Stratocaster
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.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.
Technical Description:
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
Technical Description:
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
Artwork Details
- Title: Stratocaster
- Artist: Fender
- Artist: Bob Dylan (American, born 1941)
- Date: 1964
- Geography: Fullerton, California, United States
- Medium: Alder, maple, rosewood, chrome, nickel, celluloid plastic
- 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) - Classification: Chordophone-Lute-plucked-fretted
- Credit Line: Courtesy of Jim Irsay
- Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments