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Steely Dan/Elliott Randall FENDER JazzMaster

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Steely Dan/Elliott Randall's FENDER JAZZMASTER (1965) customised gold-sparkle finished body with ER initials, all original hardware. Elliott Randall describes the guitar: "I bought this surfer's delight in 1974, upon joining the American group Sha Na Na. As the act was a good-humored spoof of the earliest rock music (Bill Haley & his Comets, Elvis, Ritchie Valens, Sam Cooke et al), it made sense for me to use this guitar which was so 'true' to the era. So it was off to New York's Tin Pan Alley - where I purchased this 1965 highly collectable Pre-CBS Fender Jazzmaster. All parts are original; the sunburst finish gave way to the gold metalflake finish that I had custom-designed and sprayed to suit the character of Sha Na Na's stage show. This instrument has appeared on hundreds of stages with me, as well as numerous television shows. One notable performance in which that guitar shone (no pun intended) was the famous Saturday Night Live episode in which Gilda Radner played 'Candy Slice' - parodying Patty Smith ...also called the 'tootskie' skit. trivia: The ER initials were my own small laugh as we all had stage persona names differing from our real names. I chose Enrico Ronzoni, thereby at least retaining my initials." The link below shows Elliott talking about the guitar http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TR7nnjUx_aM

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