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Jerry Garcia Gear Up for Auction

If you’re interested in owning some of the equipment once used by Jerry Garcia, then your time is now. Longtime Grateful Dead soundman Dan Healy is currently auctioning two items via eBay. First up is a Musitronics Mutron III Envelope Follower Effects Pedal. As Healy describes it, “This Mu-Tron III pedal belonged to Jerry Garcia. It was one of two he had that he used both on stage and in the studio. The white China marker grease pencil marks are his settings he made in the studio using the marker he snitched from the tape recorder where it was used to mark splice marks on the tape. This is an authentic item and the real deal. We have all heard the hours of improvisation he created with the sound of this baby! Guitar players; this is a chance to get a piece of equipment that belonged to the master. This unit comes with a letter of authenticity on GD stationary, signed by Maestro Healy.”

Garcia’s Boss Tone Over-Drive Distortion Device also is available. Here Healy comments, “This is an original Boss Tone from circa 1967 and one of the original over-drive guitar devices famous for many early rock performances. I got this one from Jerry way back when we rehearsed at The Heliport in Sausalito. I certify, on an authentic GD letterhead, this is original, real and from Jer’s stuff.”

Both auctions will end on March 19.