Never once did he let on he was a rockstar, hes just like" oh ya whats up im Vic just wanna hock my guitar here" ... "eh i guess i was a rockstar yeah". So cool.
He recorded all those songs with that guitar and when he got old and his career was over he had to sell it. I guess it doesn't pay much to be a studio musician.
@@chrissibersky4617 idk. He probably made a really good living if he played on all of those albums, movies etc. That guitar helped him make a living all those years. And now it helped him out one last time. Besides, his grandson would probably sell it for 15k to make it through a semester of college where he partied it all away and had nothing to show for it.
Rick: "I'll give you 75k" Seller: "not gonna happen" The way the seller delivered that had me dying. Rick looked shook and got a taste of his own medicine 😂😂. I love it. Dude was one of the best negotiators I've ever seen on the show.
@@niclaslue correction . The nocaster/Broadcaster was 1951 there is one on ebay marked down from 57k to 34 k so the 52 could still be worth 20 to 25k depending on condition and originality.
these shows teach me that if you really love something take it with you to your tomb because chances are a dumb relative will give it away to play a couple rounds at the slot machines 😂
@@RainbowGhostOverdrive it matters that something you prized so much is given away when you were alive you could of sold it for lots of money and enjoyed it
@@RainbowGhostOverdriveyea but it’s prob just gonna be sold to some rich old collector who couldn’t care less about the guitar or who played it and just wanted a 52 Tele for his colllection
Yup. Could have easily got 20-22k. Guitars sell easily, they're a usable item that requires no maintenance. And lots of music fans out there hoping to get a model with some legacy. That guy shouldn't be in college in the first place.
Yeah that was so insulting. The guy seems really proud of his work but still humble, I couldn’t believe rick was just discrediting him or his face to get a cheaper price
You know being famous and being talented are not the same thing. Just because he says the guy is not so famous, doesn't mean he's saying he has no talent.
The point is that his name doesn't bring the value that a famous Rockstar would bring. It has nothing to do with the talent of the artist but unless he's going to go to whoever's home who buys it and plays a concert then his talent is meaningless to the potential buyer only the name matters.
@@derekdok Well, staged and fake are two different things. Yes it's staged, and yes they are paid to come onto the show; however the items are real and are actually being bought.
@@derekdok it's like the antiques roadshow - yeah, the items being brought in are staged, but the deals they do are real. I mean, most of this stuff they bought either went to auction or was for sale on their website
I've sold 1 of my guitars (12 string washburn 1990) and still regret it 30 years later. That dude made the right decision to not go ahead with the sale.
I don't blame the guy. If you're a guitar lover, there is no better guitar to have in your collection. He can pass it along to his kids or grandkids or sell it later.
I had a great guitar that served beautifully professionally for a long time, '92 Japanese stratocaster with a Floyd Rose, I sold it 2013, I still regret it to this day
@@barrymckockinner9292 So why he waisted their time.????? If you don't want to sell it - don't do this... its simple. He changed his mind after evaluation, if it's easily 60k he wanted to sell it for 80k but he said 50....
That kid who sold his grandfather’s $30k Telecaster at a pawn shop for $13k learned more of a life lesson in those 10 seconds than he ever will in a semester of college.
How can someone even sell their beloved grandparents items for sale? Leave alone a telecaster, that thing is gold. I'd play it & put it in my house with pride & even pass it down to the future generations showing them it's importance. ❤️
@@sensei6622 Because the vast majority of people aren't in a financially viable position to keep something worth so much, regardless of any sentimental value.
@@Ჽum Nonsense pal. That money was never there to begin with. That kid ist just an ungrateful lazybone. Before I sold my grandpa's or dad's instrument, I'd go to work for my tuition, instead of robbing my family of their rightful heirloom. Not even 100k cash would bring me to sell something with sentimental value, let alone a historic Tele! This will haunt the kid for the rest of his life sooner or later. And on top of that: He got fleeced like a greenhorn. Didn't even really haggle. What a shame...
As someone who loves playing and understands guitar. 50,000$ can change your life. You could get a 5,000$ guitar that would sound 95% as good. He should of sold itttttt. Now you have 45,000 bucks
bit bad to back out of a deal they'd shook on. but money is only money. if he felt he needed to keep it im glad he said. i do wonder how he came to aquire it in the first place though
@@philpants44 His expression when the appraiser said 50-60K said it all. I'm guessing he felt the guitar was worth 20-30K so that's why he asked 50,000. Now he'll go to another pawn shop and ask for 70,000.
@@minerpig64 If you don't need the money keeping it was the right call. It's only going to appreciate. And if you own that guitar to begin with you probably don't need the money.
@@AlexThorn he shouldn’t have sold it at all to begin with. Something like that is so rare and the value is only going up. At least someone who can actually appreciate it will own it. Just hope it gets love and doesn’t sit in the case at some rich collectors house who barely even plays
@@matheusbarbosa6481 auction, I have seen lesser guitars go for more. true 1959 les pauls $250k + depending on who played it. these offering sub 100k for an original les paul which was one of the first played by les paul himself. lol.
The Vic Flick scene gave me shivers, what a humble legend. Loved just seeing him stand there with this cool and calm atmosphere. thats the kind of guy that plays the melody you are remembering and summing while doing housework and you dont even know the persons name. the Telecaster for 13.000 on the other hand broke my heart. broke, poor college student giving away history to spend on something that should be free to kids - EDUCATION.
Vic Flick is a legend and a gentleman. The kid who sold a blackguard tele and his grandfathers to boot, for so low , deserves a kick in the balls each day for a week straight
Education is free to kids in the US. College is for adults 18 and older. And for those that can’t afford it because they live in poverty, there are federal loans. Go to a local college and it doesn’t cost 13k for 1 semester. He could almost graduate for that.
@@Heisenbrick I think it was a fair comment in context. If you've ever seen the brilliant documentary about the Wrecking Crew, it's amazing how many incredible session musicians played on countless hits yet we've never even heard of most of them by name.
@@Heisenbrick Because that's what he wants, a lot of these really talented musicians, just want to play, record, write and produce music without any hassle of fame, Vic is one of them, he made a lot of money had fun doing what he wanted, and never got bothered with fame and that kid of stuff.
Vic Flick is well-known here in the U.K as one of our greatest ever session men. Up there with Big Jim Sullivan and Page for the amount of hits he played on.
I really don't know too much about British session musicians. In America people remember the Wrecking Crew or the Funk Brothers and then assorted drummers.
What was he even there for? Just to be on the show, it seems. Why come to a pawn shop to sell your guitar for 50k, get the offer, and then back out. It makes absolutely no sense why he'd be there selling the guitar if he was that attached to it. Obviously it's not the money.
@@russellfrancis813 Sometimes you just don't realise what you have till it's gone (or nearly so). When you get that sinking feeling you just gotta trust your gut.
@russellfrancis813 its actually brilliant, because he has a baseline value for it, and chances are it's worth way more then what he was getting from these thrives
I've watched "flick vick" sell this particular item at least 5 times now. seems like a guy who needs money. like most other pawners. he's not Bruce Wayne! 😅
@J S Yep. Why would a seller go to a pawn shop to sell a guitar. There's plenty of other ways of selling, cutting out the middleman, and getting full value
Not with Corey. That MF has zero appreciation for culture and history. He's almost a cave man. He would probably pass it instead of paying a fair price.
He wasn't even sort of a rockstar. Sure he was talented and did notable session work. But he didn't create iconic albums and tour the world and become a part of pop culture like a true rockstar.
Watching Vic sell his own guitar probably not because he needs the money but I see it more so someone who knows who he really is can own it and love it just as much as he did. That love tap at the end like saying goodbye old friend
As a 60’s enthusiast, and an James Bond enthusiast, the Vic Flick scene gave me shivers. Ofc i knew who he was when he walked in but i didn’t know that he was such a humble guy. I probably haven’t seen such a gently fella before. Awesome Vic!
