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Guitars

Smithsonian Music

A selection of guitars and other guitar-related items in the collections.

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Guitar

Acoustic Electric Guitar

Guitar

Guitar

Gibson Electric-Acoustic Guitar

Woody Guthrie

Electric Guitar

Vinaccia Guitar

Danelectro Electric Bass Guitar

Paul Reed Smith CE Bolt-On Electric Guitar

Dobro Guitar

Electric Guitar played by Steve Cropper

Guitar

Lyon & Healy Washburn Guitar

Johnny Smith's Gibson Electric Guitar

Washburn Electric Guitar, played and broken by Paul Stanley of KISS

Gibson L-3 Guitar

Gibson Electric Lap Steel Guitar

Stanley Clarke Signature Standard 4 String Bass

Electric Guitar

Emory Guitar played by Mississippi John Hurt at the 1963 Newport Folk Festival

American Guitar

Eye of Horus Bass Guitar used by Phil Lesh

Josh White Model Guitar and case owned by Josh White

Treble Guitar

Bass guitar used by Norwood Fisher in the band Fishbone

Prototype for Meshell Ndegeocello Reverend Fellowship Bass guitar

Electric Guitar

Bajo Sexto played by Max Baca

Adamas Guitar

Guitar

Guitar

Guitar

Gretsch G6138 "Bo Diddley" model rectangular guitar owned by Bo Diddley

American Guitar

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