{"id":16935,"date":"2024-02-22T22:52:42","date_gmt":"2024-02-22T21:52:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.matts-guitar-shop.com\/the-man-with-the-golden-guitars-gonzo-music\/"},"modified":"2025-08-05T22:34:46","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T20:34:46","slug":"the-man-with-the-golden-guitars-gonzo-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matts-guitar-shop.com\/en\/the-man-with-the-golden-guitars-gonzo-music\/","title":{"rendered":"The Man with the Golden Guitars &#8211; Gonzo Music"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; top_divider_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; top_divider_height=&#8221;12px&#8221; bottom_divider_style=&#8221;arrow2&#8243; bottom_divider_color=&#8221;gcid-heading-color&#8221; bottom_divider_height=&#8221;12px&#8221; bottom_divider_flip=&#8221;vertical&#8221; 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show_in_lightbox=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; link_font=&#8221;|600|||on||||&#8221; link_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;36px&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>He is a very young man of 29 who looks no older than 17, but don\u2019t be fooled by his youthful appearance. In just under seven years since launching Matt\u2019s Guitar Shop, Matt Lucas has established himself as THE French expert in star guitars that make all musicians and rock aficionados dream, with hundreds of precious collectible instruments played by legends like Jimmy Page, Joe Perry, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, and Lenny Kravitz. Meet the man with the golden guitars.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.matts-guitar-shop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/joe-perry-768&#215;727-1.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;A 1951 Fender Esquire at the Heart of Its Legendary Sound&#8221; title_text=&#8221;joe-perry-768&#215;727&#8243; show_in_lightbox=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;||on||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; link_font=&#8221;|600|||on||||&#8221; link_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;36px&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-20px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span>Matt Lucas and Joe Perry<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; link_font=&#8221;|600|||on||||&#8221; link_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;36px&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span>In a small townhouse located on a quiet street in Paris\u2019s 17th arrondissement, far removed from the guitar shops of Pigalle, some precious sonic treasures are on display. Here, you get more the feeling of being in a high-end fashion boutique, surrounded by pieces all more magnificent and valuable than the next. Or in a museum, with historic instruments held by some of the greatest guitar heroes, some worth hundreds of thousands of euros. This doesn\u2019t stop Matt from regularly lending the rarest jewels of his personal collection to young artists for stage or studio use, following the principle of passing on knowledge that the young man has made his guiding creed. Indeed, guitarists realize that their most precious instrument will outlive them and will eventually be played by other musicians, some of whom haven\u2019t even been born yet. These star guitars are themselves stars in their own right \u2014 proof being Matt\u2019s Guitar Shop&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; link_font=&#8221;|600|||on||||&#8221; link_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;36px&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;So Matt, how old are you?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>29 years old.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How does someone become THE specialist of historic guitars sometimes ten times older than themselves at only 29?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For me, the path to a passion for guitar and music began in early 2009. I come from a family that isn\u2019t particularly music-loving, although my mother listened a lot to Johnny Hallyday. My father was more into Michel Sardou.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ah yes, that\u2019s not exactly rock and roll!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Not really, indeed. But my mother still had some old vinyl records in her attic, even if I didn\u2019t pay much attention to them. One day, I was playing video games, I was fifteen years old, and my best friend, who is of German origin, has a strong rock and roll culture in his family. He told me: \u201cMy dad only listens to this album right now, it\u2019s the latest AC\/DC album.\u201d Even though I wasn\u2019t really into rock, I knew about them, but to me it was just a guy yelling into a microphone. Then I heard \u201cRock And Roll Train,\u201d which opens their album *Black Ice*, with an Angus Young riff and a snare drum hit from Phil Rudd. When I describe that moment and what it did to me, it was that snare drum hit that triggered everything, like someone pressed a button in my brain.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.matts-guitar-shop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/matt-2-768&#215;1024-1.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;A 1951 Fender Esquire at the Heart of Its Legendary Sound&#8221; title_text=&#8221;matt-2-768&#215;1024&#8243; show_in_lightbox=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; link_font=&#8221;|600|||on||||&#8221; link_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;36px&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Shock to the system!