SRV's first guitar up for auction

designerseye88

I remember seeing a video of Norm showing this guitar as he was trying to broker it for a collector, Guessing the deal didn't go through, So If you partner is wondering what on earth to get you for a valentines gift........

https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/stevie-ray-vaughan-first-guitar-fender-broadcaster-is-hitting-the-auction-block-1951-jimmie

guitars4you

no link so far but I recall he said it was his Pride n Joy

designerseye88

New link has been added!  Yes i didn't realise he was searching for it before is death. Shame he wasn't reunited with it. 

ICBM

I'd rather have his Rickenbacker 360 Capri to be honest...

guitars4you

designerseye88 said:

New link has been added!  Yes i didn't realise he was searching for it before is death. Shame he wasn't reunited with it. 

that's better and thanks - at that type of price it makes you wonder if SRV could have afforded to buy it back - nice story with it so thanks for posting - I'm a big SRV fan

Sassafras

Says it has a maple body. Isn't that a bit unusual?

Philly_Q

Sassafras said:

Says it has a maple body. Isn't that a bit unusual?

Looks like ash to me.  And a 3-piece body?

ICBM

Sassafras said:

Says it has a maple body. Isn't that a bit unusual?

It would be if it actually did.

It's ash.

Sassafras

Philly_Q said:

Sassafras said:

Says it has a maple body. Isn't that a bit unusual?

Looks like ash to me.  And a 3-piece body?

That's what I thought but I wasn't sure.

guitars4you

some very early late 40's prototype models used pine but I'm not aware of a maple bodied black guard Tele !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Strat54

guitars4you said:

designerseye88 said:

New link has been added!  Yes i didn't realise he was searching for it before is death. Shame he wasn't reunited with it. 

that's better and thanks - at that type of price it makes you wonder if SRV could have afforded to buy it back - nice story with it so thanks for posting - I'm a big SRV fan

It wouldn't have been worth so much as a non original Broadcaster (as some claimed it was) or indeed the Nocaster it most likely is back in the late 80's and nor would it have been worth a whole lot whilst Stevie was still alive, so I'd say it could have afforded it happily back then. 
Wonder if it will actually sell this time, its been auctioned a few times already and failed to make the reserve price. Despite what the brokers tell you, its not all that sought after.
Jimmie Vaughan talked about the guitar last month at NAMM in an interview with The Guitar Magazine, he referred to it as a Nocaster that he bought new for $175.....(at the 1.44 mark).

https://youtu.be/Xxi1IjsD7rA?t=1m44s