The next regular guitar was an old Gibson, according to John Hammond Jr a J50 model ("... beat up but real neat ... it was a great guitar," interview in The Telegraph). It is the guitar Dylan is holding on the cover of "Bob Dylan" (photo negative reversed). It was also used at the Freewheelin'sessions, along with some Martins.
Dylan’s Guitars
a survey compiled by Eyolf Østrem
relying heavily on input from
Peter Stone Brown and Paul Hostetter
relying heavily on input from
Peter Stone Brown and Paul Hostetter
According to Suze Rotolo in her book 'A Freewhellin' Time' p.340 this guitar was destroyed in her apartment fire on Houston St. NYC in Oct. 1965.
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