The impact that Jerry Garcia has had on our culture is immeasurable. He and his bandmates gave their first official performance as the Grateful Dead in 1965, at Ken Kesey’s Acid Tests. His legacy continues to influence music — and expand minds — throughout the world.

Jerry Garcia™ Art Mini Guitars Collection

To honor Garcia’s acoustic legacy, we’ve created four exciting new replica collectibles. Check out our Jerry Garcia™ Art Mini Guitars Collection.

Jerry Garcia™ “Freight Train” Art Tribute Acoustic Mini Guitar

Trains were a frequent reference in Garcia’s repertoire. He played “Freight Train” with David Grisman, which is the inspiration for this collectible. In his solo band, he played “Mystery Train.” The songs “Big Railroad Blues” and “Casey Jones” were frequently in the Dead’s setlist. In “I know You Rider,” Jerry sang — with unmatched passion — the evocative lyric “I wish I was a headlight on a northbound train. I’d shine my light through the cool Colorado rain.” That was often a highlight moment of the show for many fans.

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Jerry Garcia™ “Palm Sunday” Art Tribute Acoustic Miniature Guitar

The “Palm Sunday” portrait of Garcia was created by artist AJ Masthay. It was inspired by the Robert Hunter/ Jerry Garcia song of the same name.

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Jerry Garcia™ “Celestial” Art Tribute Acoustic Miniature Guitar

The “Celestial Jerry” design was created by artist Aaron von Freter. This artwork was inspired by Garcia’s trippy and cosmic legend.

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Jerry Garcia™ “USA Art Flag” Tribute Acoustic Mini Guitar – Herb Greene Photo

The well-known photograph on this mini guitar, of Jerry Garcia with his banjo, was shot by Herb Greene in 1967. Greene was an photographer known for his portraits of musicians and bands from San Francisco’s counterculture in the 1960s and 1970s. Many of his images were published by Rolling Stone, by record labels, and in books. The Stars & Stripes typography on this collectible references Jerry sitting in front of a large American flag in Green’s original photo.

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The Musicianship of Jerry Garcia

Jerry Garcia is best known for his extended improvisations on a variety of electric guitars. He rocked like no one else before him. His original custom Tiger™ guitar was recently auctioned for $11.56 million — the second-highest amount ever for a guitar. However, his musical career began on a banjo. He was also a talented acoustic guitarist and folksinger. You can hear for yourself in the video below of a few solo acoustic performances from 1982.

Handcrafted Replica Collectible Mini Guitar Made From Wood and Metal

Each AXE HEAVEN® miniature replica guitar is 1:4 scale and is individually handcrafted from solid wood, with metal tuning keys. This 10″ model is packaged in an AXE HEAVEN® guitar case gift box stamped with silver foil. It includes a high-quality miniature adjustable A-frame stand.

More Jerry

Check out our entire collection of officially licensed Jerry Garcia replica collectibles, including the Tiger, Rosebud, and Wolf models: Jerry Garcia Mini Guitars.

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