Jimi Hendrix's Monterey
This Monterey is a replica of the one Jiimi Hendrix played at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1968 the real guitar was smashed after Jimi Hendrix set it on fire after playing one of the best Solo's in music history.
Jimi Hendrix's Fender Stratocaster
Jimi Hendrix played this guitar for his Woodstock performances and is the guitar probably most seen with Hendrix
Kurt Cobain's Jag Stang
The Fender Jag Stang was a guitar created by lead singer of the band Nirvana, Kurt Cobain, it is a hybrid of the Fender Jaguar and the Fender Mustang. Cobain's Jag Stang was given to R.E.M.'s Peter Buck by Courtney Love after Cobain's death.
Zakk Wylde's Custom Les Paul "Bullseye"
This Guitar is played by Zakk Wylde, former guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne. The guitar is iconic for its paint job.
Eddie Van Halen's Frakenstrat
Van Halen's original guitar was repainted red, with stripes left unpainted to reveal the original black and white underneath. The guitar is known as both a "frankenstrat" and the "Frankenstein."
Stevie Ray Vaughan's Custom Fender Startocaster Sun Burst "Number One"
This guitar was played by Stevie Ray Vaughan for most of his guitar and according to Vaughan it was rebuilt many times. Also according to Vaughan its a 1959 model and had been in shape by its previous owner, an owner of a Ray Hennings music shop in Texas, the guitar was his instrument and companion for a long time as well. The damage on it is from general wear and tear but the burn mark on the head-stock is fro Vaughan leaving a burning cigarette under the strings for too long.
Paul Mccartney's Hofner HCT5001 Bass
This bass is owned by The Beatles member Paul McCartney, McCartney first encountered the bass in Hamburg, Germany according to McCartney the guitar made his left handed playing look "less draft" do to the guitars symmetry.
Gene Simmons' Axe Bass
Gene Simmons was looking for a new bass to either blend in or stand out from his garish make up and costume of the band KISS, Simmons came up with the idea of the axe shaped bass and had it made by renowned luthier Steve Carr.
Jack White's Montgomery Airline
The Airline is played by a wide variety of artists including David Bowie, The Cure, PJ Harvey, and Calexico, as well as Jack White of The White Stripes.
Tom Morello's Custom "Arm The Homeless"
The original guitar was made by Performance Guitar USA for Morello to his exact specifications. It featured a Stratocaster body with a Performance Corsair neck, 2 Seymour Duncan JB pickups and a chrome original Floyd Rose tremolo system. However, when he got the guitar he hated everything about it and completely reassembled it. Since then just about everything has been changed countless times. The only thing that remains from the original guitar is the body.
Elvis Presley's First Guitar
Growing up on the outskirts of Tupelo, Mississippi in 1946 it was Elvis Presley birthday. What Elvis Presley really wanted for his birthday was a rifle or a bicycle Instead, Elvis’s highly protective mother took him to the Tupelo Hardware Store and bought a gift that would change the course of history: a $6.95 guitar.
Jimmy Page's Custom Double Neck EDS-1275
Page used the double neck during live concerts for playing "Stairway to Heaven", "The Song Remains the Same", "The Rain Song", "Celebration Day", "Tangerine" and "Sick Again"
Jimmy Page's Les Paul Traditional
For Led Zeppelin's second album and onward Jimmy Page used this Les Paul, the guitar was given to him by Joe Walsh. Page also plays his guitar with a cello bow. This was a technique he developed during his session days. Page said that he obtained the idea of playing the guitar with a bow from David McCallum, Sr. who was also a session musician.
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