Maker: Gibson
Original Price: $300*
Worth Today: $2,000,000*

Described as the “Holy Grail” of guitars, the 1959 Gibson Les Paul has a base price estimate of $500,000. The 1959 Les Paul guitars were special because they were the first guitars to have what would later become the classic Gibson formula: a mahogany body with a maple cap, burst finish, PAF Humbuckers, and tune-o-matic tailpiece.

The ’59 Les Paul was played by iconic musicians like Jimmy Page, the founder of Led Zeppelin. Les Paul, the inventor of this Holy Grail guitar, helped pioneer the concept of the solid-body electric guitar, which would become essential to the sound of rock ‘n roll.