Gibson Les Paul Goldtop signed by music legends at Dylan’s 30th Anniversary Concert up for auction
Possibly the rarest ‘91 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe “Hall Of Fame” ever?
Gibson Les Paul Deluxe Goldtop Bob Dylan 30 anniversary signed · Source: Bonham's Auction House
This Gibson Les Paul Goldtop, was signed by music legends during the 1992 Bob Dylan 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration and for the personal collection of Harvey Goldsmith. This one off guitar has the autographs of Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Eric Clapton, Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson to name a few
Autographed Gibson Les Paul Goldtop
Auction house Bonhams is selling this one off guitar and their experts expects the instrument could fetch between £10,000 to £15,000 when bidding opens on 5 May, 11am BST. The guitar is covered in signatures and contains the autographs of Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Eric Clapton, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Chrissie Hynde, Ronnie Wood, Tom Petty, Johnny Winter, Kris Kristofferson, Neil Young and Stevie Wonder.
‘91 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe “Hall Of Fame”
It isn’t often you would get so many A list celebrities autographs onto one instrument, and with this rock solid provenance. Which I can imagine will make this particular Gibson Les Paul Goldtop quite attractive to collectors. The guitar is a limited-edition ‘91 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe “Hall Of Fame” model with an all-round gold finish.
Lot #158 a ‘91 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe “Hall Of Fame” · Source: Bonham’s Auction House
Provenance
This Les Paul comes from the personal collection of rock promoter Harvey Goldsmith, as he helped organise Dylan’s 30th anniversary concert at Madison Square Garden. The story below taken directly from Bonham’s site tells the tale of how this event came into being and how Harvey was the man to get it up and running in only six weeks!
Only six weeks before the concert was scheduled Bob Dylan personally called Harvey Goldsmith asking for his help with the project. The promotion company he had been using was out of its depth with a project of this scale. Dylan knew Harvey was the right promotor to have on board for such a large and impressive line-up.
Although many of the acts had been approached by Dylan and his team to perform, it was only when they knew that Harvey was the promotor that they confirmed they would be available to play, many of whom had worked with Harvey previously
‘91 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe “Hall Of Fame” serial no.91631367 · Source: Bonham’s Auction House
Serial no.91631367
The concert took place on 16 October 1992, and this Les Paul serial no.91631367 which was built on 12 June 1991 was then autographed by all and now you could bid and win it. Lot #158 will certainly be one to watch on 5 May at 11am BST and we’ll update you on how much it actually sells for.
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