Guitar amplifier owned by Bo Diddley
date: label: Date
content: 1965
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Fender Musical Instruments Corporation, American, founded 1946
label: Owned by
content: Bo Diddley, American, 1928 - 2008
notes: label: Description
content: A 1965 Fender Twin Reverb-Amp guitar amplifier owned by Bo Diddley. Rectangular guitar amplifier with tan fabric cover on front, covering speakers. Fender logo attached to fabric in TL corner of front. Plugs and dials appear in a row along top of amplifier's front. Silver type appears below each of the plug, dial, or switch. Silver type in TR corner of front reads, [Twin/Reverb-Amp/FENDER MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS/DESIGN & CIRCUITS/PATENTED 42-1]. A red light appears next to type. Several plugs and switches appear on back of amplifier. Back of amplifier is partly open, exposing the back of the internal speakers. Handle at top of speaker.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Blues (Music)
label: Topic
content: Composers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Men
label: Topic
content: Musicians
label: Topic
content: Rhythm and blues (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: Tools and Equipment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.177.4.1
objectType: label: Type
content: amplifiers
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: metal, plastic, rubber
label: Dimensions
content: 21 × 27 × 10 3/4 in. (53.3 × 68.6 × 27.3 cm)