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Guitar World
Guitar World
Entertainment
Janelle Borg

“I couldn’t believe it. When I was 15, I would skip school, take the bus into the city, and see the Grateful Dead at the Fillmore East”: Al Di Meola becomes the latest guitarist to play Jerry Garcia's “Tiger” on stage

Main Image–Jerry Garcia of The Grateful Dead performs on stage, circa 1981; Secondary Image–Al Di Meola playing Jerry Garcia's Tiger guitar.

Since Jerry Garcia’s beloved custom-built “Tiger” fetched $11,560,000 at the historic Jim Irsay auction, it has appeared at a gig… or two.

Just hours after the sale, Derek Trucks took the instrument to the stage at New York’s Beacon Theater. Now, another guitarist has been added to (what we can only assume is) an ever-growing list.

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