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Blast from the Past: The Curious Case of the Stratosphere Guitar!
What if the Stratosphere took over the Fender Stratocaster? Maybe the guitar world would’ve been a different place… A look back at an almost-legendary guitar.
Jeff Beck’s Guitar That Almost Was: The Ibanez Strat-a-Paul Misfire
This is the story of Jeff Beck and Ibanez, and a guitar that almost was: a hybrid dream prototype that combined two guitars and has since faded into oblivion.
Behind the Smash: The Life of Dave Farrell’s Bass
The life of Dave Farrell’s bass is like exploring the wild world of onstage guitar annihilation ! Let’s debate about the controversial art of smashing guitars !
The Filthiest Guitar Discovery Ever : The Dirty Burst Wild Journey From Closet to Concert
Meet the “Dirty Burst,” a 1960 Gibson Les Paul that emerged from a closet, battered and bruised; and now the star of a real-life guitar soap opera.
The Magic Guitar: A Prototype PRS Silver Sky That Will Put A Spell On Your Wallet
A ‘Magic’ PRS John Mayer Silver Sky prototype with Carlos Santana’s seal of approval is up for grabs for how much?!
Failure to Fracture : Struggling 22-years to Master an Unplayable Song
Source Is this a must-read book ? I don't know but the pitch is sure quite intriguing ! Failing to Fracture - Learning King Crimson's Impossible Song ! Failure to Fracture, a tale of one man's 22-year epic journey to conquer the impossible. Anthony Garone set out to...
A Tip From Kiss : How to Profit from Trashed Guitars ?
This Gibson Marauder was smashed on stage by Paul Stanley. It is obviously unplayable. But what most of us would see as a disaster, Kiss guys see as a way to make money. The guitar was signed on the back of the neck, and was sold as memorabilia for $2,109.98. Who says...
10 Acoustic Guitars Made of Wood Salvaged from Jimi Hendrix Childhood Home
The title says it all ! Let's introduce the Harmonic Hendrix Home Guitars™ ! This time Authentic Hendrix LLC is working with JOI Guitars to make a 10 acoustic guitars limited run. JOI Guitars will use "reclaimed wood, salvaged from the first Seattle home...
This is NOT a Guitar !
Ok ! The simple fact that a quadriplegic man can move his fingers to use a video game controller is awesome news ! But still... This is NOT a guitar, dammit !
Kirk Hammett’s Awkward Comment is… Very Awkward !
So, on the topic of KHDK guitar pedals he co-founded, Kirk thinks that "it's the first time you'll see a pedal company actually being driven by an actual guitar player." That comment is so awkward unless an "actual guitar player" can only be one who plays in a very...
Martin Guitar from the 1870s Accidentally Smashed in Tarantino’s Hateful Eight
No one told Kurt Russell that Jennifer Jason Leigh was using an authentic Martin guitars from the 1870s... So when the time came to destroy the guitar as scripted, he didn't wait for the double, and smashed the real one ! OUCH ! Martin Museum representatives only...
Epiphone Trolling Marshall
This picture is so LOL ! Slash rockin' an Epiphone Les Paul plugged into a small Epiphone Valve amplifier with a wall of Marshall amps in the background ! We see only three possible explanations : Epiphone had a contractual obligation for Slash to appear with Marshall...