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How much money would a person have to pay to buy a Paul A Bigsby custom-made Spanish Electric solid-body original guitar with documentation authentication plus documented accurate history?
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Judging from the April 2012 auction results at Heritage Auctions, one must expect to pay in excess of $266,500 to own a Paul Adelbert Bigsby original hand-made guitar. P. A. Bigsby is widely recognized as the Father of The Modern Electric Solidbody Guitar.
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When and where was the first electric guitar?
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