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What guitar does Bob Dylan play?

Bob Dylan was seen playing a 1964 sunburst Fender Stratocaster when he went electric at Newport in 1965, then a black 1965 Fender Telecaster through a Fender Showman on his 1966 tour. His acoustics included a Gibson Nick Lucas Special and a 1947 Gibson J-50, and he used a Fender Electric XII in 1965.

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What guitar did Bob Dylan play at Newport in 1965?

He was seen with a 1964 sunburst Fender Stratocaster at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival, his first performance playing electric guitar.

What guitar did Bob Dylan play on the 1966 tour?

His acoustic sets used a rare 13-fret Gibson Nick Lucas Special bought in 1963. The electric sets with the Band used a black 1965 Fender Telecaster through a Fender Showman amp, the guitar in his hands at the Manchester Free Trade Hall show.

What acoustic guitar did Bob Dylan play?

In the 1960s he was seen with a Gibson Nick Lucas Special and a 1947 Gibson J-50. Gibson recreated his acoustics for the biopic A Complete Unknown.

Did Bob Dylan play a 12-string electric?

Yes. The Fender Electric XII given to him by Fender was used at his 1965 Columbia Studios sessions, according to Fender's Jody Carver.

Does Bob Dylan have a whiskey?

Yes. Heaven's Door is a range of American whiskeys co-created with Dylan, with his paintings on some bottles.

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Bob Dylan is the songwriter behind Blowin' in the Wind, Like a Rolling Stone and Blonde on Blonde. This guide covers the guitars and amps he was seen with when he went electric in 1965 and 1966, the Gibson acoustics of his folk years, and his Heaven's Door whiskey.

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