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Shock to the system. Behind that, the whole band is playing. Brian Johnson\u2019s voice, really, totally mesmerized me because I had never heard anything like it. And mostly, unconsciously, I was discovering the groove of AC\/DC\u2019s rock and roll. And everything it would ignite as a passion in me. I was 15 years old. And since I\u2019m ultra-passionate about everything I do, my hobbies, my interests, I started wanting to buy a guitar. Right away. And I wanted to do like Angus Young, the duckwalk shirtless in my living room.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(laughs)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>And I identified with this character who is a true guitar hero. Because, to me, the definition of a guitar hero is the guy who can make you transcend at home, whether it\u2019s with a real guitar or even an air guitar. I started listening to AC\/DC every day; I began trying to connect to videos, even though YouTube wasn\u2019t as developed back then. I was passionate about this band. And the following Christmas, about ten months later, I bought a beginner electric guitar with the money my family had given me, which vaguely looked like Angus Young\u2019s SG. And that\u2019s when I really started playing guitar.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Was it a copy?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes, a copy made in China. But for me, it was already great. With an amp, it sounded awesome. What really fascinated me was the song \u201cThe Jack\u201d by AC\/DC \u2013 a pretty gutsy track, for the record, since it refers to a venereal disease by that name, kind of like \u201cSouvenir Of London\u201d by Procol Harum. That\u2019s where I discovered a side of Angus Young\u2019s tone I didn\u2019t know \u2014 a more bluesy tone. And that was the second shock for me: the discovery of the blues. That\u2019s when I realized that music is an absolutely amazing genealogy, because I started getting interested in Angus Young\u2019s influences. That\u2019s how I discovered the Stones, bluesmen like BB King, Albert King. What struck me about music and art in general is that you can be the greatest guitar hero for someone, but you yourself are always a fan of someone else.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; link_font=&#8221;|600|||on||||&#8221; link_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;36px&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>There\u2019s this aspect of passing things on.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Exactly. And that\u2019s what excites me the most today in my job; it\u2019s what made me want to do this work. When I was eighteen, I worked as a waiter on weekends, and even the last three days of the week, in the bar-restaurant of my village. And honestly, with the salary I had\u2026<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Which village is that?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Saint Arnoult en Yvelines. Well, I wasn\u2019t born there, but I\u2019ve more or less always lived there. So I worked in that little restaurant and everything I earned went toward buying guitars. And when I told my parents I wanted to buy and resell guitars, they looked at me stunned \u2014 they were imagining me doing higher education. My dad said: \u201cI\u2019m happy to give you a place to stay, but I\u2019m not going to fund your passion.\u201d My mom said: \u201cIf that makes you happy, then it\u2019s fine.\u201d I\u2019m really grateful today that they accepted I was going to deviate from the path they had imagined for me. And in the end, today, they\u2019re super proud of what I\u2019ve done.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Did they want you to open a clothing store or something?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Not really, but I did an internship with a notary back then. 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Unlike many boys who pick up the guitar, I immediately realized that my role in music wouldn\u2019t be to be on stage\u2014maybe occasionally, as I sometimes do just for fun\u2014but what really fascinated me was answering questions like: why does Keith Richards play a Fender Telecaster, why does Angus Young play a Gibson SG, and why does Slash play a Gibson Les Paul? I was really drawn to the ability to discern the characteristics and understand why a particular guitarist plays a particular guitar, and why that guitarist then has that specific sound depending on their guitar and amp. So very quickly, I turned to the technical side and started wanting to test these guitars.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; link_font=&#8221;|600|||on||||&#8221; link_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;36px&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>To try to understand?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes, to understand why a certain guitarist chose a particular guitar. And so, with all the money I had, I was always buying copies to understand how a Stratocaster sounds, how a Fender Jazzmaster sounds, how a Fender Telecaster sounds, how a Gibson sounds\u2026 and at that moment, you discover so many things in the world of music that you realize this has to be your life.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.matts-guitar-shop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/matt-lucas-3-768&#215;576-1.