Nah he was one of the ones that should have sold, acoustic guitars aren’t nearly as sought after and probably wouldn’t get that offer again unless it was a celebrity
That’s the most ludicrous thing I’ve ever heard lol. As someone who’s father owns a studio been in 3 bands and lives and breaths music. That’s the most ridiculous statement I’ve ever heard lol
@@Lunar_xbl Agreed, any historical Gibson guitar goes easily for 6 digits at auctions nowadays, even acoustics. That Les Paul guitar that he got for 90k would probably sell for 300k easy today
not real my friend. NOT REAL what so ever. These people are all plants and this isnt even the REAL paw shop. This is a complete replica they built right next to the real one....ALL OF THIS IS FAKE DUDE
*has a guitar that was literally touched by Les Paul* Rick: Best I can do is a big mac combo, can't do a penny more. I'm taking all the risk, I gotta sell it
I know man, I was so mad, I feel like since it was touched and played by le Paul and his wife, the guy who basically invented the electric guitar, it should have cost waaaaaay more than what it was sold for
@@jackswank3943 I would have started laughing uncontrollably packed all the documents and put the guitar in the case while laughing walked out the door backwards not losing eye contact with Rick while still laughing drove home went to bed while laughing......
@@codythegodofcod7618 He was actually very lucky to get 90k. Les Paul owned literally hundreds of Gibson guitars. And although that provenance adds a lot to the collectable value, it is only the instruments he's known to have recorded with or has used prominently live that fetch the huge money. And that SG Custom is not one of them.
@@dinothrash1093 in 2005 when I first ordered a Jackson pc-1 I had connections at Jack really before they got totally crazy with stupid fender in the reason those splatter guitar happen because Mike koxten asked for a idea because of Phil Collen anniversary what they should painted guitar to be and I suggested the splatter guitar and there you have it at the time I had a custom shop archtop Phil Collen model that was being built it is silver like the one using the let's get rocked video except I have my inlays what they called zigzag in a reverse head I still have it and I have 3 PC ones an original chlorine blue the chameleon green and the Blue Frost
I love how the pawn guys try to explain the details and history of a guitar to people who have probably forgotten more about guitars than he will ever learn.
@@doc_vader2776 Ehh he's thinking purely form a seller's perspective. He's not a household name even though everyone has heard his recordings. It's just a fact.
@@garygritter5701 It is an actual store, and you can go in there and buy stuff. But there is usually a huge line to get in the door, and the pawn star guys usually arent there unless they are filming. I think a more accurate statement would be, rick/cory arent real pawn shop employees, they pretty much just go there to film and make the show lol.
@@VashStarwind no they’re real employees too. These sales are just re-enactments of the actual ones and sometimes they bring in people with cool stuff that have no intention to sell
@@nib1448 Yeah thats not being a real pawn employee lol. They dont ever go there and just do their job and not film, every time they go there they pretty much always film. They USED to be regular pawnshop workers, but arent anymore.
Omg that's such an amazing story about the 1961 Fender Stratocaster and all of the songs it was played on! The history of it is really impressive, and I know some of those songs pretty well.
Wow there are so many of you making this comment. How on earth is it not common sense that you cannot possibly be an expert on all this crap that would come in? It’s not possible, and it totally makes sense to get an expert specialist opinion on the value of something when these things are worth so much money.
@@kys9712 He definitely isn't unknown. You can find a lot of info on him by simply searching his name. He might not be known by the general public but in the music industry, he definitely is known.
@@ZaccoOfficial idk i couldve had a different experience growing up but ive known of him for a few years and im only 21 (but im also a studio guy and guitar player so it only makes sense ya know)
@Sara Lora I don't feel the least bit intimidated. It's not masculine to have an ego problem. You can bargain prices without letting your pride get in the way. Remember pride and confidence are two separate things
@@gabc277 colleges really are scams unless you’re going for a career that 100% requires a certain degree. Most people pay upwards of 3-400,000 for college only to get a job that makes 50k a year and be in massive debt for at least the next 10-15 years
Mary Ford's 61 Les Paul Custom was actually one of the prototypes for what was supposed to be the new model Les Paul. But, Les HATED them, so they were only known as Les Pauls for 1961 and 1962. After that they became the SG. Mary, on the other hand, loved the new SG shape and held onto and played that particular prototype up until she passed.
@@honeyfrost3355 he could have sold it aswell, he got offered the price he wanted after he said he didnt wanna sell it, could have bought an expensive american made electric guitar like a gibson.
Man the fact that Corey stopped chumlee before touching that Gibson acoustic guitar, immediately, speaks volumes of how good that guitar looks in real life.
everything you see on this show and other "reality" TV shows isn't - it's all staged - it's all scripted - Don't fall for the dumb Chumlee act -Edit - I'll take it a step further - Rick Jr ain't got the pull yet to spend $50,000 on a guitar - His dad makes that call - especially after he " allegedly" cut Jr's authority because of his stupid decisions -
Some interesting facts I looked up after watching this. The "Vic Flick" guitar ending up selling for only $25k at auction. So it definitely shows he does sometimes "take all the risk" and can definitely lose. But the Les Paul guitar owned by Mary Ford sold on eBay for $110,000.
Right?!?! Vic made out like a bandit with this sale of his guitar to Rick, and I am glad for him. Gives a little boost to Vic knowing he sold it for much more than he would have gotten at an auction for it.
@@TotalMusicJunkie they re fretted and changed the nut on the guitar before reselling it, causing it to lose the value associated with it being the exact guitar used for those songs.
@@TotalMusicJunkie it depends, if you're going to actually use it and make it player grade is totally worth it if you're going to keep it as as collectible item, is an awfull idea
@@armandvf I can't believe they defiled that guitar by doing that. I hope more people see this post. If you have a guitar that is piece of history, please leave it alone. The value is in it's history, not it's playability.
Flick appeared on a 2013 episode. He brought in his 1961 Fender Stratocaster guitar and settled on a price of $55,000 for the guitar. The guitar sold at auction in 2014 for $25,000. Rick lost $30,000.
Plus auction commission fees, sales tax etc. Looks like he really took a bath on that one. And Vic Flick himself was obviously willing to go a lot lower too, he said that he was expecting Rick to go down to the 30s for it. No wonder he looked quite happy as he was leaving the store.
My man with the guitar, I know you wanted money for your guitar, but I think you made the right decision but not selling it instead. It’s a phenomenal guitar, not only in artistry, but history as well. Such a great piece.
Google has record of the auction. For some baffling reason it was refretted and had a new nut installed before being put up for auction which in my opinion is akin to having Earl Scheib repaint your 61 Vette or having your original copy of the Magna Carta laminated before you put them up for sale. It is astonishing they didn't know any better. It had 1 bidder.
My youth, right here. Hanging out in Old Bridge. Pool parties with Rick & chumlee. All nighth drink fests. Walking around NYC and showing the boys the "sights". Getting lost in Brooklyn. R.I.P. Rick. They've never been able to replace you....
Gibson master museum 0:15 1961 White Stratocaster (Vic Flick) 5:10 Mary Ford White SG 10:48 1952 Fender Telecaster 15:52 Gene Autry 1939 Acoustic 18:43 1971 Karl Sandoval painted flying V 21:40 Beatles signed acoustic 26:20 Phill Collin painted and signed Jackson 30:00 1969 Gibson goldtop Les Paul 34:00 Peggy Eames 1938 Gibson acoustic 36:30 1970 Ibanez 41:37
The first guy was smart to hold onto that guitar. Unless he really needed the cash to keep his business going, its a one off that will be worth way more one day
@@blastofo Because it was the very first one made of that guitar line, and it's a line of guitars many guitar players love to play (If they can get their hands on one) because of it's distinct tone. They are rare because not a lot of them were made. Are you a musician or a guitar aficionado? Because if not that is why you don't understand the comment made about it's value going up over time.
