The consigner of this item conducted one of the last filmed interviews with Johnny Winter, on his final American tour, as part of a documentary about American musical greats. This guitar was signed by Winter at that time.

Johnny Winter was a blues guitarist and musician well known for his covers of songs by the likes of Chuck Berry and Bob Dylan, as well as for his own work. He is on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of all time. Winter came to the forefront of the electric blues scene in 1969 with the release of his major-label debut, Johnny Winter.

The consigner of this item worked directly with Les Paul, and because of this and because he was a musician himself, was friendly with various stars of the musical world.