Collectible Pairs

^{A friend from the 1970s had a brother that traveled with a very popular regional band, “The Pott County Pork and Bean Band.” I saw them at The Boiler Room in The River Quay in 1976, that was Kansas City’s “Old Town.” They were phenomenal. Tragically, the brother died and my friend inherited a pair of Fenders. One was a six string and was was a bass. Perfectly matched, including serial numbers. I remember thinking they should never be separated.}

^{Many players keep a Fender Strat and a Fender Tele as their inseparable pair. Some have paired six and twelve string acoustics.}

^{As a concept, collectible pairs is interesting, but rarely seen in the real world. That is about to change.}

^{Steve Scorfina, future member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and co-founder of REO Speed Wagon will bring some pairs of vintage instruments to the KC Guitar Show in Ward Parkway on October 11-12, 2025. He is a true collector which means he may offer to buy what you bring to the show. All of Steve’s rare guitars will be for sale including The Bluebird Americana.}

Bluebird Americana

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1964 Fender Precision BASS Steve Hodgdon

Meet a regionally famous rocker as he tells us how he got this vintage 1964 Fender precision Bass. Then he tells us how he destroyed the value of it to get the look and sound he wanted.

1964 Fender Precision Bass

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Guitar Collectors Are Anxious

^{The heavy-weight guitar collectors are beefed up for a bidding war in September. Eddie Van Halen’s touring guitar from 1982-1983 is going up for auction. The original “Frankenstein” was made from various guitar parts, but this was built by Kramer in 1982. The headstock says, “#1 Edward Van Halen Model.” It has Eddie’s signature with a note to his guitar tech, Rudy Leiren, “Rude - Its been a great 10 years - Let’s do another ten.”}

^{Mick Mars of Motley Crue bought the iconic axe from Leiren and he used it on several studio cuts including the 1989 album “Dr Feelgood.” The guitar comes with a case that has a note from Mars that says, “ hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Also it’s a great piece of history.” It is expected to bring between $2-3 million.}

^{We love these stories. The excitement and media that surrounds guitars like this has an aura effect on the guitar community.}

^{You can see some historic guitars at The KC Guitar Show at Ward Parkway on Oct 11-12. Two significant collections will be there. Steve Scorfina, one of the founders of REO Speedwagon and future Rock and Roll Hall Of Famer will be there to offer some of his oversized collection. You can also see and buy from Hal Hammer. He has an amazing collection that includes the Mosley Gospel. It has been seen on Pawn Stars and is appraised at $130,000. I have held this guitar and enjoyed the story behind it.}

Collector's Guitar

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