@@TotalMusicJunkie The value of vintage guitars has gone down though. It peaked in about 2006, and then went down after the real estate market crash. The prices have not returned to what they were simply because the generation of musicians who have reverence for vintage guitars is aging out. People who grew up in the 60’s and 70’s are now seniors living off of social security, and they dont have the same buying power they did 15 years ago. Younger people arent buying them for investment, because the role of the guitar in music today has greatly diminished. Listen to any new song by a big, relative artist, and chances are, the guitar is an accompanying instrument, not the lead instrument, if it even has any guitar in it at all. But that could change. There could be a revival of guitar centric music, but thats a big if. We can’t see into the future. You can’t assume that the value of vintage guitars is going to go up more than inflation. Though very nice instruments like that Les Paul will always be valuable, its not necessarily going to go up in value. I remember when 50’s strats were selling for $45k. Now the most they go for is in the high 20’s. And Mary Ford owning it won’t increase the value of that guitar by much. Hardly anyone knows who she is, let alone is a fan of her. She wasn’t Les. The only reason why the guitar sold for a high price is because of its appearance on Pawn Stars. I guarantee you if that guitar was never on the show and went to auction, it would have sold for half the price.
The fact that they brought Karl Sandoval himself to the shop demonstrates how important these guys are in the business. Holy s they also brought Def Leppard
the producers of the show are the important ones. theyre the ones that bring in these people. even the experts are chosen by the producers, the guys in the shop dont typically use those experts. all down to the people in the shop during filming, actors chosen by the producers.
@@Hugh.G.Rectionx the producers intervened with who their experts were on the basis that they didn’t want someone with a negative history appearing on their shows. “Reality” TV 101. Makes sense
I’m the guy that sold Rick the Sandoval V. I bought it on eBay for 500 bucks. I have a Sandoval dot V and the diamond V just wasn’t my thang. I was really nervous but tried to do my best. I’m 54 and have been in many bands over the years. Currently I’m the band Arminius from Northern California. Rick and the pawn stars crew were awesome, it was a day I’ll always remember. Peace.
It's amazing to see a modern style twin-blade mini-himbucker pickup at the bridge position on Vic's super-vintage Strat... you'd think he would've stuck with something more traditional like a typical single-coil. Anybody else picked up on that little intricate detail ?
@@dustincarl200Most likely. A Hot Rails would be too hot for the style of music he played. Typically, collectors look for all original parts and the addition of aftermarket electronics would affect the value. However, because of the guitar's history and who he is, it doesn't matter.
Well, Randy's would never stay in tune until he had a couple of things swapped out. The Danelectro necks that Karl used has a huge truss rod in it, so that and/or Randy dropping it a few weeks after he got it, almost destroying the neck and Karl repairing the it may have had something to do with that.
Vic Flick was so humble and the way he he subtly tapped the guitar and shook his hand was priceless mannnn. Referring to him as "this guy” and "sort of a rockstar" is definitely a bad look on Rick.
Surprisingly for myself it was different .. I sort of enjoyed selling things to see them going to new homes and even giving things away to special people in my life .. with age sometimes means changing ones thinking ..
@@Nozylatten I think I heard that too... as they said, Vic Flick may have a long list of notable songs played on that guitar, but he wasn't quite the big enough name to justify what the guitar sold for.
@@sethmaki1333 yeah. But I think the fact the Corey was such a bad bluffer made him realize how valuable his guitar was. If Rick was there and played it cool, I think it would’ve been sold.
My heart sank when the college guy sold 52' tele just for 13k. That beauty can go more than 50k to a right buyer today. This is why, you must be really dumb to sell anything at a pawn shop.
Not to mention when he reaches his 30's or so he will list selling that as one of his greatest regrets - selling a memory of his grandad for a mere 13K that was spent immediately. Good thing this show is all staged.
I hope this was all 100% scripted. No kid can be that stupid to let that guitar go for $13K. Then again, there does seem to be a trend these days..... Our population is rapidly DE-volving. Watch a Mark Dice clip of him in San Diego engaging idiots near the beach. Terrifying.
Kurt cobain plays an average guitar for mtv and it sells for millions. Rick "I'm going to call in a music expert" Vic Flick is standing right in front of him. Lol.
@@fredfendorf2367 Yeah, it's almost as if you could swap pickups... doesn't change the fact it's a '61 Strat lol. In this case it doesn't even matter if it's fully original or not with such a history to it.
This is the first time I heard of Vic Flick but he seems like one of the coolest, kindest and most humble musicians ever. Imagine meeting him in person and saying "sort of a rockstar", lol no he deserves a lot of praise.
That first guy was having a serious anxiety attack, ive been there...you could tell he was smiling to cover it up. I think the gravity of situation really dawned on him, selling that number 1, almost priceless guitar. Glad he decided to really think it over.
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I've got much better things to do with my time to bother watching your crap show...Reality TV is a farce
Vic flick - humble and a great musician. If I was him. I would have sucker punched Rick!
ls there any TOP video about the weirdest or rarest objects? l was actually looking for that originally
Vic Flick is ridiculously humble
so is Mike Tyson
And got got rick to pay 30k over retail
Never once did he let on he was a rockstar, hes just like" oh ya whats up im Vic just wanna hock my guitar here" ... "eh i guess i was a rockstar yeah". So cool.
Rick: "You taught Jimmy Page?"
Vic: "I advised Jimmy Page on some thing yes..."
Me: 😯
An absolute legend
If my grandson sold my 52’ Tele i’d be waiting for him at the pearly gates
Fr 😂
Give it to me and he won't!
sold it "for a semester", doubt college will teach him much - kid does not even know how to google ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I’ll be sanctioning him away from Valhalla 👍🏻🤘🏻 just tell me when.
Don’t think that kid can make it to the pearly gates after that
Vic Flick - a very accomplished, modest, quiet spoken gentleman. Amazing to see the artist that you’d never see.
It was so very touching when he tapped the guitar one last time saying goodbye to it 😢 💔
He recorded all those songs with that guitar and when he got old and his career was over he had to sell it.
I guess it doesn't pay much to be a studio musician.
@@chrissibersky4617 idk. He probably made a really good living if he played on all of those albums, movies etc. That guitar helped him make a living all those years. And now it helped him out one last time. Besides, his grandson would probably sell it for 15k to make it through a semester of college where he partied it all away and had nothing to show for it.
@@2hot4u68 that made me tear up a bit he bid farewell not to a tool but a partner that helped keep him fed and off the streets
Why didn't they have him sign it?!
Rick: "I'll give you 75k"
Seller: "not gonna happen"
The way the seller delivered that had me dying. Rick looked shook and got a taste of his own medicine 😂😂. I love it. Dude was one of the best negotiators I've ever seen on the show.
Dude’s a psycho that’s why the dude had 0 emotion lol
It’s staged anyway though
When Rick drops a 4 letter word, you know the person's a good negotiator.
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@@kingfred9 14:17
Loved the first clip. The seller is like " I only touched it once". 2 seconds later and we see the expert just going at it. 🤣
LMAO
You know he was screaming inside 🤣🤣🤣
I came to look for this comment. My man picked it up and just started strumming and the owner was dying inside.
Meh, strummed two chords. I wouldn’t call that “going at it”.
That's why he's the expert. Idiots are too afraid to touch something meant to be played
Lol that 52' tele - A semester of college fees, a lifetime of regret.
He dropped out
A semester of student loan, lifetime of regrets too.
13 k for a nocaster. Walks away thinking he got a good deal until he finds out how much he really could have got for it.
omg yes
@@niclaslue correction . The nocaster/Broadcaster was 1951 there is one on ebay marked down from 57k to 34 k so the 52 could still be worth 20 to 25k depending on condition and originality.
Their guitar guy needs his own show. He’s awesome.
