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“I figured people would call me a liar so I didn’t take it. That guitar may be the most valuable guitar in history”: Norman Harris on the one vintage guitar that got away

Norman Harris.

Vintage guitar expert Norman Harris of Norman’s Rare Guitars fame has bought and sold countless six-strings over the course of his celebrated career, ranging from oddball rarities to instruments steeped in history – but, it turns out, there was one ultra-valuable electric guitar that got away from him.

Harris first started selling vintage instruments in the 1960s, and he has counted some of the biggest players in the world as loyal customers over the years. In 2023, for example, he struck a deal with Joe Bonamassa for “one of the most important guitars I’ve ever sold”.

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