Richards ‘Micawber’ (2026)
1953 Fender Telecaster electric guitar
12” x 24”
Original, acrylic on canvas
Custom-made stained Tasman Oak frame.

1 of 1 exclusive original painting.
Each guitar in this collection is only ever painted once.

Keith Richards, The Rollings Stones. 1953 Fender Telecaster electric guitar.
This guitar is owned by Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones and is perhaps the most famous Telecaster in rock history. It has appeared on every Rolling Stones tour since the early 1970’s, making it one of the most-played, famous guitars.

It is said that Eric Clapton gifted the guitar to Keith Richards around his 27th birthday, likely in late 1970 or early 1971, coinciding with the early recording sessions for The Rolling Stones album Exile on Main Street.

It was during these sessions that Keith transformed the guitar into a 5-string by taking off the low E string and putting the guitar into an open G tuning.

Micawber remains one of Richards’ go-to guitars, both in the studio and on stage. Richards named the guitar after Wilkins Micawber, a famously optimistic character from Charles Dickens's novel David Copperfield.

ARTWORK
12” x 24”
100% cotton premium canvas on board
Archival acrylic paints with artist quality satin varnish finish.

1 of 1 exclusive original painting.
Each guitar in this collection is only ever painted once.

Accompanied by this original artwork is a Certificate of Authenticity, Reverb collection card with hand-written note, two exclusive custom Kelly Maddocks logo guitar picks and a one-of-a-kind painted business card to match this artwork.

CUSTOM-MADE FRAME
This original artwork is accompanied by a custom-made, Tasman Oak floating frame. Each frame is hand-made in-house by Kelly Maddocks Studios and each is unique in nature, stained in dark oak to complement the artworks colour hues.

SHIPPING
Shipping Australia-wide is free of charge.
International shipping is an additional charge of $30.00AU.

Each piece is packed carefully and shipped via tracked, express courier.
You will receive tracking information once your artwork is dispatched. 

SHIPPING TIMES
Shipped from the studio via tracked, express courier between 9 - 15 November 2026.

This artwork and my artistic practice has no affiliation with Fender or Keith Richards.