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Bob Dylan's Guitar
Bob Dylan's Guitar
Bob Dylan's Guitar
Bob Dylan's Guitar
Bob Dylan's Guitar
Bob Dylan's Guitar
Bob Dylan's Guitar
Bob Dylan's Guitar
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Bob Dylan's Guitar

  • This custom Fender Stratocaster was made for Bob Dylan in 1993
  • The rare masterpiece offers a direct connection to Dylan's revolutionary musical legacy
  • The aluminum-body guitar is one of only four ever produced
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$900,000
Item No. 32-2724

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Bob Dylan's Aluminum-Body Fender Stratocaster
Serial number NAMM 1993 #003
Dated 1993

Bob Dylan is widely regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of the 20th century, and this extraordinary custom Fender Stratocaster offers a direct connection to his revolutionary musical legacy. Created for the legendary musician, this experimental aluminum-body guitar embodies the innovation and individuality that defined both Dylan and Fender during one of the most creative eras in modern music history.

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Bob Dylan's Aluminum-Body Fender Stratocaster
Serial number NAMM 1993 #003
Dated 1993

Bob Dylan is widely regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of the 20th century, and this extraordinary custom Fender Stratocaster offers a direct connection to his revolutionary musical legacy. Created for the legendary musician, this experimental aluminum-body guitar embodies the innovation and individuality that defined both Dylan and Fender during one of the most creative eras in modern music history.

Crafted in 1993 by master builder J. Black of the Fender Custom Shop, the guitar is one of only four of its kind, each with unique decoration. Its striking engraved aluminum body is engraved in a flowing Art Nouveau style, transforming the iconic Stratocaster silhouette into a sculptural work of art. Signed beneath the pickguard “J. Black for Bob Dylan,” the instrument is accompanied by its original Fender invoice directing delivery to the care of Bob Dylan.

Few artists have reshaped popular music as profoundly as Bob Dylan. His controversial embrace of the electric guitar at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival altered the course of folk and rock music forever, with the Fender Stratocaster becoming inseparable from that transformation. Likewise, Fender’s Custom Shop has long stood at the forefront of guitar innovation, producing highly limited experimental instruments that push the boundaries of design and craftsmanship. This guitar, one of only four examples created for the 1993 NAMM show, represents an exceptionally rare intersection of musical history, artistic experimentation and rock-and-roll mythology.

Signed "J. Black for Bob Dylan" beneath the pickguard
Bears the J. Black Custom Shop logo on the back of the headstock

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Bob Dylan's Guitar
Period: 20th Century
Origin: America
Type: Historical Memorabilia
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