Well he doesn't own a shop anymore
@@prometheuz3017 What happened?
@@As_Asa_PhD Closed down, look it up
@@jamesreeves4600 what was his shop called
@@diegoavila4379 Cowtown guitars, Look it up.
these shows teach me that if you really love something take it with you to your tomb because chances are a dumb relative will give it away to play a couple rounds at the slot machines 😂
For real 🤣
Mate think about it, it's going to be sold for someone that really appreciates it.
It doesn't matter who sold, it matters who bought it.
@@RainbowGhostOverdrive it matters that something you prized so much is given away when you were alive you could of sold it for lots of money and enjoyed it
@@RainbowGhostOverdriveyea but it’s prob just gonna be sold to some rich old collector who couldn’t care less about the guitar or who played it and just wanted a 52 Tele for his colllection
"Yeah it's good enough for the semester" I cringed so hard... left half the value on the table, gramps is rolling over in his grave seeing this.
Exactly!!!
should of had it appraised beforehand
ITS ALWAYS CHODES LIKE THIS WHO HAD THE COOL RELATIVES
Yup. Could have easily got 20-22k. Guitars sell easily, they're a usable item that requires no maintenance. And lots of music fans out there hoping to get a model with some legacy. That guy shouldn't be in college in the first place.
If I had a grandpa that had that and now I own it, I'm gonna make sure my grandchildren will get it some day.
Imagine telling a guy who worked with The Beatles and Jimmy Paige that he's kind of a rock star. Man I'd feel so disrespected.
Yeah that was so insulting. The guy seems really proud of his work but still humble, I couldn’t believe rick was just discrediting him or his face to get a cheaper price
You know being famous and being talented are not the same thing. Just because he says the guy is not so famous, doesn't mean he's saying he has no talent.
@@Zerath0 yeah I'm fully aware, but just the way he said it looked like it hurt. Playing with the people that he has played with is a big deal
The point is that his name doesn't bring the value that a famous Rockstar would bring. It has nothing to do with the talent of the artist but unless he's going to go to whoever's home who buys it and plays a concert then his talent is meaningless to the potential buyer only the name matters.
Like he said, he's pretty used to it. Vic Flick is a rock star to rock stars. He knows that and that's what matters.
He STOLE that 52 Tele. Kid was a total pushover. And his Grandpa's guitar, to boot. Wow.
pretty sure granddad has passed
Pretty sure its all for TV...😉
Cash???
@@derekdok Well, staged and fake are two different things. Yes it's staged, and yes they are paid to come onto the show; however the items are real and are actually being bought.
@@derekdok it's like the antiques roadshow - yeah, the items being brought in are staged, but the deals they do are real. I mean, most of this stuff they bought either went to auction or was for sale on their website
The willingness of Corey to go ahead and offer the $50,000 was really cool. Seeing a true lover of guitars too scared to sell it is just phenomenal.
I've sold 1 of my guitars (12 string washburn 1990) and still regret it 30 years later. That dude made the right decision to not go ahead with the sale.
I don't blame the guy. If you're a guitar lover, there is no better guitar to have in your collection. He can pass it along to his kids or grandkids or sell it later.
I had a great guitar that served beautifully professionally for a long time, '92 Japanese stratocaster with a Floyd Rose, I sold it 2013, I still regret it to this day
@@barrymckockinner9292 So why he waisted their time.????? If you don't want to sell it - don't do this... its simple. He changed his mind after evaluation, if it's easily 60k he wanted to sell it for 80k but he said 50....
I still have problems selling a Rg320FmDx, wort like 400? 300? and no, there's just something to it.
That kid who sold his grandfather’s $30k Telecaster at a pawn shop for $13k learned more of a life lesson in those 10 seconds than he ever will in a semester of college.
That's because college doesn't teach you life lessons... it gives you an education
Man That Should be illegal, The pawn guy Stole it!
How can someone even sell their beloved grandparents items for sale? Leave alone a telecaster, that thing is gold. I'd play it & put it in my house with pride & even pass it down to the future generations showing them it's importance. ❤️
@@sensei6622 Because the vast majority of people aren't in a financially viable position to keep something worth so much, regardless of any sentimental value.
@@Ჽum Nonsense pal. That money was never there to begin with. That kid ist just an ungrateful lazybone. Before I sold my grandpa's or dad's instrument, I'd go to work for my tuition, instead of robbing my family of their rightful heirloom. Not even 100k cash would bring me to sell something with sentimental value, let alone a historic Tele! This will haunt the kid for the rest of his life sooner or later. And on top of that: He got fleeced like a greenhorn. Didn't even really haggle. What a shame...
The guy that walked out with the Gibson made a great choice. That guitar was special.
As someone who loves playing and understands guitar. 50,000$ can change your life. You could get a 5,000$ guitar that would sound 95% as good. He should of sold itttttt. Now you have 45,000 bucks
Plus the guy only played it once. Uhhhh.
bit bad to back out of a deal they'd shook on. but money is only money. if he felt he needed to keep it im glad he said. i do wonder how he came to aquire it in the first place though
@@philpants44 His expression when the appraiser said 50-60K said it all. I'm guessing he felt the guitar was worth 20-30K so that's why he asked 50,000. Now he'll go to another pawn shop and ask for 70,000.
@@minerpig64 If you don't need the money keeping it was the right call. It's only going to appreciate.
And if you own that guitar to begin with you probably don't need the money.
Man I died inside when that kid sold his grandpas 52 tele for 13k....
How did you become so cute ?
Crazy, man.... He should have gone up to 18/20k
13k is still a lot of money
@@b_rabbit435 not at all for a collector grade 52 tele....
@@AlexThorn he shouldn’t have sold it at all to begin with. Something like that is so rare and the value is only going up. At least someone who can actually appreciate it will own it. Just hope it gets love and doesn’t sit in the case at some rich collectors house who barely even plays
*'DO NOT TAKE VINTAGE GUITARS TO A PAWN SHOP. EVER!!!'*
Why?
@@matheusbarbosa6481 auction, I have seen lesser guitars go for more. true 1959 les pauls $250k + depending on who played it. these offering sub 100k for an original les paul which was one of the first played by les paul himself. lol.
@@matheusbarbosa6481you lose money
@@matheusbarbosa6481 the money is not worth it
@@matheusbarbosa6481they give you like 35-40% of the Value
The Vic Flick scene gave me shivers, what a humble legend. Loved just seeing him stand there with this cool and calm atmosphere. thats the kind of guy that plays the melody you are remembering and summing while doing housework and you dont even know the persons name.
the Telecaster for 13.000 on the other hand broke my heart. broke, poor college student giving away history to spend on something that should be free to kids - EDUCATION.
Vic Flick is a legend and a gentleman.
The kid who sold a blackguard tele and his grandfathers to boot, for so low , deserves a kick in the balls each day for a week straight
Education is free though, there are endless tutorials for anything anyone wants to do. Just takes motivation.
@@webbofmusic yeah nothing sounds more professional to employers as I watched a couple RUclips videos on it
Education is free to kids in the US. College is for adults 18 and older. And for those that can’t afford it because they live in poverty, there are federal loans. Go to a local college and it doesn’t cost 13k for 1 semester. He could almost graduate for that.
I'd pop for all the beers Vic wanted just to listen to some of his "studio stories". Great guy!
This Vic Flick guy seems like one of the most humble and likeable guys I've ever come across, huge respect to him
Surprised he didn’t seem totally insulted when Rick called him “sort of a rockstar”
@@Heisenbrick I think it was a fair comment in context. If you've ever seen the brilliant documentary about the Wrecking Crew, it's amazing how many incredible session musicians played on countless hits yet we've never even heard of most of them by name.
@@Heisenbrick Because that's what he wants, a lot of these really talented musicians, just want to play, record, write and produce music without any hassle of fame, Vic is one of them, he made a lot of money had fun doing what he wanted, and never got bothered with fame and that kid of stuff.
