Washburn Electric Guitar, played and broken by Paul Stanley of KISS
Object Details
- Washburn Company
- Description
- Black PS1800 Washburn guitar played and broken by Paul Stanley of KISS. Serial Number 09060807. The neck is separated from the body of the guitar and the strings are loose. The guitar is signed by Paul Stanley on the front and there are two other signatures on the back of the body. The guitar was smashed on stage during the finale of Voodoo Fest 2009. It was given to the KISS Army, a loyal fan group, who then donated it to the Museum to honor KISS and their accomplishments.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Keith Leroux and J.C. Upshaw Downs
- 2009
- ID Number
- 2014.0286.01
- accession number
- 2014.0286
- catalog number
- 2014.0286.01
- serial number
- 09060807
- Object Name
- guitar
- Physical Description
- mother of pearl (overall material)
- wood (overall material)
- metal (overall material)
- wire (overall material)
- Measurements
- neck: 26 in x 4 3/4 in; 66.04 cm x 12.065 cm
- neck with stings extended: 35 in x 4 3/4 in; 88.9 cm x 12.065 cm
- body: 22 1/2 in x 14 1/2 in; 57.15 cm x 36.83 cm
- neck: 26 1/8 in x 4 3/4 in x 1 3/4 in; 66.3575 cm x 12.065 cm x 4.445 cm
- body: 21 1/4 in x 16 1/2 in x 2 3/8 in; 53.975 cm x 41.91 cm x 6.0325 cm
- place made
- Indonesia
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Guitars
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Rock and Roll
- Record ID
- nmah_1757118
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-a4bc-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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