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DOUG IRWIN, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, 1979
细节
JERRY GARCIA: A CUSTOM-BUILT ELECTRIC GUITAR, KNOWN AS ‘TIGER’
DOUG IRWIN, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, 1979
A solid-body electric guitar, the body constructed of laminated cocobolo, maple and padauk with brass binding, the ebony fretboard inlaid with mother-of-pearl engraved J.GARCIA at the 24th fret, inlaid below the bridge with a mother-of-pearl tiger on an ebony ground forming a preamp cover, the headstock inlaid with a brass eagle flying over the globe inlaid in abalone and mother-of-pearl, the back inlaid with the serial number 050 in mother-of-pearl surrounded by abalone and brass foliage, Schaller tune-o-matic style bridge with one DiMarzio SDS-1 single coil pickup in the neck position and two DiMarzio Super II humbuckers in the middle and bridge positions, in a custom hardshell case with Tiger sticker, together with strap, used strings, and various picks, an additional modern flight case, and a modern glass display vitrine; accompanied by a 1:3 miniature model of the guitar and a collection of concert lanyards for Dead & Co. / The Grateful Dead
Overall length: 40 1⁄8 in. (101.8 cm.)
Body length: 16 ½ in. (42 cm.)
DOUG IRWIN, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, 1979
A solid-body electric guitar, the body constructed of laminated cocobolo, maple and padauk with brass binding, the ebony fretboard inlaid with mother-of-pearl engraved J.GARCIA at the 24th fret, inlaid below the bridge with a mother-of-pearl tiger on an ebony ground forming a preamp cover, the headstock inlaid with a brass eagle flying over the globe inlaid in abalone and mother-of-pearl, the back inlaid with the serial number 050 in mother-of-pearl surrounded by abalone and brass foliage, Schaller tune-o-matic style bridge with one DiMarzio SDS-1 single coil pickup in the neck position and two DiMarzio Super II humbuckers in the middle and bridge positions, in a custom hardshell case with Tiger sticker, together with strap, used strings, and various picks, an additional modern flight case, and a modern glass display vitrine; accompanied by a 1:3 miniature model of the guitar and a collection of concert lanyards for Dead & Co. / The Grateful Dead
Overall length: 40 1⁄8 in. (101.8 cm.)
Body length: 16 ½ in. (42 cm.)
来源
Bequeathed to Doug Irwin by Jerry Garcia, 1995.
Sold by the above, Guernsey's, New York, 8 May 2002, lot 1; where acquired.
Sold by the above, Guernsey's, New York, 8 May 2002, lot 1; where acquired.
出版
J. Sievert, ‘Jerry Garcia: For More Than A Decade, the Patriarch of the San Francisco Sound’, Guitar Player, October 1978.
I. Addleman, ‘The making of a master guitar maker’, The Healdsburg Tribune, 27 August 1980, B Section, p. 1.
L. Dell'Amico, dir., Grateful Dead, ‘Grateful Dead - Dead Ahead (New York, NY October 1980)’, recorded 30-31 October 1980, posted 31 October 2020, by the Grateful Dead, YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEmJlxYAxps.
L. Dell'Amico and J. Garcia, dir., Grateful Dead, ‘Grateful Dead - So Far (Oakland, CA 12/31/85)’, music documentary video, recorded on 31 December 1985, posted on 1 January 2026, by the Grateful Dead, YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4S9WcKW9Xo.
G. Gutierrez, dir., Grateful Dead, ‘Grateful Dead - Touch Of Grey (Official Music Video)’, recorded 7 May 1987, posted 21 September 2012, by the Grateful Dead, YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzvk0fWtCs0.
J. Sievert, ‘Jerry Garcia: New Life with the Dead’, Guitar Player, July 1988, pp. 86-102.
J. Selvin, ‘Strings of gold: There was something special about Doug Irwin's guitars, and Jerry Garcia knew what it was’, SFGATE, 6 November 2001. https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/strings-of-gold-there-was-something-special-2860635.php.
D. Irwin, interviewed by SQ, ‘Interview with Doug Irwin’, Dozin, circa February 2004. https://dozin.com/dougirwin/interview.html.
B. Jackson, Grateful Dead Gear, San Francisco, 2006, pp. 197-199
Grateful Dead, All the Years Combine: The DVD Collection, Shout! Factory, 2012, DVD.
A. Greene, ‘Jerry Garcia’s Famed ‘Tiger’ Guitar to Return to Stage’, Rolling Stone, 1 August 2016. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jerry-garcias-famed-tiger-guitar-to-return-to-stage-2….
C. Gill, ‘How Jerry Garcia Revolutionized the Custom Guitar Industry’, Guitar Player, 9 August 2021. https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/how-jerry-garcia-revolutionized-the-custom-guitar-industry.
C. Vinnicombe, ‘Lightning in a Bottle’, Guitar Magazine, Issue 400, January 2022, pp. 72-73.
E. Jane, Superstar Guitars, London, 2024, pp. 66-71.
I. Addleman, ‘The making of a master guitar maker’, The Healdsburg Tribune, 27 August 1980, B Section, p. 1.
L. Dell'Amico, dir., Grateful Dead, ‘Grateful Dead - Dead Ahead (New York, NY October 1980)’, recorded 30-31 October 1980, posted 31 October 2020, by the Grateful Dead, YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEmJlxYAxps.
L. Dell'Amico and J. Garcia, dir., Grateful Dead, ‘Grateful Dead - So Far (Oakland, CA 12/31/85)’, music documentary video, recorded on 31 December 1985, posted on 1 January 2026, by the Grateful Dead, YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4S9WcKW9Xo.
G. Gutierrez, dir., Grateful Dead, ‘Grateful Dead - Touch Of Grey (Official Music Video)’, recorded 7 May 1987, posted 21 September 2012, by the Grateful Dead, YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzvk0fWtCs0.
J. Sievert, ‘Jerry Garcia: New Life with the Dead’, Guitar Player, July 1988, pp. 86-102.
J. Selvin, ‘Strings of gold: There was something special about Doug Irwin's guitars, and Jerry Garcia knew what it was’, SFGATE, 6 November 2001. https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/strings-of-gold-there-was-something-special-2860635.php.
D. Irwin, interviewed by SQ, ‘Interview with Doug Irwin’, Dozin, circa February 2004. https://dozin.com/dougirwin/interview.html.
B. Jackson, Grateful Dead Gear, San Francisco, 2006, pp. 197-199
Grateful Dead, All the Years Combine: The DVD Collection, Shout! Factory, 2012, DVD.
A. Greene, ‘Jerry Garcia’s Famed ‘Tiger’ Guitar to Return to Stage’, Rolling Stone, 1 August 2016. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jerry-garcias-famed-tiger-guitar-to-return-to-stage-2….
C. Gill, ‘How Jerry Garcia Revolutionized the Custom Guitar Industry’, Guitar Player, 9 August 2021. https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/how-jerry-garcia-revolutionized-the-custom-guitar-industry.
C. Vinnicombe, ‘Lightning in a Bottle’, Guitar Magazine, Issue 400, January 2022, pp. 72-73.
E. Jane, Superstar Guitars, London, 2024, pp. 66-71.
展览
New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Play It Loud: Instruments of Rock & Roll, April - October 2019.
拍场告示
Please note that this guitar was not used during the Grateful Dead's final show on 9 July 1995 as stated in the catalogue.
荣誉呈献
The Jim Irsay Collection
General Enquires