Do totally agree. I respect the comments below, but somehow to me Rick didn't pay him the respect he deserved.. What a hero this guy Vic.
It's incredible how humble he is while keeping coming with huge references.
Vic Flick is well-known here in the U.K as one of our greatest ever session men.
Up there with Big Jim Sullivan and Page for the amount of hits he played on.
yes he had so much more to impress these guys more than hermans hermits...
@C M sold for less than half what it was pawned for iirc - someone got a bargain there
I really don't know too much about British session musicians. In America people remember the Wrecking Crew or the Funk Brothers and then assorted drummers.
@@HarveyBacktheBeatlesyou musnt be a musician hey, hello... the swampers
Hard to believe some of the songs Vic Flick played on I knew....... But had no idea who he was at the time.
Props to the first guy for not feeling pressured enough to ignore his gut feeling, he basically got an evaluation and gets to keep it!
What was he even there for? Just to be on the show, it seems. Why come to a pawn shop to sell your guitar for 50k, get the offer, and then back out. It makes absolutely no sense why he'd be there selling the guitar if he was that attached to it. Obviously it's not the money.
@@russellfrancis813 Sometimes you just don't realise what you have till it's gone (or nearly so). When you get that sinking feeling you just gotta trust your gut.
@russellfrancis813 its actually brilliant, because he has a baseline value for it, and chances are it's worth way more then what he was getting from these thrives
That kid who sold off his grandpas 52’ Tele is not a good grandson.
Agree...looks like he's too desperate for money
“You’re sort of a Rockstar...”
Me: “Well, you’re sort of a cheapskate pawnbroker....so???”
@@latchmanmangra6401 ur comment is not even related to the original comment.
College tuition is a total waste of money on that dummy.
or a smart one
I almost cried watching Vick flick part with his baby of so many years. 😩
Drugs are a helluva drug.
@@Kr4j I just had a brain aneurysm
I've watched "flick vick" sell this particular item at least 5 times now. seems like a guy who needs money. like most other pawners. he's not Bruce Wayne! 😅
Nah don’t worry, he’s got many more guitars. That was just a small pebble to him. Many more guitars with much cooler history..
I'm just confused how hes broke
The first kid was asked for 50,000 dollars was offended when they wanted a pro to take a look at it. Some people just lack all self awareness.
Oh you thought this was real. That’s cute.
Some people just follow the script
Ok Chumley, lunge at guitar like child and act stupid. What's this, a guitar?
@J S Yep. Why would a seller go to a pawn shop to sell a guitar. There's plenty of other ways of selling, cutting out the middleman, and getting full value
@@rongrainger9611 I don’t think you understand why Pawn Shops exist.
Bro could've gotten 20k if he really wanted but took 13 like a fool
i was thinking the same like why didn't he just walk out & go straight down to that guitar expert guy,s shop & sell it to him .
Right I was like at least bump it up to 15k lol
He could've easily got 20! He caved at the initial offer, has he never watched this show? 😂
Not with Corey. That MF has zero appreciation for culture and history. He's almost a cave man. He would probably pass it instead of paying a fair price.
As much of a grouch my grandpa was, I could never sell anything he had.
person: I'm selling Jimi Hendrix's Flying V
rick: let me call a buddy that knows about guitars
Jimi Hendrix walks in the room
What type of black magic would they be using
@@funecheeseofficial3576 Jimi Hendrix
Can't argue with that
Man ressurects to evaluate a guitar
@@alfiemoran6684 Proceeds to test it and plays with teeth.
He told Vic Flick, "You're kinda of a rock star". What an insult to Vic and his amazing musical pedigree.
He wasn't even sort of a rockstar. Sure he was talented and did notable session work. But he didn't create iconic albums and tour the world and become a part of pop culture like a true rockstar.
@@blastofo
That's fair.
@@blastofo bingo
@@blastofo yeah, he was more of a really talented and iconic studio musician
Hence the guitar crashing at auction for 25k
Watching Vic sell his own guitar probably not because he needs the money but I see it more so someone who knows who he really is can own it and love it just as much as he did. That love tap at the end like saying goodbye old friend
Was a great move for him anyway because they ended up selling the guitar for half of what they paid Vic
@@harryforster602 good
Oh... that tap was a very nice farewell that only he and the guitar knows the whole journey the have been through
the most interesting for me is some artists find his artwork here after years,, their reactions are priceless....
He probably has like 10 of those lol
As a 60’s enthusiast, and an James Bond enthusiast, the Vic Flick scene gave me shivers. Ofc i knew who he was when he walked in but i didn’t know that he was such a humble guy. I probably haven’t seen such a gently fella before. Awesome Vic!
I am proud of the first guy for walking away and keeping the guitar.
Nah he was one of the ones that should have sold, acoustic guitars aren’t nearly as sought after and probably wouldn’t get that offer again unless it was a celebrity
That’s the most ludicrous thing I’ve ever heard lol. As someone who’s father owns a studio been in 3 bands and lives and breaths music. That’s the most ridiculous statement I’ve ever heard lol
@@Lunar_xbl Agreed, any historical Gibson guitar goes easily for 6 digits at auctions nowadays, even acoustics. That Les Paul guitar that he got for 90k would probably sell for 300k easy today
Nah, he shook on it and then bitched out. That’s not how business is done.
not real my friend. NOT REAL what so ever. These people are all plants and this isnt even the REAL paw shop. This is a complete replica they built right next to the real one....ALL OF THIS IS FAKE DUDE
The guy with the telecaster is a master negotiator lmao.
Corey: I'll give you 13k
Guy: I want 30k
Corey: 13k cash
Guy: ok
😂
I couldn't believe it either...
Uh the guy with that 50,000 dollar guitar did it perfectly.
Poor kid. 13k for a 52 Telecaster with OHSC is absolutely outrageous. Theft.
The guy was stupid. He really needs the college because he is dumb as a sack of bricks. He didn't even offer him HALF the value of the guitar.
SourStrawberrys What’s worse is there’s no job for him after college
*has a guitar that was literally touched by Les Paul*
Rick: Best I can do is a big mac combo, can't do a penny more. I'm taking all the risk, I gotta sell it
I know man, I was so mad, I feel like since it was touched and played by le Paul and his wife, the guy who basically invented the electric guitar, it should have cost waaaaaay more than what it was sold for
@@artoriastheobesewalker8636 it seriously should've, if I was as the one selling the guitar I honestly would've walked away when he dropped to 75
@@jackswank3943 I would have started laughing uncontrollably packed all the documents and put the guitar in the case while laughing walked out the door backwards not losing eye contact with Rick while still laughing drove home went to bed while laughing......
Bro. He offered him 70k. I would have smacked him. I CANNOT believe he sold it for 90k.
@@codythegodofcod7618 He was actually very lucky to get 90k. Les Paul owned literally hundreds of Gibson guitars. And although that provenance adds a lot to the collectable value, it is only the instruments he's known to have recorded with or has used prominently live that fetch the huge money. And that SG Custom is not one of them.
The face of the sellers whenever the expert says the price they are looking for is just so good
Man, they fleeced the poor kid with grandpa's '52 tele!
i would give up one semester of college for that.... hahaha
Got to make up for all the money he lost on the Vic Flick guitar.
They sure did!
It’s a pawn shop, they fleece everyone on the way in and whoever buys it on the way out
poor kid,
"You're sort of a rock star."
-"Well here's sort of a middle finger."
🤣😂
Here's sort of the whole fist!!!😎
I like how Rick snuck in the, _“Phil Colin did play it now...”_ which means he’s definitely going to add that onto the overall price of the guitar.
There's one on reverb for $ 32,ooo.00 now.
@@richardflora7940 that’s actually the one from the show!!
