In Tony Bacon’s “The Ibanez Electric Guitar Book”, Joe Satriani says that Hunt painted hundreds of Donnies. \u00a0With no official count coming from Hoshino, the only other evidence comes from the serial numbers of the models that have been identified. These tell a story of a much smaller number. Rich Harris at Ibanez Rules, who has more Donnies in his collection than anyone else, estimates that the number is actually likely to be between 50 and 60.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n
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<\/a>Donnie F was the main Donnie that Joe Satriani used on stage. It was stolen in San Rafael, California, in 2000.<\/p>\n
A police case was opened and a reward offered, but Donnie F and one of Joe’s JS5’s remains missing.<\/p>\n
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Joe has been quoted on separate occasions as saying he has “4”, and “4 or 5”.<\/p>\n
Donnie F, Pink Donnie and Blue Donnie all appear among Joe’s gear list on his website in the late 90’s.<\/p>\n
In an interview with Vintage Guitar magazine, Joe also said that he owned these two, so until we get clarification, we’re sticking to 5.<\/p>\n Donnie Hunt created a wide variety of artwork including paintings, sculptures, clothing and furniture. Jamie Grant has created a Homage to Donnie Hunt<\/em><\/strong> on Instagram.<\/p>\n Check it out for lots of examples of Hunt’s wider work: \u00a0@ibanezjs3<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n