Antiques and Collectables – The Collectors Blog

by Richard Friedman and David Davidson Talk about the Ferrari market heating up in 1988, there has never been as much forward movement in Stratocaster values than this year. Last year, a maple neck 1957 Stratocaster went for $15,000 - $17,000. Today, that same guitar has so many new and...

by Brian Holland I’ve listened to recordings of myself after a show. Something might hit me as something I like a lot, and I’ll say to myself, ‘I’ve got to learn that’, because it sounded so good to me that I know I’ll want to do it again. To play...

Interview with Buddy Guy: A week after his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Buddy Guy is back doing what he does best. Playing the blues. Born 1936, Guy migrated from his native Louisana and the Baton Rouge blues scene to Chicago in 1957/1958, taking with him a flair for showmanship inherited from Louisiana's Guitar Slim. In Chicago, Buddy became a member of the Chicago-blues elite that included Muddy Waters, Otis Rush and Magic Sam...

by Tom Watson Apart from the weight of its own history, the Strat abides.Tom Wheeler, page 21, The Stratocaster Chronicles I own precisely twenty-nine books. Not much of a library for someone writing a book review. The number, to a book, is twenty-nine because I counted them this morning. Though...

The demand for good, clean, all-original Strats continues to be strong, particularly for 4-bolt, pre-CBS and Custom Color models. Unfortunately, the supply of these strats is low and it’s getting harder and harder to find the good stuff. Equally tough is that as the supply dwindles, prices go up, with 2004 prices up about 30% from 2003. I would say that the year 2004 saw more first time collectors entering the market than ever before. Many people feel that it’s now or never to get into a vintage strat, knowing that the same guitar may be financially out of reach in another year or two...

Where's ERIC!, the Eric Clapton Fan Club and Magazine, has announced that tickets for the Cream Reunion Concerts will go on sale this Monday, 31 January, at 9AM (GMT - UK Time). The concerts will take place at London's Royal Albert Hall on May 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 6th, 2005....

The Cooper Owen auction house in London, England, has announced that three Fender Stratocasters believed to have been owned by Jimi Hendrix will be included in a Jimi Hendrix memorabilia auction to be held by Cooper Owen on February 16, 2005, at the Hard Rock Cafe in London. [Note: The...