A DREADNOUGHT-FORM SOLID-BODY ACOUSTIC-ELECTRIC GUITAR, MIRAGE DELUXE

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GEORGE WASHBURN, CIRCA 1983
A DREADNOUGHT-FORM SOLID-BODY ACOUSTIC-ELECTRIC GUITAR, MIRAGE DELUXE
Labeled George Washburn / Mirage Deluxe / handmade, Serial Number 833881, applied Washburn at the headstock and stamped on the reverse 833881, with original hardshell case bearing a label inscribed WASHBURN MIRAGE DELUXE #833881 and STOCK NO. DG1117
Length of back 19 ¼ in. (49 cm.)

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Lot Essay

This guitar was supplied directly by Washburn in 1984 for use on the North American leg of David Gilmour’s About Face Tour from 9th May to 16th July 1984, in support of his second solo album About Face. The Mirage Deluxe was used on stage by Mick Ralphs of Mott the Hoople and Bad Company, who had joined Gilmour’s touring band as second guitarist.

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