@@dinothrash1093 in 2005 when I first ordered a Jackson pc-1 I had connections at Jack really before they got totally crazy with stupid fender
in the reason those splatter guitar happen because Mike koxten asked for a idea because of Phil Collen anniversary what they should painted guitar to be and I suggested the splatter guitar and there you have it at the time I had a custom shop archtop Phil Collen model that was being built it is silver like the one using the let's get rocked video except I have my inlays what they called zigzag in a reverse head I still have it and I have 3 PC ones an original chlorine blue the chameleon green and the Blue Frost
“You’re sort of a rock star.” Classy, Rick.
“You’re sort of a rockstar”
Man Rick had NO IDEA who he’s talking to.
yeah that was so disrespectful lol, Vic Flick is 1000x the icon then rick and his whole family would ever be lol
I love how the pawn guys try to explain the details and history of a guitar to people who have probably forgotten more about guitars than he will ever learn.
Read that again.
Almost as if it’s a TV show and when they film, they explain to the seller that the audience has no idea about it
It’s half to the customer half to the audience
Crooks
You a real jabroni
“You’re sort of a rockstar” Vic should have said “you’re sort of a pawnstar” so much disrespect
What an a**hole. He should have walked out.
He should have said ... whoa.. i am THE Rockstar!!
Lmao
lol good one
@@doc_vader2776 Ehh he's thinking purely form a seller's perspective. He's not a household name even though everyone has heard his recordings. It's just a fact.
The theatrics with the 90,000 purchase of the les Paul. ... That's a steal and they knew it.
It was auctioned and sold for $110,000 on eBay.
.
RICK: "I can't believe I just spent $90,000 on a $150,000+ guitar."
.
Bet he probably put a sale price of 200k on it in his shop too lol
@@VashStarwind but it’s not an actual store, it’s all set up.
@@garygritter5701 It is an actual store, and you can go in there and buy stuff. But there is usually a huge line to get in the door, and the pawn star guys usually arent there unless they are filming.
I think a more accurate statement would be, rick/cory arent real pawn shop employees, they pretty much just go there to film and make the show lol.
@@VashStarwind no they’re real employees too. These sales are just re-enactments of the actual ones and sometimes they bring in people with cool stuff that have no intention to sell
@@nib1448 Yeah thats not being a real pawn employee lol. They dont ever go there and just do their job and not film, every time they go there they pretty much always film. They USED to be regular pawnshop workers, but arent anymore.
that guy literally sold a beloved guitar of his grandpa for one semester on the college...
That's how kids treat a precious piece of history there.
To be honest, if he can't appreciate it, better it go to someone who will.
@@MrZombeeBait I agree with you, but the kid is stupid for not selling it on the net for 2-4x the price he got.
@@tragile9108 well, you know what they say about fools and money lol
@@MrZombeeBait That's one of the best comments about this show !
Omg that's such an amazing story about the 1961 Fender Stratocaster and all of the songs it was played on! The history of it is really impressive, and I know some of those songs pretty well.
It sold at an auction in 2014, after this filming, for like 25k.
@@sivadyert No way. Really?
@@andrewjung1112 yeah, i was curious so I searched Google.
The guy shouldn’t have replaced the bridge pickup with a hot rail
@@clarencebeaks1315 Or at least put it back prior to trying to sell it...
Hahah BOB negotiating 1 dollar extra just so that he has the last word xD
This should be called "Let me call a buddy of mine Stars" lol
you think the guys would know more after seeing guitars for years and being told what their worth right??
Should be called..."Let me call a buddy of mine and then low ball you."
Wow there are so many of you making this comment. How on earth is it not common sense that you cannot possibly be an expert on all this crap that would come in? It’s not possible, and it totally makes sense to get an expert specialist opinion on the value of something when these things are worth so much money.
@@pnewm10 take a joke omg
@@reagancanington This joke is played out
I cringed when Rick said "yeah we gotta make sure his story is credible" dude thats vic flick....
Why? He's a relatively unknown studio musician
@@kys9712 He definitely isn't unknown. You can find a lot of info on him by simply searching his name. He might not be known by the general public but in the music industry, he definitely is known.
I had no idea who that was until now and I'm a fairly knowledgable guitarist I think.
@@ZaccoOfficial idk i couldve had a different experience growing up but ive known of him for a few years and im only 21 (but im also a studio guy and guitar player so it only makes sense ya know)
@@evsrax9556 Maybe I'm just too young
Rick: "I just spent $90,000 on a guitar, thats a lot money."
Also Rick: "I'll give you $2 million for George Washington's suit."
How bout $100k for the everlasting gobstopper and a wanka bar? lol
🤣
@@C77-C77 wanka bar xD
Don’t forget the 100k book he bought in Italy!
Started smiling so much when the first guy kept his guitar. He should go home and play it until the day he passes!
As long as he doens´t need shelter and food, that´s allright
"I built this pawnshop on starving musicians."
I felt that.
True story
When Vic Flick touched his guitar to say goodbye man I felt that
It must be sad, saying goodbye to something you've known so well.
that guy changing price from 150 to 151 be like:
stonks📈
Lol he was like "it felt good to get the last word". Yeah I'm sure it felt amazing for your ego lol
@@romanclemens20 that is the point is it not? You want the better deal and you want the last word in. It's better to be an Alpha than a Beta.
@@RebelGaming4U Drue
@@RebelGaming4U sure bud. Anyone with a brain knows to stay away from anyone that thinks their an alpha dog. Usually narcissists and sociopaths.
@Sara Lora I don't feel the least bit intimidated. It's not masculine to have an ego problem. You can bargain prices without letting your pride get in the way. Remember pride and confidence are two separate things
I respect the guy decision to not sell even when Corey offered 50k
If I found a 1952 Tele in my grandads basement I would never, ever let it go
Especially for 13k 🤦🏻♂️
Absolutely. That was PAINFUL to watch
College students man... that guitar probably just looked like good money to him.
While my guitar harshly weeps.But yea my heart and soul and soul cringed.
@@tristan3456 i can see that you are uneducated lmao
The History channel needs a Guitar Show like this.
I'd watch it like I watch forged 8n fire or moonshiners a lot
RIGHT ON!!!
Agreed. Where is the history channel headquarters? I'll storm in and pitch it.
The kid that sold a '52 blackguard for a semester at college....🥺😢😭
That one hurt a little.
Colleges are scams
@@felixlopez4176 Paying for an indoctrination
@@FuZe. What degree do you have, again? You clearly know how it goes.
@@gabc277 colleges really are scams unless you’re going for a career that 100% requires a certain degree. Most people pay upwards of 3-400,000 for college only to get a job that makes 50k a year and be in massive debt for at least the next 10-15 years
@@gabc277 Comp sci here. College is a scam unless you're in STEM. And even then, half the electives are just flat out indoctrination
Mary Ford's 61 Les Paul Custom was actually one of the prototypes for what was supposed to be the new model Les Paul. But, Les HATED them, so they were only known as Les Pauls for 1961 and 1962. After that they became the SG. Mary, on the other hand, loved the new SG shape and held onto and played that particular prototype up until she passed.
The kid that sold the tele for $13k is everything I hate in this world
And yet he’s probably proud of himself. “Did you see me get fleeced on TV? It was awesome.”
He is either a drug addict, or the guitar was stolen.
Sir Phil McCrackin von Beggington that or he doesn’t know the cost
He was legit excited that he sold a historic guitar for ONE semester of college. Embarrassing
Spoiled white american in a nutshell
”You're sort of a rockstar”??
Should have walked out right there.
Same, Brother.
hes not a ROCKSTAR
@@rubberchix he isnt a rockstar, he's a Rock legend.
@@tristan3456 fair comment
Then it wouldn’t be Vic
You can tell that first guy was fuming inside when the expert was handling and playing the guitar lmao
The first guy was kind of a tool, why go and sell something if you don't want people touching it? 🤔
Kind of pathetic how he walked out after sealing the deal
That kid was acting strange though.
