The sunburst Fender Stratocaster reputed to be the one Bob Dylan used to go electric at the Newport Folk Festival can be yours — if you have about half a million dollars.
Dylan drew derision but changed American music forever when he switched from acoustic folk to plugged-in rock ‘n’ roll at the 1965 festival. The guitar purported to be the one he played is expected to fetch up to $500,000 at a Dec. 6 auction.
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Christie’s, the auction house, is also offering handwritten and typed lyric fragments found inside the guitar’s case.