Electric Guitar, played by Steve Cropper: Museum Object and Cultural History
Electric Guitar, played by Steve Cropper: date made: 1975. user: Cropper, Steve. maker: Fender.
The object in the museum catalogue
Steve Cropper used this guitar during the filming of the movie, The Blues Brothers.
6 course (6 x 1). American Series Telecaster model, Serial #604177. Solid body made of ash, one-piece maple neck/fingerboardfretboard with twenty-two metal frets and dark position markers. Three-saddle string-through bridge, pickup selector three-way switch (knob missing), and two metal volume/tone controls. Blonde finish, white plastic pickguard.
Materials, dates and provenance
- date made: 1975
- user: Cropper, Steve
- maker: Fender
- Object Name: guitar
- Physical Description: ash (overall material)
- Physical Description: maple (overall material)
- Physical Description: metal (overall material)
- Physical Description: plastic (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 38 1/2 in x 12 1/2 in x 2 1/2 in; 97.79 cm x 31.75 cm x 6.35 cm
- place made: United States: California, Fullerton
- ID Number: 2016.0358.02
- accession number: 2016.0358
- catalog number: 2016.0358.02
- serial number: 604177
- patent number: 2573254
- patent number: 3143028
- Credit Line: Gift of Steve Cropper
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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