<dl><dt>Iconic Guitars</dt>
<dd>Guitars used by Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton and Bob Dylan.</dd></dl><p>Jimi Hendrix's Fender Stratocaster (1968), Eric Clapton's C.F.Martin 000-42 (1939, serial no. 73234) played on 1992 MTV Unplugged, Bob Dylan's Fender Stratocaster (1964) - Play It Loud. MET (2019-05-13 19.45.53 by Eden, Janine and Jim)
</p><p>Jimi Hendrix's Fender Stratocaster (1968) in Olympic White, purchased in New York in 1968, played on legendary 1969 Woodstock performance, and used until about 1970 - Play It Loud. MET (2019-05-13 by Eden, Janine and Jim)
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<ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/752451?&amp;exhibitionId=%7bd4024ef6-623f-4770-a626-a38b90c25b64%7d&amp;oid=752451&amp;pkgids=569&amp;pg=0&amp;rpp=100&amp;pos=150&amp;ft=*&amp;offset=100">Stratocaster (1968), Fender</a>. <i>Play It Loud: Instruments of Rock &amp; Roll. Metropolitan Museum of Art</i>.<div style="margin-left:1em;width:calc(100% - 1em);font-size:90%;line-height:2.5ex;white-space:normal;box-sizing:border-box;"><span>"<i>​Jimi Hendrix’s preference for Fender Stratocasters helped reestablish the instrument as its popularity waned in the late 1960s. He used this guitar for his legendary 1969 Woodstock performance, which culminated in his unplanned, radical reinterpretation of "The Star-Spangled Banner," in part a wordless protest of the Vietnam War. Hendrix, who was left-handed, famously played right-handed guitars upside down and restrung. He purchased this guitar in New York in 1968 and used it until about 1970. </i>"</span>,<br><span>"<i>​<b>Technical Description</b>: Contoured alder body, two-piece maple neck; 25 ½ in. scale; Olympic white finish; bolt-on neck with black dot inlays; black Fender logo decal on headstock; three single coil pickups, three-way selector switch, one volume and two tone controls; chrome “synchronized tremolo” vibrato bridge and recessed input jack, nickel tuners, white plastic knobs, three-ply white and black plastic pickguard; nut and strap buttons modified for left-handed stringing </i>"</span>,<br><span>"<i>​<b>Artwork Details</b> </i>"</span>,<br><span>"<i>​Title:  Stratocaster </i>"</span>,<br><span>"<i>​Artist: Fender </i>"</span>,<br><span>"<i>​Artist: Jimi Hendrix (American, 1942–1970) </i>"</span>,<br><span>"<i>​Date:   1968 </i>"</span>,<br><span>"<i>​Medium: Alder, maple, chrome, nickel, plastic </i>"</span>,<br><span>"<i>​Dimensions: Length: ~39 1/4 in. (99/7 cm) / Width: 12 3/4 in. (32.4 cm) / Depth: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm) / Weight: 7.78 lb. (3.5 kg) </i>"</span>,<br><span>"<i>​Classification: Chordophone-Lute-plucked-fretted </i>"</span>,<br><span>"<i>​Credit Line: Courtesy of MoPOP, Seattle, WA </i>"</span>,<br><span>"<i>​<b>Provenance</b>: Jimi Hendrix, 1968; Given to Mitch Mitchell, ca. 1970; auctioned to Gabriele Ansaloni, 1991; auctioned to Paul Allen,1993; MoPOP 2000 / Jimi Hendrix </i>"</span></div></li></ul><p>Eric Clapton's C. F. Martin 000-42 (1939, serial no. 73234), played in 1992 MTV Unplugged - Play It Loud. MET (2019-05-13 19.45.53 by Eden, Janine and Jim).jpg
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<ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/753631?&amp;exhibitionId=%7bd4024ef6-623f-4770-a626-a38b90c25b64%7d&amp;oid=753631&amp;pkgids=569&amp;pg=0&amp;rpp=100&amp;pos=149&amp;ft=*&amp;offset=100">000-42 (1939, serial no. 73234), C. F. Martin &amp; Co.</a>. <i>Play It Loud: Instruments of Rock &amp; Roll. Metropolitan Museum of Art</i>.