Author Topic: Name that guitar (Read 788 times)

echo008 · « **on:** September 30, 2004, 12:24:05 PM »

Hello,
Stumbled on this photo of Jerry playing some sort of an Alembic Tribute Styled guitar.
Just wondering if anyone knew exactly what this guitar is, Looks like it has an effects loop as well as some sort of inlay or sticker beneath the bridge, I also notice the body contours are more sharper than a tribute and the headstock is scalloped (is that right),
.......anyway.....
- Tom

hollis · « **Reply #1 on:** September 30, 2004, 12:38:25 PM »

It looks like that's Tiger, although a little hard to tell from this angle. It's a Doug Irwin git fiddle. If I read things right, this one was built after Mr. Irwin and the fine folks at Alembic parted company......

mica · « **Reply #2 on:** September 30, 2004, 12:40:25 PM »

I looks a little more like a Cripe guitar to me.

echo008 · « **Reply #3 on:** September 30, 2004, 12:44:24 PM »

Hi...
Hollis that definitely not Tiger go here to see Tiger up close http://dozin.com/jers/guitars/tiger/info.html

Hi Mica, thanks for answering.
Cripe guitar, never heard of them.
I am assuming this was made after tiger
wish i could see what that inlay is at the bottom....

hollis · « **Reply #4 on:** September 30, 2004, 12:53:40 PM »

sorry double post.

(Message edited by hollis on September 30, 2004)

hollis · « **Reply #5 on:** September 30, 2004, 12:55:10 PM »

Thanks for the correction...

Hey Mica, can you tell us any more about this instrument?

echo008 · « **Reply #6 on:** September 30, 2004, 01:01:09 PM »

AHHHH... great call Mica.
http://www.resurrectionguitars.com/articles.html
scroll down 4 pictures from the top of this page:
GUITARMAKER?S IDEA WAS DEAD RECKONING
When Steve Cripe needed an evaluation of his work, he sent it to
Jerry Garcia. The late Grateful Dead guitarist loved it.
- Tom

hollis · « **Reply #7 on:** September 30, 2004, 01:13:10 PM »

Right on!

echo008 · « **Reply #8 on:** September 30, 2004, 01:18:28 PM »

That was easy enough for a change,
after getting the name!.
- Tom

hollis · « **Reply #9 on:** September 30, 2004, 01:22:08 PM »

If only getting the bucks together for a Further was so simple......

zappahead · « **Reply #10 on:** September 30, 2004, 01:22:27 PM »

Its a cripe guitar, almost sure of it. How you can tell are the simple fingerboard inlays and the firecracker logo too. Cripe made at least 2 guitars for Jerry and he played them as his mains with the Dead until he died. Also the rosewood appearing top looks like a Cripe too. All his other Tribute looking guitars have coco bolo tops.

echo008 · « **Reply #11 on:** September 30, 2004, 01:27:50 PM »

I hear ya Hollis, Im still scraping together pennies for my Tribute 4 String Bass, that I will have someday...really I will, I must.

Zappahead, that is in fact a Cripe you are right, and that inlay is the DEAD Lightning bolt. they have a great picture of the whole guitar on that link I posted.
- Tom

echo008 · « **Reply #12 on:** September 30, 2004, 01:31:49 PM »

Definitely not as nice as a Tribute...But interesting.

poor_nigel · « **Reply #13 on:** September 30, 2004, 03:40:19 PM »

This guitar was actually covered in the Showcase section in Artists under the Greatful Dead thread. In the thread it listed this URL, which goes through Jerry's guitars in chronological order and lists the Cripe guitar and has a pic, too. The pic on Collector's Choice is much better. Just FYI.
URL from thread:
http://dozin.com/jers/guitar/history.htm

echo008 · « **Reply #14 on:** September 30, 2004, 06:05:26 PM »

great link, there is alot of good info there, thanks.
- Tom