Eric Fairchild
Choosers can be beggar-y. In celebration of the vinyl rerelease of the Rolling Stones' 1968 album Beggars Banquet, the legendary Fender company has teamed up with ABKCO Music & Records for an artful package that includes a Telecaster guitar that is limited to a run of 300 and comes decorated with the LP's iconic bathroom-wall graffiti.
Though Keith Richards didn't actually use that particular model on the album that includes one of his greatest riffs (Street Fighting Man) and absolutely his greatest solo (Sympathy for the Devil), the Tele is long associated with his gnarly fingers.
The whole package costs a reasonable $650 (U.S), but touring musicians crossing international borders with a guitar linked to one of rock 'n' roll's most notorious heroin enthusiasts would probably receive more attention than they bargained for.
Brad Wheeler