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;A 1951 Fender Esquire at the Heart of Its Legendary Sound&#8221; title_text=&#8221;matt-lucas-3-768&#215;576&#8243; show_in_lightbox=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; link_font=&#8221;|600|||on||||&#8221; link_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;36px&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>But how do you make the leap from passionate fan to deciding to make it your profession? How does one become a guitar expert?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>So, I took the plunge&#8230; Every day, I went to Pigalle, to the famous guitar street. Just window shopping, really. I won\u2019t hide that the welcome in Pigalle, for an 18-year-old wanting to buy vintage or higher-end custom shop guitars \u2014 because I had a bit more budget at that time \u2014 wasn\u2019t very warm, let\u2019s say. Maybe I didn\u2019t look like the kind of customer who\u2019d buy a more expensive guitar. I even ended up feeling disgusted, until I met someone good: Didier, who owned the Guitar Store shop. He allowed me to come in at 10 a.m. and stay until closing at 7 p.m. For the story, I used to tell my parents I was spending all day at university. I\u2019d take the early train and arrive at the McDonald\u2019s in Pigalle at 8 a.m. to wait for the shops to open. Then I\u2019d go to Didier\u2019s shop, where I seriously started to expand my knowledge. That\u2019s where the transmission phenomenon I talked about happened, which I love and try to reproduce in my own way. That\u2019s when I thought: it\u2019s so great to have a guitar shop, the guy lives surrounded by guitars all day, he touches so many. And he had some really beautiful ones, too. He taught me a lot, and that\u2019s how I started buying and selling guitars with him. That\u2019s when I got the idea to go to the United States to explore shops there. It changed my life. I met Rudy Pensa in New York, one of the world\u2019s greatest guitar experts, in his Rudy\u2019s Music shop. He made guitars for Lenny Kravitz, Mark Knopfler \u2014 especially the famous Pensa guitar. I also discovered a different mentality because in the USA, no matter your age or appearance, you\u2019re allowed to touch things that are absolutely forbidden in France. I fell in love with that mentality and came back transformed. I\u2019ve always tried to soak up that American spirit while mixing it with our French mentality, which must not be forgotten.<\/p>\n<p>Now what really excites me are the guitars \u2014 always thanks to Didier\u2019s help, who once found me an exact replica, what\u2019s called a limited edition signature guitar from Gibson, Billy Gibbons\u2019 guitar, a legendary Les Paul. I told him, \u201cGreat, now I\u2019ll be able to have Billy Gibbons\u2019 sound!\u201d And he coldly replied, \u201cOh really, you think his guitar sounds like that?\u201d That moment was terrible, because he shattered my dream. It was a limited series I had been searching for months. But at the same time, he gave me a key to go further. He opened the door for me to specialize in artist guitars. I realized that when an artist plays a guitar on stage, knowing that they truly have a choice on tour and brands make them the best guitars with the best woods&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; link_font=&#8221;|600|||on||||&#8221; link_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;36px&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201c\u2026 if they play on the same old worn-out guitar, there\u2019s a reason \u2014 it\u2019s THEIR signature.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s their signature, even if sometimes it surprises you, usually it\u2019s a guitar with a great sound. That\u2019s when I thought: artist guitars are just amazing.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s your showroom called?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Matt\u2019s Guitar Shop, and the shop has been around since 2017.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>And in seven years, have you sold 10 guitars\u2026 100 guitars\u2026 1000 guitars?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t think I\u2019ve reached 1000 yet, but we\u2019re talking several hundreds.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>That\u2019s huge.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>What I especially love about this place is the diversity of people who come through. Always connected to this idea of passing on knowledge, because I think that\u2019s very important in art. Even though we are a business that buys and sells instruments, there\u2019s always the personal collection aspect. In fact, the variety of clients is what makes this place truly rich \u2014 from a 15-year-old kid, to whom I want to pass on the opportunity I was given. I know very well they won\u2019t buy a guitar here, but they spend an hour, two hours, and we give them the chance to touch pieces they couldn\u2019t handle anywhere else. And that\u2019s essential, because today\u2019s youth are tomorrow\u2019s buyers or at least tomorrow\u2019s passionate fans.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Especially since you lend guitars to musicians for the stage. How do you make sure you don\u2019t get robbed?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m always there. Or someone from our team, whom I call a guitar-guard.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s the cheapest guitar you\u2019ve ever sold?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>With Matt\u2019s Guitar Shop, it must have been 300 \u20ac.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.matts-guitar-shop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/gibson-mojo-maker-ex-billy-gibbons-zz-top-709&#215;1024-1.