TMD has learned that guitars painted by Ozzy Osbourne, Scott Ian, Shinedown, Les Claypool, amongst others, will be auctioned at some point in the future as part of the ongoing Dean Six-String Masterpieces: The Dimebag Darrell Art Tribute, to benefit LITTLE KIDS ROCK. Curated by Curse Mackey.
The Dime guitar by artist Bob Tyrell (pictured above) was auctioned off along with 64 other Six-String Masterpieces on May 17, 2007 at House of Blues Hollywood. It sold for $1,900. The entire auction event raised almost $200,000 for LITTLE KIDS ROCK!
Bob Tyrrell’s graphite drawing on a Dean ML Electric Guitar certainly is a masterpiece!
Detroit born artist Bob Tyrrell started tattooing in his early 30s. But despite his relatively late entry in the tattooing business, he has had a career that most artists can only dream of. His talent for black and grey realism, and horror-themed tattoos is among the best, and has earned him many well-deserved awards.
The son of a commercial artist, Bob grew up around art: “My dad’s an amazing artist. He’s done a shitload of wildlife and nautical oil paintings.” But it was his love of music which occupied most of his time during his 20s, and he still pursues it when he can find the time. “I wanted to be an artist, until I started playing guitar, then I quit drawing completely for about 15 years.” For the last seven and a half years, though, he has dedicated himself to the art of tattooing. Despite his soaring rise to the top, he remains the kind of humble artist who appreciates and acknowledges the people who have helped him over the years. This is a one-of-a-kind full playable and displayable Instrument of Art. Complete with electronics, pick-ups, strings and hardware installed at Dean USA.
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