Gibson’s ‘No. 1’ guitar up for auction

A guitar that helped launch rock’n’roll will be for sale on Oct 13, when Christie’s in New York auctions inventor Les Paul’s own personal guitar bearing his name.

The “Number One” guitar, the earliest approved production model of the famed Gibson Les Paul electric guitar, is being sold by his son Gene. It is estimated to be worth between $100,000 (3.3 million baht) and $150,000. Gibson and Les Paul got together in the early 1950s to come up with a solid-body electric guitar. The instrument one of the most iconic electric guitars, played by the likes of Jimmy Page, Pete Townshend, and Jeff Beck.