Yeah..tbh..I'd be mad to..you can tell the expert just wanted to play it
@@honeyfrost3355 he could have sold it aswell, he got offered the price he wanted after he said he didnt wanna sell it, could have bought an expensive american made electric guitar like a gibson.
That guy made a good call hangin on to that Gibson it’s value goes up every day
Man the fact that Corey stopped chumlee before touching that Gibson acoustic guitar, immediately, speaks volumes of how good that guitar looks in real life.
everything you see on this show and other
"reality" TV shows isn't - it's all staged - it's all scripted - Don't fall for the dumb Chumlee act -Edit - I'll take it a step further - Rick Jr ain't got the pull yet to spend $50,000 on a guitar - His dad makes that call - especially after he " allegedly" cut Jr's authority because of his stupid decisions -
Only Rick would say “sort of a rockstar” to one of the most influential background players in history
There's a big difference between a rockstar, and a notable session guitarist.
Yo do u skate
Key word is “background”.
@@blastofo : yeah, the session guitarist is credited with therockstar's name on records!
@@isak8059 thunder trucks better 😂!!
The first guy is heart breaking. The power of a guitar man...
IKR...makes ya wonder if he fell on hard times, gambling..or he's not getting any younger and it's just a guitar...so...let it ride, man.
@@brainscott8198 Or maybe wait for the next 10yrs and sell it for $100,000
@@orlandowells5400 Looks like he may not have 10 yrs left
Bruh he never wanted to sell it to them. Its free advertisement for him lol.
@@brainscott8198 why is that
Vic Flick seems like the realest guy.
Some interesting facts I looked up after watching this. The "Vic Flick" guitar ending up selling for only $25k at auction. So it definitely shows he does sometimes "take all the risk" and can definitely lose. But the Les Paul guitar owned by Mary Ford sold on eBay for $110,000.
Thanks, I was wondering about her guitar 🎸
@@dalebender7726 Just resold again for 124,000
This thinks you never see like to see that more how much they sell it for
Interesting
That neck is whacked tho
Vic flick's guitar sold at auction a year later for 25k. I bet Rick had a fit hahaha.
Right?!?!
Vic made out like a bandit with this sale of his guitar to Rick, and I am glad for him. Gives a little boost to Vic knowing he sold it for much more than he would have gotten at an auction for it.
@@TotalMusicJunkie they re fretted and changed the nut on the guitar before reselling it, causing it to lose the value associated with it being the exact guitar used for those songs.
@@armandvf
That's awful. 😕
@@TotalMusicJunkie it depends, if you're going to actually use it and make it player grade is totally worth it
if you're going to keep it as as collectible item, is an awfull idea
@@armandvf I can't believe they defiled that guitar by doing that. I hope more people see this post. If you have a guitar that is piece of history, please leave it alone. The value is in it's history, not it's playability.
Flick appeared on a 2013 episode. He brought in his 1961 Fender Stratocaster guitar and settled on a price of $55,000 for the guitar. The guitar sold at auction in 2014 for $25,000. Rick lost $30,000.
Plus auction commission fees, sales tax etc. Looks like he really took a bath on that one. And Vic Flick himself was obviously willing to go a lot lower too, he said that he was expecting Rick to go down to the 30s for it. No wonder he looked quite happy as he was leaving the store.
@@NewFalconerRecords he deserves at least that. Guy is a legend
My man with the guitar, I know you wanted money for your guitar, but I think you made the right decision but not selling it instead. It’s a phenomenal guitar, not only in artistry, but history as well. Such a great piece.
If you mean the guy with the gibson master acoustic. I've seen it on ebay for 79,999 dollars it was unsold.
It's Serial 1. That's definitive. The Only.
Vic Flick got a good deal, 55k for his strat, the following year it sold at an auction for 25k
Where do u know it from
cuz it aint only about the year, its the story behind it.
Google has record of the auction. For some baffling reason it was refretted and had a new nut installed before being put up for auction which in my opinion is akin to having Earl Scheib repaint your 61 Vette or having your original copy of the Magna Carta laminated before you put them up for sale. It is astonishing they didn't know any better. It had 1 bidder.
Pawn stars is just satisfying to watch despite the terrible acting. Perfect for bed
Im yet to see any terrible acting
right
They’re not acting
@@unknownfruit4636 Yes they are!
Unknown Fruit sorry to break it you , it’s all scripted
My youth, right here. Hanging out in Old Bridge. Pool parties with Rick & chumlee. All nighth drink fests. Walking around NYC and showing the boys the "sights". Getting lost in Brooklyn. R.I.P. Rick. They've never been able to replace you....
I’m just mesmerised how much Jesse changes over all the vids
I know right. He's also a really good guitar player too.
hair looks way better now
Jesse, the guitar expert seems like a decent bloke, very respectful when talking to people, especially Vic Flic.
Because guitar nerds are some of the nicest people alive
Gibson master museum 0:15
1961 White Stratocaster (Vic Flick) 5:10
Mary Ford White SG 10:48
1952 Fender Telecaster 15:52
Gene Autry 1939 Acoustic 18:43
1971 Karl Sandoval painted flying V 21:40
Beatles signed acoustic 26:20
Phill Collin painted and signed Jackson 30:00
1969 Gibson goldtop Les Paul 34:00
Peggy Eames 1938 Gibson acoustic 36:30
1970 Ibanez 41:37
Nice!
Yooo, honestly, proud of Mary Ford's nephew standing his ground. He KNOWS the value of what he has!
The first guy was smart to hold onto that guitar. Unless he really needed the cash to keep his business going, its a one off that will be worth way more one day
How do you know it will be worth way more in the future?
@@blastofo
Because it was the very first one made of that guitar line, and it's a line of guitars many guitar players love to play (If they can get their hands on one) because of it's distinct tone. They are rare because not a lot of them were made.
Are you a musician or a guitar aficionado?
Because if not that is why you don't understand the comment made about it's value going up over time.
@@TotalMusicJunkie The value of vintage guitars has gone down though. It peaked in about 2006, and then went down after the real estate market crash. The prices have not returned to what they were simply because the generation of musicians who have reverence for vintage guitars is aging out. People who grew up in the 60’s and 70’s are now seniors living off of social security, and they dont have the same buying power they did 15 years ago. Younger people arent buying them for investment, because the role of the guitar in music today has greatly diminished. Listen to any new song by a big, relative artist, and chances are, the guitar is an accompanying instrument, not the lead instrument, if it even has any guitar in it at all. But that could change. There could be a revival of guitar centric music, but thats a big if. We can’t see into the future. You can’t assume that the value of vintage guitars is going to go up more than inflation. Though very nice instruments like that Les Paul will always be valuable, its not necessarily going to go up in value. I remember when 50’s strats were selling for $45k. Now the most they go for is in the high 20’s. And Mary Ford owning it won’t increase the value of that guitar by much. Hardly anyone knows who she is, let alone is a fan of her. She wasn’t Les. The only reason why the guitar sold for a high price is because of its appearance on Pawn Stars. I guarantee you if that guitar was never on the show and went to auction, it would have sold for half the price.
@@blastofo actually u just gotta find the right person to sell... Maybe a sheikh who plays guitar in his oilfield or somewhere
@@blastofo you never heard of polyphia and ichika nito Guitars are rising again
The fact that they brought Karl Sandoval himself to the shop demonstrates how important these guys are in the business.
Holy s they also brought Def Leppard
the producers of the show are the important ones. theyre the ones that bring in these people. even the experts are chosen by the producers, the guys in the shop dont typically use those experts. all down to the people in the shop during filming, actors chosen by the producers.
@@Hugh.G.Rectionx the producers intervened with who their experts were on the basis that they didn’t want someone with a negative history appearing on their shows. “Reality” TV 101. Makes sense
@@benjimusicandgamimg9773 exactly. all chosen by the producers.
