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Expert: - 6/4/2008


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To whom it may concern,
  I have a guitar, Stratocaster, that is signed by all five members (and doodles, quotes from songs and other drawings and sayings on the body of the guitar. Bon Scott Signed it at the bottomwith just Bon of course.. But I must say, I have not even seen a guitar that is signed by all five members when Bon Scott was their lead singer. It was signed and witnessed by a professional signature authority and has a C.O.A.. IT ALSO HAS a letter of  authenticity. It’s a Sunburst style and is in very very very GOOD condition to say the least. I bought it from a guy that has owned it for 30 years and is retiring and selling all of his rock memorabilia!. Could you give me a roundabout figure on what the guitars worth could be? Thank you very much, ROCK ON!

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Hello Darric,

Thank you for your question.
Very unusual item, I would first suggest that you verify the exact production year of the guitar (should be able to do so by the serial number) to help verify its authenticity.
Regarding the value, it would be difficult to put a value without first seeing the signatures, and knowing the year of the guitar.

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Bill

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I am an AC/DC history, discography and collectibles expert, and can answer any question about the band, it's members past and present, as well as questions related to bands that members were in previous to being in AC/DC. I am well versed in the bands history, album and single releases (vinyl, CD), and worldwide discography and collectibles/memorabilia, past and present AC/DC news, album sales, tour dates and tour history, and anything else about the band. I am also an AC/DC (Especially Bon Scott) autograph expert.

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I have been a fan and collector of AC/DC for 30+ years and have written published articles about the band for Goldmine magazine, as well as several publications. I have interviewed past members of the band, and attended the bands Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction as a press guest. I possess one of the world's largest AC/DC collections, and plan to have my own publication about the band in the future. I was hired in 2008 by a marketing firm to help promote and market AC/DC's "BLACK ICE" release and the AC/DC "Rock Band" game in New York City. I also have participated in several other marketing and promotional campaigns for AC/DC. Most recently, I have contributed to a new book by Phil Sutcliffe "AC/DC: The Ultimate Illustrated History" as well as penning an AC/DC Collectibles article for Record Collector magazine (UK).

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I run the AC/DC fan & collector's site "Highway to Hell" and am the webmaster and designer. I am the official Sony/Columbia records AC/DC forum moderator for their record companies website, and content manager for acdc.com

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GOLDMINE (Krause Publications)(USA) Daily Dirt (Germany) Record Collector (UK) Contributed to "AC/DC: The Ultimate Illustrated History", by Phil Sutcliffe (Voyageur Press, Oct. 15, 2010, Hardcover, 224 pages, 300+ illustrations)

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I have interviewed: Mark Evans (AC/DC Bassist 1975-77), Simon Wright (AC/DC Drummer 1983-1989), Dave Evans (AC/DC singer 1974), Noel Taylor (AC/DC Drummer 1974), Neil Smith (AC/DC Bassist 1974), Larry Van Kreidt (AC/DC bassist 1973-4), John Bissett (Fraternity (w/Bon Scott) keyboardist), Vincent Lovegrove (Valentines (w/Bon Scott) singer & former AC/DC manager), Bob Defrin (AC/DC Logo designer & album cover designer for Atlantic records), Mike Fraser (AC/DC Mixing engineer), Joshua Levy (AC/DC Black Ice album cover designer) and many others

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