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Nightingale
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Date: April 18, 2024 04:43PM
Randy Bachman, fellow exmo, AKA a Canadian rock legend (The Guess Who and Bachman Turner Overdrive) is selling some of his iconic guitars.
His son Tal (also fellow exmo) mentioned one time a "Les Paul". "Is that a guitar?" I cluelessly asked. "Yes, NG, that's a guitar" he replied, patiently.
I looked it up to find out that yeah, that's a nice instrument. (I had to also look up Les Paul).
So an article I fell over today surprised me by announcing that Randy is selling his Les Paul. Some lucky person who can afford to spend quite a few thousand dollars on a guitar is going to end up with a fine prize.
Here's a fun read:
https://www.guitarworld.com/news/randy-bachman-guitar-auctionExcerpt: "Bachman first acquired this guitar [the Les Paul] in 1968 while playing at a church basement in Nanaimo, British Columbia. As luck would have it, an audience member offered their instrument in place of the cracked guitar he was playing. This guitar inspired the riff and featured heavily on the 1970 album American Woman. The iconic Les Paul has a conservative estimate of $200,000-$400,000."
I wonder if the church mentioned would have been a Mormon church. Unlikely I'd think as I can't imagine them allowing a rocker to use their basement (but I could well be wrong).
I'd love to know how much Randy paid the guy in the basement for his guitar. Certainly nothing like the absolutely eye-popping current estimate of its worth.
Many of his guitars are going to be auctioned in New York in May. It sounds like it's a collection well worth checking out, for its history and beauty.
Too bad for the church that it lost the Bachman family. Imagine the tithe they'd be forking over after the auction. I'm glad for them that they chose life on the outside where they could employ and enjoy their talents, and the fruits of them, rather than a lifetime of dancing to the beat of a different drummer.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/18/2024 04:44PM by Nightingale.