
A scratched-up piece of New York punk rock history -- Johnny Ramone's guitar -- is up for auction
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The white paint is scratched off and worn away along the sides of Johnny Ramone's electric guitar, the one he used on stage for nearly 20 years to make some of punk rock's most distinctive chords with the legendary Ramones.
But it's no wonder. Johnny Ramone was known for his fast downstroke chords -- he never strummed upward -- and he played them aggressively on that guitar until the day he retired in 1996. The black and white Mosrite guitar is now up for auction along with other punk memorabilia, including Johnny's early on-stage amp and a set of his bandmate Joey's microphones. They were collected over the years by a close friend of the band, musician and songwriter Daniel Rey.More Related News

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