Eye of Horus Bass Guitar used by Phil Lesh

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Eye of Horus Electric Bass Guitar used by Phil Lesh
Eye of Horus Electric Bass Guitar used by Phil Lesh
Eye of Horus Electric Bass Guitar used by Phil Lesh
Eye of Horus Electric Bass Guitar used by Phil Lesh
Description:

Bassist Phil Lesh used this guitar, The Eye of Horus while touring with his rock band Furthur in the 2000s. Made by German luthier Jens Ritter, the six-stringed instrument features an ebony fingerboard, LED lights and Egyptian motifs.

California native Phil Lesh rose to prominence as a member of The Grateful Dead, a counterculture rock band formed in 1965. After the Dead's 1995 break up, Lesh continued to explore improvised jam music in the style of his former group. In 2009 he formed Furthur with former Grateful Dead bandmate Bob Weir

Date Made: 2009

Maker: Ritter, Jens

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: GermanyGermany

Subject: Rock and RollMusic

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Credit Line: Gift of Phil Lesh

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2012.0096.01Catalog Number: 2012.0096.01Accession Number: 2012.0096

Object Name: guitar

Physical Description: wood (overall material)ebony (overall material)metal (overall material)plastic (overall material`)metal (case material`)Measurements: guitar: 2 in x 16 in x 51 in; 5.08 cm x 40.64 cm x 129.54 cmguitar: 51 1/4 in x 17 1/4 in x 2 1/4 in; 130.175 cm x 43.815 cm x 5.715 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-9b16-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1424693

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