Guitar with case and strap owned by Vernon Reid
date: label: Date
content: 1985-1986
name: label: Manufactured by
content: ESP Guitars, Japanese, founded 1975
label: Manufactured by
content: Ernie Ball, American, founded 1962
label: Subject of
content: Living Colour, American, founded 1984
label: Used by
content: Vernon Reid, American, born 1958
notes: label: Description
content: 2021.92.2a: A custom electric guitar manufactured by ESP and owned by Vernon Reid. Reid played the guitar on Living Colour's debut album Vivid.
label: Description
content: The guitar has a multicolored swirling pattern with a black colored neck, bridge and pickguard. The colors that make up the pattern on the guitar are green, red, blue, and tan. The pattern continues on the guitar head. Printed on the head in black is “ESP.” The guitar has volume and tone controls on the right side of the body on the pickguard. A color image of a rocket is between two pickups near the neck of the guitar. A strap button is attached to the bottom of the tailpiece. Another strap button is located on the left side of the body of the guitar near the neck.
label: Description
content: 2021.92.2b: A guitar case owned by Vernon Reid. The case is black with white trim and metal hinges and clasps. The case has a black handle at top. The interior of the case is lined with grey fabric. The interior of the case has a lidded box for storage of additional items at center. Printed in large white letters on the bottom left corner of the front of the case is “ESP.” Handwritten in large white letters on the bottom right corner of the front of the case is “CÜLT ’86.” A green piece of tape is adhered to the right side of the case. Handwritten on the tape in red marker is “Vernon Reid.” A white sticker is adhered to the right side of the case below the green piece of tape. Printed on the sticker in black ink is “CSTCULT ’86,” and a barcode.
label: Description
content: 2021.92.2c: A key to a guitar case (2021.92.2b). The key is metal. Portions of the key are corroded.
label: Description
content: 2021.92.2d: A key to a guitar case (2021.92.2b). The key is metal. Portions of the key are corroded.
label: Description
content: 2021.92.2e: A neck strap owned by Vernon Reid. The strap is black fabric. Printed in gold lettering on one side of the strap is “ERNIE BALL.”
label: Description
content: 2021.92.2f: Whammy bar owned by Vernon Reid. The bar was found in a guitar case (2021.92.2b) and likely used with a multicolored guitar (2021.92.2a) owned by Vernon Reid. The bar is black and slightly curved. One side is threaded and can be screwed into a guitars body.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Composers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Musicians
label: Topic
content: Popular music
label: Topic
content: Rock and roll (Music)
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Musical Instruments
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Donated by Vernon Reid
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2021.92.2a-f
objectType: label: Type
content: guitars
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown - Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wood with metal and plastic
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (2021.92.2a): 39 1/2 × 12 1/2 × 2 3/4 in. (100.3 × 31.8 × 7 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (2021.92.2b): 45 × 15 × 4 1/4 in. (114.3 × 38.1 × 10.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (2021.92.2c): 1 3/8 × 13/16 × 1/16 in. (3.5 × 2 × 0.1 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (2021.92.2d): 1 3/8 × 13/16 × 1/16 in. (3.5 × 2 × 0.1 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (2021.92.2e): 43 11/16 × 2 3/8 × 1 in. (111 × 6 × 2.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (2021.92.2f): 6 11/16 × 1 9/16 × 3/16 in. (17 × 4 × 0.5 cm)