Object Details
maker
Ritter, Jens
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
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Phil Lesh
date made
2009
ID Number
2012.0096.01
catalog number
2012.0096.01
accession 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 cm
guitar: 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
place made
Germany
Germany
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Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
Guitars
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Rock and Roll
Music
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1424693