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;A 1951 Fender Esquire at the Heart of Its Legendary Sound&#8221; title_text=&#8221;gibson-mojo-maker-ex-billy-gibbons-zz-top-709&#215;1024&#8243; show_in_lightbox=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; link_font=&#8221;|600|||on||||&#8221; link_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;36px&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ah, that\u2019s affordable. What was it?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It was an interesting one \u2014 an old classical acoustic guitar made by a luthier in Paris around the 1900s. These guitars don\u2019t have a high market value, but they have history and the advantage of not carrying the hefty price tag. Especially since they\u2019re made with period wood. That\u2019s what makes the difference between vintage guitars and modern ones. Back then, when they started making guitars and imported rosewood, it was wood that had aged for decades. You can hear it in the tone of the wood \u2014 it has history, it has depth. Often vintage guitars have a soul. And this guitar had a soul. Price will never make the sound of an instrument.<\/p>\n<p><strong>And the most expensive one?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>That was a guitar nearing \u20ac650,000 \u2014 a 1959 Gibson Les Paul, which is quite historic in the guitar world, and had been played by several very famous artists. The \u201959 Les Paul is kind of the Stradivarius of the guitar world. It had been played by Jeff Beck, Alvin Lee, Mark Knopfler. Not their personal ones, but it had been in the hands of all those artists.<\/p>\n<p><strong>And do you have photos every time?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Oh, of course. That\u2019s an essential part of the job, especially with artist guitars \u2014 you always have to be able to prove their provenance. Nowadays, I also try to use technological means. 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I have a friend who is probably the greatest guitar collector in the world, and he bought it from a guy in Sweden. I had it in my hands at his place in New York, and the guy said to me, \u201cDo you want it? This is the price.\u201d I could have done it, but I didn\u2019t because it was still a lot of money. And today, yes, I have a bit of regret.<\/p>\n<p><strong>And how many guitars do you have in your personal collection?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Only about thirty instruments \u2014 I\u2019ve significantly downsized. The latest one I managed to get is a Gibson Flying V, of which only 81 were made in 1958. The shape was way too modern for the time. I\u2019ll be getting it very soon. It\u2019s been a bit refinished in terms of the varnish, which lowers its value a little, but a 100% original one goes for between $700,000 and $1 million.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Even if it wasn\u2019t held by so-and-so?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s exactly the peculiarity of these guitars. When Gibson launched them in 1958, they gave them to their salespeople. Although the V shape is standardized today and widely accepted, back then it was too revolutionary. Now all metalheads have adopted it, and it\u2019s become an extremely rare instrument because Gibson used korina limba wood to make them. Korina limba is a type of mahogany derivative, with a slightly lighter density and sound than standard mahogany. So with Gibson, fewer than 100 korina limba guitars were made in total throughout history.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; link_font=&#8221;|600|||on||||&#8221; link_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;36px&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>And you don\u2019t regret not making your own guitar, the Matt guitar?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s in progress. In about two years, we\u2019ll be able to market it. It won\u2019t be an electric guitar but an acoustic one because I\u2019m thinking about beginners. It won\u2019t be a luxury guitar. I want a guitar that\u2019s affordable for both beginners and experienced players \u2014 accessible to everyone. I had a hard time when I started out being told, \u201cYou can\u2019t touch that,\u201d without any real explanation. I\u2019ve always had this feeling that these are musical instruments. If you spoke to Jimi Hendrix, whose guitars are worth millions today, and you told him, \u201cSee this Stratocaster from 1965 before everything started for you? Because it\u2019s your guitar, in 60 years no one will be able to play it,\u201d I didn\u2019t know Jimi personally, but I\u2019m pretty sure he\u2019d tell you that\u2019s nonsense. A guitar has to live; I always believe that an instrument must live to keep giving pleasure again and again. That\u2019s the whole point of playing \u2014 to bring joy to others and to yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Matt\u2019s Guitar Shop <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mattsguitar.shop\/fr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.mattsguitar.shop\/fr<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>TO BE CONTINUED\u2026 MATT\u2019S TOP 10 MOST PRECIOUS ROCK GUITARS from Jeff Beck, Joe Perry, Lenny Kravitz, Richie Sambora\u2026 to Ramon Pipin<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.matts-guitar-shop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/gibson-sg-standard-fox-grey-brian-ray-709&#215;1024-1.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;A 1951 Fender Esquire at the Heart of Its Legendary Sound&#8221; title_text=&#8221;gibson-sg-standard-fox-grey-brian-ray-709&#215;1024&#8243; show_in_lightbox=&#8221;on&#8221; 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