Guitarist, Producer, and Regent Sound CEO Robert Johnson discusses his history with Jeff Beck's OXBLOOD Les Paul guitar, (which just sold for $1,315,708) & the 50th anniversary of Beck & Johnson playing together on the Rolling Stones' Black & Blue…

Johnson did not like the color or the guitar & put the guitar on consignment. Johnson did not like the color or the guitar & put the guitar on consignment. OnNovember 7th1972, Johnson drove toLittle Rockto see his friendBilly Gibbons& ZZ Top open a show for Beck, Bogart & Appice, all acquaintances of Johnson. Johnson sold Beck a 1967 Fender guitar in 1971 & had played a studio session with Beck previously in NYC. Beck asked Gibbons & Johnson about any good...

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Johnson did not like the color or the guitar & put the guitar on consignment.

On November 7th 1972, Johnson drove to Little Rock to see his friend Billy Gibbons & ZZ Top open a show for Beck, Bogart & Appice, all acquaintances of Johnson. Johnson sold Beck a 1967 Fender guitar in 1971 & had played a studio session with Beck previously in NYC.

Beck asked Gibbons & Johnson about any good guitars for sale. Johnson replied that he had seventeen, including the Oxblood Les Paul at Strings & Things.

Beck had a friend take him to Strings & Things the next day. Beck loved the Oxblood Les Paul & his manager bought it.

On January 31st 1975, Johnson saw Jeff Beck and the Oxblood Les Paul together. Johnson & Beck had both been invited to a recording session with The Rolling Stones in Holland, unaware that the other would be attending. Jagger invited Johnson & Richards invited Beck, neither told each other. Beck's primary guitar at the session was the Oxblood Les Paul. Beck & Johnson played on several tracks. Neither Johnson nor Beck could have imagined that the guitar would sell for 1.3 million dollars. Beck & Johnson played together for 2 days.

From 1970-1976, Johnson sold guitars to British & American Rock Stars including, Marc Bolan, Andy Powell & Ted Turner (Wishbone Ash), Leslie West, Ronnie Montrose & and over 100 guitars to Guitar Village & Top Gear in London. 

Johnson is currently producing Billy Gibbons on the missing 1971 Albert King Stax record album, featuring the Muscle Shoals Swampers. Johnson is also remixing a live 1973 Lynyrd Skynyrd recording he engineered in Memphis. Both projects will be released by Regent Sound Records Summer 2025. Johnson is also working with Ann Wilson & Tanya Tucker.

Interview by writer-musician
Hulley Gulley
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