Bob Dylan Newport 1965 Fender Stratocaster
- Maker
- Bob Dylan
- Year
- 1965
- Rank
- 68 of 100
Bob Dylan Newport 1965 Fender Stratocaster
Bob Dylan Newport 1965 Fender Stratocaster by Bob Dylan (1965) is ranked 68 in the FLOAT 100 for Memorabilia. It sold for $965,000 on 6 December 2013. The guitar of the moment folk became rock; a record guitar price at the time.
What is it, and why is it in the FLOAT 100?
The guitar of the moment folk became rock; a record guitar price at the time.
The sunburst Strat Dylan 'went electric' on at the Newport Folk Festival, Jul 25 1965; wood-grain matched to festival photos
What is the best-sourced number for it?
- Figure
- $965,000
- Kind
- Realized at auction
- Date
- 6 December 2013
Christie's New York. $965,000.
This is a realized sale. Somebody paid it. Source.
How this is made
- The figure
- One reference price, taken from a named public source and shown with its own kind. FLOAT does not average it with anything or adjust it for time.
- Realized or not
- A realized price is a completed sale. A market asking price and a price-guide value are not sales, and are labeled as such wherever they appear.
- Why no grade ladder
- Most FLOAT 100 entries are individual objects. There is one of this, so there is no population and no spread across grades to show.
- Archive
- 2026-08-08