Electric guitar
Date2008
Place MadeTampa, Florida, United States, N. America
Place MadeRepublic of Korea, East Asia
ModelZ Tomikazi
Serial No.US12060103
SignedIn white lettering on head, Dean logo with wings on each side: DEAN ®In silver ink on back of head: KOREA SERIAL NUMBER US12060103 / [enclosed in rectangle with rounded corners] CE RoHS / Compliant [trash can crossed out]MarkingsPearloid inlaid characters on fretboard: Tommy Bo Lin
Stamped on tuners: GROVER
In silver ink on each upper coil of pickups: DMT
Facsimile signature in white on back of head: Tommy BolinDescriptionThis tribute guitar is based on Tommy Bolin's Ibanez Destroyer guitar, of the Gibson Explorer body type. Designed by artist Nick Simmons, it features custom graphics inspired by Tommy's final album entitled Private Eyes. Characters on fingerboard translate “Tommy” “Bo” “Lin.” It was donated by his brother, rock drummer Johnnie Bolin, in 2022.
Stringing: six steel strings
Pickups and hardware: two double-coil DMT Time Capsule pickups with individual pole pieces and black plastic casings, one volume and one tone potentiometers with chrome-plated knobs; 3-way selector switch with black plastic head
Body: mahogany; two black plastic cover plates on back
Head and neck: mahogany; black-over-white plastic bell-shaped truss rod cover, secured to head with three nickel-plated steel domed Philips'-head screws
Fretboard: rosewood with 22 nickel-silver T-frets; single white pearloid dots behind, 3rd, 5th, 7th, 17th, 19th, and 21st frets; "Tommy Bo Lin" white pearloid characters behind 9th, 11th, and spanning 13th-14th frets; single white plastic plastic side dots behind, 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th, 15th, 17th, 19th, and 21st frets; double white plastic side dots behind 12th fret
Nut: black plastic
Bridge: chrome-plated steel Tune-o-matic bridge with individually adjustable saddles
Tuners: six individual chrome-plated steel Grover covered worm-gear tuners with chrome-plated steel heads
Strap buttons: chrome-plated steel on neck heel and black plastic on guitar end, secured to body with chrome-plated steel Philips’ head screws
Finish: glossy black with ivory and red Tomakazi graphics on front and head
Binding: ivory plastic on body and head topDimensionsTotal guitar length: 1167 mm (45-15/16”)
Back length [neck joint to center end]: 462 mm (18-3/16″); diagonally: 702 mm (27-5/8″)
Upper bout width: 245 mm (9-21/32″)
Waist width: 191 mm (7-17/32″)
Lower bout width: 449 mm (17-11/16″)
Side height (including edging) at heel: 31 mm (1-7/32″)
Side height, at center: 38 mm (1-1/2″)
Side height, at end: 38 mm (1-1/2″)
Head length: 195 mm (7-11/16″)
Head width, top: 134 mm (5-9/32″)
Head width, bottom: 72 mm (2-27/32″)
Neck length (nut to body): 418 mm (16-15/32″)
Neck width, nut: 42 mm (1-21/32″)
Neck width, body joint: 55 mm (2-5/32″)
Vibrating string length (nut to bridge edge): 629 mm (24-3/4″) at high E-string; 630 mm (24-13/16″) at low E-string
Scale length: 626 mm (24-21/32″) ProvenanceOriginally owned by Johnnie Bolin (1954-2024), Sioux City, Iowa, younger brother of Tommy Bolin (1951-1976).Published References
Credit LineGift of Johnnie Bolin, 2022
Object number15682
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