Calling all Deadheads - Jerry Garcia guitars head for the auction block

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The solid body sky blue electric that Garcia apparently called "trainer" - bought and modified by Garcia for the son of Grateful Dead manager, Rock Scully

Garcia's Takamine acoustic - as seen on the cover of his Ragged But Right album

A guitar designed by Ibanez in conjunction with Jeff Hassleberger and Bob Weir, circa 1977

Alton Kelley and Stanley Mouse Studios original Europe 72 (Foot Through the Rainbow) artwork

Mood River was painted by Jerry Garcia in late 1959 while attending the San Francisco Art Institute

A Jerry Garcia original artwork, airbrush on canvas, titled Wetlands II and signed by the great man in the lower right corner

Alien Craft from 1985 was one of Garcia's earliest airbrush-finished pieces

The careful, precise design of Brain is said to demonstrate Garcia's versatility and humor

Detail of Garcia's Harley Softail

The Jerry Garcia bobblehead signed by Bob Weir, Mickey Hart, Bill Walton, Phil Lesh and Bill Kreutzmann

On the anniversary of the Grateful Dead's famous 1977 Cornell show, Bonhams San Francisco will host a Visions of Garcia auction that includes three of the great man's guitars

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This year would have been the 70th birthday of Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia, had not a heart attack ended his life at the age of 53. Last year, one of the great man's guitars – his Lucky 13 – was auctioned on eBay for charity, and next month memorabilia from the influential player's life will go under the hammer at Bonhams San Francisco on the anniversary of the band's famous 1977 Cornell show. Among original and rare works by Garcia, Deadheads will also find no less than three of his guitars – including the very Takamine acoustic seen on the cover of his Ragged But Right album, released almost 23 years after it was recorded.

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