Guitar
This Dan Armstrong Ampeg guitar was owned and used by Johnny Thunders in the punk band New York Dolls. Made from black lucite, this guitar was visually striking being desiged to have stage presence.
An novel feature of this guitar is the removable pickup by the bridge which can be removed and swapped for another with relative ease.
An novel feature of this guitar is the removable pickup by the bridge which can be removed and swapped for another with relative ease.
Artwork Details
- Title: Guitar
- Maker: Dan Armstrong (American, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1934–2004 Los Angeles)
- Manufacturer: Ampeg (United States, founded 1946)
- Date: ca. 1970
- Culture: United States
- Medium: clear acrylic finish, acrylic body, maple neck with rosewood fingerboard
- Dimensions: Guitar: 950 mm (length) x 330 mm (width)
Case: 1130 mm (length) x 370 mm (width) x 100 mm (depth) - Classification: Musical instruments
- Credit Line: Rick King, 2024
- Object Number: 2025.814
- Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments
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