COREY: So what do we got here? JENNY: A guitar for you
made out of a cigar box. All right. Can I pull it out of there? JENNY: Please do. And it's signed by Sammy Hagar. The Red Rocker. JENNY: Yep. COREY: Where in the
world did you get this? Well, my ex-boyfriend left
it when he left me, so-- OK. [laughs] COREY: Before Sammy Hagar
joined Van Halen in 1985, it wasn't easy finding
a replacement for fan-favorite David Lee Roth. But somehow, Hagar ended up
being a pretty good choice. Their first album together
went platinum six times, and they soared
to levels of fame that they'd never had before. So what are you
looking to get for it? JENNY: I'm thinking about $700. COREY: $700? I guess first thing
I need to do, though, is I need to find out
if the signature's real. So I'm gonna have a
buddy of mine come down and take a look at
it, then I'm actually gonna have to have another
friend of mine come by and tell me what
the guitar's worth. So do you mind if I go
make some phone calls and-- No, I don't mind.
COREY: OK. Well, why don't you
hang out and I'll-- I'll be right back, OK? JENNY: OK. I'm kinda nervous about
the expert coming in because I really don't know for
sure if that signature is real or not. STEVE: That's pretty cool. I mean, you know, the
thing about Sammy-- he toured forever. I mean, he toured through
the '70s, '80s, '90s. I mean, he's still touring. And he's been pretty good to
the fans through the years. I mean, there's times when
he doesn't like signing. Most of time he does, though. The years with Van Halen,
he was probably one of the nicer guys in the band. So he usually made it a
point to sign for collectors. Sammy Hagar is a former
lead man for Van Halen. He had his own solo career,
really famous musician. I mean, when I
listen to Van Halen, I like the Hagar stuff better. Couldn't stand David Lee-- I can't stand him. Yeah. The guy's pompous. COREY: So what do you think? STEVE: Obviously, taking
a look at his autograph, he signs it fast. I mean, he just jots
it as fast as he can. But you know, his
signature's usually dominated by this very
large S. And so we start to take a look at that. This S comes all
the way down, loops it all the way back through,
and he goes into his last name. And I see kind of all
those characteristics here, so all pretty good signs, Corey. COREY: OK. So would you say it's real? Signature's
definitely authentic. COREY: All right. Well, that's good to know. STEVE: But you
know, the one thing I would tell you is in terms
of, like, his signature, it's not super rare. The guy's usually been
pretty accessible, and he's always usually been
pretty good about signing. So if you're looking at a
signature, about $60, $70. It's a nice piece. I have no idea
what this is worth. It does add value, though. You know, the whole
thing contextually is really nice together. COREY: OK.
I appreciate you coming down. Cool.
Yeah. Good luck.
- Thank you. Nice seeing you.
Yeah. Good luck. You bet. JENNY: I was hoping the value
would be a little bit higher, but I'm hopeful the
value of the guitar will be a little bit
more than what I was told the autograph was worth. COREY: Steve was just in. It is Sammy Hagar's signature. That's cool. COREY: I've seen
acoustic versions of the cigar box guitars. I've never seen an
electric one with an amp. JESSE: No. And it's a ukulele. That's pretty cool. COREY: OK. [laughs] All right. So what's the story with
the cigar box guitars? I mean, cigar box stuff-- it's just kind of a fad
right now, believe it or not. A lot of guys are
building these. I guess guys back in the day
used to build them like this. When they didn't
have any money, they would just make an instrument. And a cigar box is wood. You know, you're halfway
there, I guess, kind of. [laughs] COREY: Gotcha. JESSE: This one's done
really well, though, man. What do you really
need to know about it? You know, I kinda just
need to know what it's worth. JESSE: Well, you know, I
sell ones that aren't built as well as this one in my shop. We get $350, $400
for them, so I mean, if we had ones built
like this and this nice, we'd probably put them in the
shop at, you know, $500, $600. It's not like-- it's
not built cheaply. It's sturdy. You know, it doesn't feel like-- a lot of these, you
feel like you're gonna rip it apart just
holding it because they feel kind of flimsy. But this is done really good. Well, thank you, man.
I appreciate you coming down. - Not a problem at all.
- Thank you. Thanks. If Corey gets into
this the right way, you know, it's a good buy. It's got a signature on it. It's built well. It looks really neat with the
case, and all the painting and everything on it. You know, somebody
might just wanna buy it to hang it in their
living room, or something. COREY: OK. So you heard what
my guys had to say, which quite frankly
is a lot more than I thought it would be. But what are you looking
to get out of it? I was thinking $700. Mhm. I'm thinking probably $300. $300? COREY: I'm thinking $300. I-- I'm thinking $600. COREY: I'd go about $350. I gotta make money on it, too. What about $555? COREY: Nope. I just won't do it. I'll tell you what. I'll do $400. $425?
COREY: Nope. Nope. Don't even ask for more. That's-- that's just
the most I could do. JENNY: OK.
COREY: All right. I'll do $400. All right. Meet me over there. We gotta do some paperwork. OK. JENNY: I'm taking
the $400 because it's probably the best
thing I got out of that relationship, anyhow.
