what do we got got a couple of guitars
for you DC Comics John Bolan Batman and
Joker guitars set Wow more impressive
Joker I didn't know the Joker played
guitar cool jump Olin I mean he
basically became the guy who if you
wanted a badass custom guitar that she
went to and this guy's got a really
interesting story
he went down an apprentice to leave it
was Gibson or one of them and decided
that that's what he wanted to do with
his life and he started making custom
ATAC acoustics for his friends and
friends of friends and then one day he
ended up making one for some folk singer
and then Billy Gibbons from the ZZ Top
as what really really put him on the map
and then I think he made him for just
about everybody that wanted a really
high-end custom guitars right when it
comes to making custom guitars Bolan is
a guy you go to and everybody from Joe
Perry the Steve Miller have had this guy
make him for me so if this is legit
we're not looking at your average guitar
here Batman and Joker I didn't know that
he made up though the cool thing about
the Joker is it also has this little
chip in it and if you push this button
when it's all hooked up to a amplifier
you push that in the Joker laughs really
cool that is cool yeah last name yeah
ever since the success of the Star Wars
and how much money they made from
licensing stuff every movie they could
license out stuff did and with the
Batman stuff you know there's no
exception there right I just didn't know
that they would be Bowen guitars carried
a great yeah so what are you looking to
get for him I want to get 15,000 for
okay for the pair for the pair okay this
is a little out of my realm I got to
tell you man we're talking about really
high-end guitars in a really neat market
and it just would make me a little more
comfortable if I called a buddy of mine
to come down and take a look at him
understood all right once you hang out
and I'll be back in a little bit sounds
good when he called for an expert I
thought it was great because I think
that these guitars speak for themselves
I know I have all my paperwork done and
the guitars are solid
hey what's up Jesse
I gotta get to the tars a John Bolan
Batman and Joker I don't know I don't
really know much about him just thinking
come down and take a look at him Jesse
sent me John Bolan oh wow
John Bowen okay the jungle I am Wow
looks like a couple of my guitars
what a treat well I guess you'd be the
guy to talk to about these and wouldn't
ya
I made these 26 years ago Wow my name is
John bolin and i'm the owner of ball and
guitars and i'm a guitar maker known as
a luthier my buddy Jesse knew I was in
town gave me a call and he said hey you
won't believe this they've got a pair of
your Batman and Joker at a pawn shop you
got to go down and see him they are
absolutely beautiful my lord
pretty much looks to me like they're
unplayed so how'd this all come about
well it started with the Batman this was
to celebrate the Batman movie and we did
the prototype and at that point we make
a lot of guitars for his easy top and
the word got out to Billy we were doing
this and he was like oh I have got the
perfect design for the Joker
so Billy Gibbons from ZZ Top designed
this he did that's awesome man I brought
an amp out I'm kind of curious to hear
the Joker laugh
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it's a seven-second loop so you okay
that's pretty cool
so I mean you're the guy to ask are they
legit oh yeah absolutely yeah absolutely
I think my fingernail marks are on there
somewhere
okay I really appreciate you coming down
thank you very much you're welcome thank
you thanks very nice to meet you nice to
meet you Cory so you wanted 15,000 bad
news is I can't have a jumbo land give
me the price of the guitars cuz he built
him and I'm sure to him they're
priceless okay so I I did talk to my
buddy on the phone and he told me that
they'd probably retail for about 7,500
for the pair you know we're so far off I
mean you want 15,000 I mean I'll go
7,500 I know a Batman sold for 7,500 by
itself once I definitely would not sell
them for $3,500 yeah and that's gonna be
the most I can pay but I really
appreciate a man it was fun yeah was
thanks so much if you hurry up you might
be able to catch them and get an
assignment for you out there if you want
thank you take care there's no way I
could take 7,500 I've seen one alone
sell for 7,500 we hop in the Batmobile
and head out of here
you