2015 Fender Deluxe Players Stratocaster, signed by Steve Miller
Musician
Steve Miller
(American, born 1943)
Maker
Fender
(American, founded 1946)
Date2015
ClassificationsMusic
Description2015 Fender Deluxe Players Stratocaster, serial number MX15138901, in Sapphire blue transparent finish. The guitar is covered in writing and doodles in multi-colored paint pens in Steve Miller's hand. Dedication on the body of the guitar reads, "for / Jim Irsay / Cheers! / Steve Miller" with Miller's name terminating in a large doodle. Large Colt's horseshoe doodle with "Take the Money and Run!" written beneath. Pickguard reads, "Hi Andrew Super Bowl 2020" with skull and crossbones on back plate above, "Abracadabra / Thanks Jim / SM" and "2020 / ? / 2020" on neckplate. Back of headstock reads, "Lucks goin' to the / Super Bowl / Swami / Sez." In gig bag with additional skull and crossbones drawing.Steve Miller (b. 1943) is an American guitarist best known as the founder of the Steve Miller Band. Originally a blues and psychedelic-oriented musician, Miller and his band shifted to more mainstream rock and roll for their 1973 album The Joker, with its single of the same name reaching Number One on the Billboard Top 100. His next album, Fly Like an Eagle (1976), had three successful singles in "Take the Money and Run," "Fly Like an Eagle," and "Rock'n Me." He has recorded 18 studio albums, six live albums, and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016.
