Rock legends will often loan out guitars, drums, stage-worn clothes and other personal items for display at museums, music-themed restaurants, casinos and the like.
Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi has told Guitar World that he sold his iconic 1964 Gibson “Monkey” SG special to the Hard Rock Cafe on the condition that if he ever wanted it back, he could buy it for the same price as he sold it for.
“The guy who used to buy memorabilia for the Hard Rock came to England and visited me,” Iommi explained. “He wanted to buy some stuff and I said it should be fine. I’d retired the Monkey SG because it was too valuable to me; I didn’t want to take it on the road and risk it getting damaged.”
Iommi continued: “He offered to buy it and it seemed like a good idea because the guitar could be displayed for people to see and kept safe, instead of sitting in a case somewhere in my storage. But the deal was if I ever wanted it back, I could let him know and buy it back for the same price. It seemed fair enough, a good deal.”
The individual who made the deal with Iommi, however, has since passed away, and it looks like the Hard Rock has nixed the previous deal or are ignorant. “We tried to get in touch with Hard Rock to get it back and they knew nothing about the deal,” Iommi said.
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