A guitar belonging to Status Quo star Francis Rossi has been sold at auction for nearly £120,000. A guitar belonging to Status Quo star Francis Rossi has been sold at auction for nearly £120,000. Rossi bought the green Fender Telecaster for £75 in 1968 and used it until he retired in 2015. A guitar belonging to Francis Rossi of Status Quo has been sold at auction for nearly £120,000 (Dominic Lipinski/PA)Jon Baddeley, managing director of Bonhams Knightsbridge, said: “It has been a great pleasure to have this iconic guitar in the spotlight at today’s auction. A guitar commissioned by fellow Beatle George Harrison as a gift for his former manager Denis O’Brien, a Zemaitis 12-string acoustic guitar, fetched £18,813.

Source: Irish Independent December 17, 2019 18:45 UTC