Jerry's Big Bad Wolf

some good info

http://www.dozin.com/jers/guitars/wolf/wolf.htm

I always thought the Wolf sticker came from the world of hot road art.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ORIGINAL-VINTAGE-IMPKO-WATER-DECAL-WOLF-HOT-ROD-LONE-RAT-CUSTOM-NOSE-ART-CARTOON-/262707537729

The drool was cleverly omitted. Other then that, there's a good case for copyright infringement.

Lol, Doug swiped that one pretty nicely.

Direwolf

>there's a good case for copyright infringement.

Irwin never marketed the guitar.  And honestly who owns or could claim copyright to the 'big bad wolf'?

^Probably why no lawsuit ever came up. 

I always think of the wolves in the Mighty Mouse cartoons.

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Irwin simply copied the sticker that was already on the guitar when Jerry sent it to him to have some work done on it.  He had to remove the sticker to complete the work and decided to replace it with inlay.  Hardly a case for copyright or trademark infringement. 

https://www.jambase.com/article/iconic-jerry-garcia-wolf-guitar-auctione...

 

Jerry Garcia used a number of guitars over the course of his illustrious career, but one of the instruments with which he’s most connected was named “Wolf.” The guitar was built by luthier Doug Irwin and delivered to Garcia in 1973. He used the axe for large portions of the ’70s and now Glide Magazine reports that the guitar will soon be put up for auction with proceeds to go to the Southern Poverty Law Center.

Glide’s article includes word the current owner of Wolf, who bought the guitar through a 2002 Guernsey’s auction for $700K, will auction Wolf off at a Guernsey’s event to be held at Brooklyn Bowl in New York City on March 14. “Every penny of the amount bid on this extraordinary instrument will go to SPLC.” The current owner said, “I’ve been a fan of The Dead since I was a kid, and playing this iconic guitar over the past 15 years has been a privilege. But the time is right for Wolf to do some good. My wife and I have long supported the efforts of the Southern Poverty Law Center, and if ever we needed the SPLC, we sure do need them now.”

Jerry Garcia first used Wolf on September 5, 1973 as part of a Garcia & Saunders gig at a private party held for the Hell’s Angels. Garcia used the guitar through the first half of 1975 and then again full-time in the fall of 1977 through the summer of 1979 as per Relix. Wolf came out of retirement in 1989 when Garcia started to experiment with MIDI synthesizers and was last thought to be played by Jerry with the Dead on February 23, 1993. Since his passing, the guitar has been used by a number of musicians in a number of settings over the years including by Warren Haynes for many Jerry Garcia Symphonic Celebration performances.

Those interested in bidding on the Wolf, or attending the auction and preview events should visit www.guernseys.com or contact the auction house in New York at 212-794-2280.