Guitar amplifier owned by Bo Diddley: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A 1965 Fender Twin Reverb-Amp guitar amplifier owned by Bo Diddley. Rectangular guitar amplifier with tan fabric cover on front, covering speakers. Fender logo attached to fabric in TL corner of front. Plugs and dials appear in a row along top of amplifier's front. Silver type appears below each of the plug, dial, or switch. Silver type in TR corner of front reads, [Twin/Reverb-Amp/FENDER MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS/DESIGN & CIRCUITS/PATENTED 42-1]. A red light appears next to type. Several plugs and switches appear on back of amplifier. Back of amplifier is partly open, exposing the back of the internal speakers. Handle at top of speaker.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1965
• Manufactured by: Fender Musical Instruments Corporation, American, founded 1946
• Owned by: Bo Diddley, American, 1928 - 2008
• Type: amplifiers
• Medium: metal, plastic, rubber
• Dimensions: 21 × 27 × 10 3/4 in. (53.3 × 68.6 × 27.3 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Blues (Music)
• Topic: Composers (Musicians)
• Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
• Topic: Men
• Topic: Musicians
• Topic: Rhythm and blues (Music)
• Topic: Rock and roll (Music)
• Object number: 2013.177.4.1
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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