<div style="margin-left:1em;width:calc(100% - 1em);font-size:90%;line-height:2.5ex;white-space:normal;box-sizing:border-box;"><span>"<i>​Eric Clapton played this guitar in a landmark 1992 appearance on MTV Unplugged. It featured an acoustic set of traditional blues songs and reworked versions of his own classic compositions such as “Layla,” which he transformed from a lustful rock song into a tender ballad. The performance reflected a cultural shift in rock and roll, ushering in a new era of acoustic rock and roots music and reviving interest in the less common Martin 000-style guitars. </i>"</span>,<br><span>"<i>​<b>Technical Description</b>: Flat top with round sound hole; spruce top, rosewood back and sides, mahogany neck, ebony fingerboard; 24 3/4 in. scale; natural finish with ivory binding and abalone borders around edges of body, fingerboard, and sound hole; set neck with ivory binding and abalone “snowflake” inlays to fingerboard; headstock with rosewood veneer and gold C.F. Martin logo; ebony bridge with inlaid ivory pegs, silver closed-back Grover tuners, celluloid tortoiseshell pickguard; One tuner replaced with open-back Waverly tuner </i>"</span>,<br><span>"<i>​<b>Artwork Details</b> </i>"</span>,<br><span>"<i>​Title: 000-42 (serial no. 73234) </i>"</span>,<br><span>"<i>​Artist: C. F. Martin &amp; Co. </i>"</span>,<br><span>"<i>​Artist: Eric Clapton (British, Ripley, Surrey born 1945) </i>"</span>,<br><span>"<i>​Date: 1939 </i>"</span>,<br><span>"<i>​Medium: Spruce, rosewood, mahogany, ebony, ivory, abalone, silver, celluloid plastic </i>"</span>,<br><span>"<i>​Dimensions: Length: 39 3/4 in. (101 cm) / Width: 15 in. (38.1 cm) / Depth: 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm) / Weight: 4-6 lbs. (1.8 - 2.7 kg) </i>"</span>,<br><span>"<i>​Classification: Chordophone-Lute-plucked-fretted </i>"</span>,<br><span>"<i>​Credit Line: Courtesy of Jim Irsay </i>"</span>,<br><span>"<i>​<b>Provenance</b>: Eric Clapton; Sale 1392 at Christie's New York, Crossroads Guitar Auction, June 24, 2004; Private Collection </i>"</span></div></li></ul><p>Bob Dylan's Fender Stratocaster (1964) in 3 tone sunburst, played when Dylan Goes Electric at Newport Folk Festival on July 25, 1965. Lost ca.1965, rediscovered in 2012 - Play It Loud. MET (2019-05-13 by Eden, Janine and Jim)
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<ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/753630?exhibitionId=%7Bd4024ef6-623f-4770-a626-a38b90c25b64%7D&amp;oid=753630&amp;pkgids=569&amp;pg=0&amp;rpp=100&amp;pos=151&amp;ft=*&amp;offset=100">Stratocaster (1964), Fender</a>. <i>Play It Loud: Instruments of Rock &amp; Roll. Metropolitan Museum of Art</i>.<div style="margin-left:1em;width:calc(100% - 1em);font-size:90%;line-height:2.5ex;white-space:normal;box-sizing:border-box;"><span>"<i>​Bob Dylan played this Stratocaster when he debuted his electric band at the Newport Folk Festival on July 25, 1965, a controversial move that angered folk purists who opposed the consumerism of rock music and the electric guitar. Dylan’s performance with this instrument marked a turning point in popular music, when the political and intellectual sophistication of folk met the adolescent and revolutionary fervor of rock and roll, and it kicked off the electric folk-rock movement. </i>"</span>,<br><span>"<i>​<b>Technical Description</b>: Contoured alder body, maple neck, rosewood fingerboard; 25 ½ in. scale; sunburst finish; bolt-on neck with clay dot inlays; gold “spaghetti” Fender logo decal on headstock; three single coil pickups, three-way pickup selector, one volume and two tone controls; chrome “synchronized tremolo” vibrato bridge, "ashtray" cover, and recessed input jack, nickel tuners, white plastic knobs, three-ply white and black plastic pickguard </i>"</span>,<br><span>"<i>​<b>Artwork Details</b> </i>"</span>,<br><span>"<i>​Title:  Stratocaster </i>"</span>,<br><span>"<i>​Artist: Fender </i>"</span>,<br><span>"<i>​Artist: Bob Dylan (American, born 1941) </i>"</span>,<br><span>"<i>​Date:   1964 </i>"</span>,<br><span>"<i>​Medium: Alder, maple, rosewood, chrome, nickel, celluloid plastic </i>"</span>,<br><span>"<i>​Dimensions: Length: 39 3/4 in. (101 cm) / Width: 12 3/4 in. (32.4 cm) / Depth: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm) / Weight: ~7-8 lbs. (3.2-3.6 kg) </i>"</span>,<br><span>"<i>​Classification: Chordophone-Lute-plucked-fretted </i>"</span>,<br><span>"<i>​Credit Line: Courtesy of Jim Irsay </i>"</span>,<br><span>"<i>​<b>Provenance</b>: Bob Dylan, 1964; lost ca. 1965; rediscovered 2012; sold at Christie's Sale 3482, "Dylan Goes Electric," New York, December 6 2013 </i>"</span></div></li></ul>
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