AN ACOUSTIC GUITAR, MONTEREY CUSTOM

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WASHBURN, CIRCA MID-1980S
AN ACOUSTIC GUITAR, MONTEREY CUSTOM
The logo Washburn inlayed at the headstock, stamped internally, with the logo GEORGE / WASHBURN and MONTEREY / CUSTOM NO 92996, East Indian rosewood veneer and fingerboard, mahogany neck, abalone pearl inlay, fit with an internal transducer pickup, and equalizer and gain control, with hard-shell case and strap
Length of back 20 1⁄4 in. (50.4 cm.)

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Lot Essay

For Rodgers, this Washburn Monterey Custom was ready at hand for wherever inspiration strikes. Said Rodgers: "I bought this...mainly to be a sort of practice a writing guitar if I were to go on a vacation....but you know, what happens is that in the world of guitars, you meet other people that are playing those guitars, and they sound great. So I probably [was] influenced by any one of a number of people because I remember how many times I played, uh, Sting’s [Rock for the Rainforest benefit concernt], and you would come across different guitarists, you know, singer-songwriters, that would play Washburns. So they had a great reputation, you know? For being what they were."

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