that
much about Ibanezes, mainly.
It's--
 Well, you know, Ibanez
is a good company.
You know, Steve
Vai uses Ibanezes.
Jerry Garcia has been
known to use Ibanez.
They have a lot a lot of
bigger name artists that
use their stuff.
Kind of a little bit associated
now with a little bit more
like metal.
They're really
well-made guitars.
They had the Musician series
and the Artist series.
The Musician was like the
working man's kind of guitar.
And then the Artist was
a little bit fancier.
Real similar guitars in design.
But you'd see like the
Artists would have binding,
and like, they had this
inlay that they called
the Tree of Life, which was
like vines and leaves that
went all the way up the
neck, and stuff like that.
Ibanez today is still one of the
top dogs in the guitar world.
They're used by thousands
of guitar players.
They've always been a really
consistent, good guitar
company.
They had a lot of kind of cool
design features on these, too,
man.
Like the neck
through design, piece
of wood that the neck is
made of goes all the way
through the whole body.
A lot of people think it makes
the guitar sustain better.
You mind if I pick
it up, play it?
 Absolutely.
 Cool.
[playing guitar riff]
Yeah.
That's cool.
Cool little guitar, man.
 So what's it worth, man?
 Well, you know, the
Artist series of these,
they'll go up to, you know, the
$3,000, $4,000, $5,000 range.
Musician series, there is
a good collector's market
for these and stuff.
So really clean ones of these,
probably hovering in that,
you know, $1,000, $1,200,
depending on options.
But the knobs are changed.
Ibanez has made a
real similar knob,
but it had a little
rubber piece.
Looks like this one had a
little repair something there.
This one, in the condition
it's in-- you know,
it's got the little crack thing
going on there and everything--
I'd say it's
probably $750 or so.
 Cool.
Yeah, I agree with that.
 All right, man.
Well, I appreciate
you coming down.
- All right.
- Take care, buddy.
- All right.
- Catch you guys later.
- Good to meet you.
- Nice to meet you, man.
 Thank you.
JESSE AMOROSO: Corey gets this
guitar, a player will buy it.
It's a good guitar.
It plays really good.
It sounds nice.
There are fanatical Ibanez
collectors out there.
 $750.
 OK.
 We're not giving him $750.
That's what we can sell it for.
I'll give you--
I'll give you $500, man.
 I was hoping a little
bit more than that.
How about 6?
 It's very rare someone comes
in and asks for $600 when
something is worth $750.
I mean, it kind of throws
me off my game here.
 All right.
 How about $550 so
I feel like I won?
[strums guitar]
