Bob Dylan guitar sells for $495,000 in New York

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Auction dedicated to music icons also sold George Harrison’s first electric guitar and Michael Jackson’s red costume in “Thriller”. 1965 Fender Telecaster Guitar Auctioned in New York Don Emmert/AFP A Bob Dylan guitar, symbol of his switch to electric sound, was sold this Saturday (19) for US$495,000 in New York, at an auction dedicated to ” music icons”. The guitar, a 1965 Fender Telecaster that belonged to Robbie Robertson, guitarist for Bob Dylan, was used by Dylan as well as Eric Clapton and George Harrison, according to Julien auction house, which organized the sale. The instrument marked the turn from the folk singer of “The Times They Are A-Changin'” to the artist who started to use the electric guitar in songs like “Like a Rolling Stone”. Other instruments auctioned on Saturday were George Harrison’s first electric guitar, a Hofner Club 40, which sold for $430,000, and a pink Fender Telecaster made by Elvis Presley in 1968, which sold for $115,200. A belt worn by Elvis during a concert in Hawaii in 1972 fetched $354,400, while a star-shaped diamond ring fetched $100,000. Michael Jackson pieces were also traded, such as the red costume used in the “Thriller” music video, sold for $217,600, and a belt with the lyrics BAD, one of his greatest hits, traded for $179,200.

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