Who they are in the busness/
NOT REALLY it’s a tv show - need to stir up some content
It demonstrates that they're running a TV show with a budget to fly people in and pay them.
I’m the guy that sold Rick the Sandoval V. I bought it on eBay for 500 bucks. I have a Sandoval dot V and the diamond V just wasn’t my thang.
I was really nervous but tried to do my best. I’m 54 and have been in many bands over the years. Currently I’m the band Arminius from Northern California. Rick and the pawn stars crew were awesome, it was a day I’ll always remember. Peace.
You look young for 54
Man, hope you do well :D
🤘🏻😎
It's amazing to see a modern style twin-blade mini-himbucker pickup at the bridge position on Vic's super-vintage Strat... you'd think he would've stuck with something more traditional like a typical single-coil. Anybody else picked up on that little intricate detail ?
Quite. The mark of a true musician is their own tone, this is something I’ve wanted to put on my guitars as well!
Yes, I noticed the bridge pickup. Looks like a ‘hot rails’ type - def more modern. Why wasn’t this detail mentioned?
I think it’s actually a cool rail 👾
@@dustincarl200Most likely. A Hot Rails would be too hot for the style of music he played.
Typically, collectors look for all original parts and the addition of aftermarket electronics would affect the value. However, because of the guitar's history and who he is, it doesn't matter.
Karl Sandoval "dude why TF you selling my guitars?" Haha
Well, Randy's would never stay in tune until he had a couple of things swapped out. The Danelectro necks that Karl used has a huge truss rod in it, so that and/or Randy dropping it a few weeks after he got it, almost destroying the neck and Karl repairing the it may have had something to do with that.
Vic Flick was so humble and the way he he subtly tapped the guitar and shook his hand was priceless mannnn.
Referring to him as "this guy” and "sort of a rockstar" is definitely a bad look on Rick.
Guy said 13K for the tele as his starting offer and I almost cried
Same bro sameeee 😢
When Phil Collen walked in and saw her his first thought was "oh no, child support trap!"
Im sad seeing old musicians let go of instruments they played for years
Ikr I sense a sad story behind it like medical expenses or getting a grandkid outta jail
@@deltahomicide9300 it‘s Most likely a sad story :/
When you get to be 69 years old you start letting some things go, I don’t have any kids or grandkids.
Surprisingly for myself it was different .. I sort of enjoyed selling things to see them going to new homes and even giving things away to special people in my life .. with age sometimes means changing ones thinking ..
@@AmperahGaming most likely not a sad story
Wish I could get a beer with Vic Flick seems like such a nice, and interesting guy.
Turns out they lost a ton on that guitar.
@@Nozylatten I think I heard that too... as they said, Vic Flick may have a long list of notable songs played on that guitar, but he wasn't quite the big enough name to justify what the guitar sold for.
They paid way too much. He’s not Jimmy Page or something. People don’t know him even though he is the man it doesn’t have the value.
I love seeing Rick take a hit now and then.
@@jonny555ive he gets over on so many people one hit every now and then won't hurt him.
Timestamps
0:00 - Gibson Custom Shop Master Museum JS-200
5:05 - Vic Flick Stratocaster
10:40 - Mary Ford’s Gibson Les Paul SG
15:35 - 1952 Fender Telecaster
18:40 - 1939 Gene Autry Acoustic
21:30 - Karl Sandoval Custom Flying V
26:17 - (Fake) Beatles Autographed Acoustic
30:05 - Phil Collen’s Jackson Guitar
34:05 - 1969 Les Paul
36:26 - Peggy Eames’ 1938 Gibson Super Jumbo
41:36 - 1970s Ibanez guitar
Thanks bro
Thanks!! Are you and I the only ones that noticed THERE'S ONLY ELEVEN GUITARS?!
MVP!!!!
I would love to go to Jessies store. That and Norm's Rare Guitars are on my bucket list
The first guy...i love that..
Good acting.
Yeah, I doubt I'd have been able to part with it either.
@@sethmaki1333 yeah. But I think the fact the Corey was such a bad bluffer made him realize how valuable his guitar was. If Rick was there and played it cool, I think it would’ve been sold.
Haha you love guys
Hotel? Trivago
Bro needs to take that Les Paul to Gibson and sell it to the museum.
Museums don’t like to pay for stuff, they just want you to give it to them as a donation 🤔
Sad museus don't buy anything. I would never donate that guitar lol
@@PsykoPato_ oh yea I guess yall r right. Maybe better of finding an auction or private seller...
Kaptain Kid You obviously don't know Gibson... They absolutely buy old guitars from owners for cash or trade for their museum.
Kaptain Kid you probably never have either....
My heart sank when the college guy sold 52' tele just for 13k. That beauty can go more than 50k to a right buyer today. This is why, you must be really dumb to sell anything at a pawn shop.
after the information the other guy gave him he could have gone somewhere else and easily get 25k for it
I guess college does not guarantee smarts, that was a bit painful to watch
All those guitars would go for double those prices today. Very high end collectibles go up a lot
Not to mention when he reaches his 30's or so he will list selling that as one of his greatest regrets - selling a memory of his grandad for a mere 13K that was spent immediately. Good thing this show is all staged.
I hope this was all 100% scripted. No kid can be that stupid to let that guitar go for $13K. Then again, there does seem to be a trend these days.....
Our population is rapidly DE-volving.
Watch a Mark Dice clip of him in San Diego engaging idiots near the beach. Terrifying.
Sellers remorse is worse than buyers' remorse . Good for the guy who came clean.
Kurt cobain plays an average guitar for mtv and it sells for millions.
Rick "I'm going to call in a music expert" Vic Flick is standing right in front of him. Lol.
Cobain preferred junk though lol
@@oceanshrugs9235 he just didn’t care about the legacy of guitars he just wanted to play
AMarqzM yeah but he has said junk sounds best lol. He also preferred Mustangs and Jaguars
Part of the script.
The guitar Kurt Cobain played on MTV was a 1959 Martin. The 7th out of only 300 or so. There was nothing average about it.
Rick: " so they can have a bridge like this" *points at pickup*
I know he was pointing at the bridge before the camera cut but its still funny
@AcidTech 22:29
Hey at least it was the bridge pickup lol
@@emmittsmith482 at least it's something xd
Vic got the best of that deal. He made 55k and it only brought in 25K at auction the next year. Well done, Vic.
Whoever bought that for 25k got a steal. Because I fully believe it's worth that on its own without it's amazing background
That's karma for Rick lowballing everyone haha
Look at the bridge pickup...that's a hot rail..I don't think they were even invented until the 70's
@@fredfendorf2367 Yeah, it's almost as if you could swap pickups... doesn't change the fact it's a '61 Strat lol. In this case it doesn't even matter if it's fully original or not with such a history to it.
Great guitar and great heritage to it, but it's one of those "right buyer" type of sales. $25k is what you pay for any random '61 Strat.
I love guitars.
Vic Flick should have autographed that guitar price would go thru the roof
naw it would have gone down actually. the guitar was worth more being a 60's strat, than it was belonging to an unknown studio musician.
@@blastofo he is definitely not unknown. If you play guitar and I to music history you know Vic Flic
@@blastofo Unknown? You don't know much about music then.
@@blastofo vic flick is a legend to any guitarist, his signature would carry that guitar further
I’ll bet that Rick tried to get him to sign it after he agreed to buy it!
This is the first time I heard of Vic Flick but he seems like one of the coolest, kindest and most humble musicians ever. Imagine meeting him in person and saying "sort of a rockstar", lol no he deserves a lot of praise.
That first guy was having a serious anxiety attack, ive been there...you could tell he was smiling to cover it up.
I think the gravity of situation really dawned on him, selling that number 1, almost priceless guitar. Glad he decided to really think it over.
Fast forward 70 years when his grandson sells it without knowing it's value and gets underpaid for it.
good on the first guy for listening to his gut and standing up for himself.