Replica Stevie Ray Vaughn Electric Guitar Artistic #15
by Jani Bryson
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Replica Stevie Ray Vaughn Electric Guitar Artistic #15
Artist
Jani Bryson
Medium
Photograph - Color Print
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Artistic color image of a replica Stevie Ray Vaughn electric guitar. This precise replica of SRV’s Lenny has incredible real detail from the customized neck that was a gift from ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons, the reflective SRV stickers on the body, the battered headstock to the autograph that Stevie himself etched into the neck plate—even an autograph from legendary baseball great, Mickey Mantle.
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The original Lenny guitar was one of Stevie Ray Vaughan’s favorite instruments throughout his short career. It is a Fender Stratocaster, and has history full of stories that can be traced back to the very beginning of Vaughan's rise to stardom.
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Quoted in an interview published in the February 1990 issue of Guitar Player Magazine, Stevie says, “It's called Lenny. I found it at a pawnshop and didn't have the money to buy it, and my wife and several other friends of mine put a pool together and bought the guitar. It's always meant a lot to me. And I love what it sounds like. "Riviera Paradise" and "Lenny" (Texas Flood) are both played on the same guitar, and for some reason that guitar works for songs like that more than anything else.”
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Friends pooled their money to buy the Stratocaster and gave it to Vaughan on his birthday during a celebration at a local Austin nightclub. Throughout the remainder of his career, the Lenny guitar traveled with Vaughan almost everywhere he went, and it was later autographed by baseball great Mickey Mantle during a chance meeting in Houston. On April 10, 1985, Vaughan had just performed the National Anthem at the season's opening game for the Houston Astros where Mantle was also in attendance as a guest of honor.
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Vaughan's music took root in blues, rock, and jazz. He was influenced by the work of artists such as Jimi Hendrix, Albert King, B.B. King, Freddie King, Albert Collins, Johnny "Guitar" Watson, Buddy Guy, Howlin' Wolf, Otis Rush, Guitar Slim, Chuck Berry, and Muddy Waters.
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The best Stevie Ray Vaughn songs include: Pride and Joy, Texas Flood, Little Wing, Tin Pan Alley, Voodoo Child, Crossfire, Life by the Drop, The Sky Is Crying, Rude Mood, and Cold Shot.
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Vaughan throughout his career revived blues rock and paved the way for many other artists. Vaughan's work continues to influence numerous blues, rock and alternative artists, including John Mayer, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Mike McCready, Albert Cummings and Los Lonely Boys.
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Copyright 2013- Jani Bryson. All rights are reserved. May not be reproduced, copied, edited, published, transmitted or downloaded in any way, shape or form. Copying, altering, displaying or redistribution of any of this image without written permission from the Artist is strictly prohibited.
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March 7th, 2013
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