Bono has released a statement recently that he may never play guitar on stage again. All the rock star pomp and pageantry aside, anyone who loves to play, nevermind made it your livelihood, will understand what a bummer this is. Hell no one would even …
Martin LX1E Ed Sheeran The biggest selling artist of 2014 was a busker, a one-man band, a ginger head no less. While the rise of EDM continues with bigger festivals and more wattage every year, the most popular artist of 2014 won the day (the …
The Gibson Firebird 7 Cars have inspired plenty of rock ‘n’ roll songs. If you’ve ever put on a Bruce Springsteen album you’ve heard several of them. But the auto industry’s influence on rock ‘n’ roll doesn’t stop at allusions to route 66. In 1963, Gibson …
Bob Dylan SJ-200 Autographed Collector’s Edition Gibson has released not one but two signature Bob Dylan acoustic guitars. The guitars are said to have been made with a direct collaboration with Dylan himself. We’ll start with the SJ-200 Autographed Collector’s Edition. Featured above, it …
(GRETSCH)RED Electromatic Center-Block Bono Signature This isn’t the first signature Gretsch with Bono’s name on it, but it’s the reddest. The (GRETSCH)RED Electromatic Center-Block Bono Signature bears the (RED) logo. (Product)red co-founded by Bono in 2006, partners with companies to create products. The sale of …
Classic Vibe Stratocaster 50’s Fender has been celebrating the 60th anniversary of it’s Stratocaster throughout 2014. A couple of weeks ago we featured our favourite of the 6 special editions, the 60th Anniversary American Vintage 1954 Stratocaster. It’s a beautiful guitar, but at $1500, it’s not …
PRS S2 Singlecut Standard The S2 series is Paul Reed Smith’s more affordable line of American made guitars. Whether you consider a $1000 dollars and change affordable all depends on which side of the rock ‘n’ roll tracks you hail from. The recent adds to …
The Epiphone SG Special This SG Special is part of Epiphone’s Gift of Music promotion with over 30 instruments for under $300. So if you’ve got a fledgling rock star on your list, their site is definitely worth a look. You’ll find Acoustics, Les Pauls …
ES-335 Lemon Burst Created in the 50s, the ES-335 is the sexy semi-acoustic cousin of Les Paul. But never has their shared gene pool been so apparent. As you can see the ES-335 Lemon Burst’s figured maple top is finished in a shade of citrus that is …
Grestch Crème de Marine Falcon Guitar If there was ever a guitar that merited being referred to as a woman it would be the new Grestch Crème de Marine Falcon. She’s an absolute babe, a stunner, a hottie. But at the same time classy. This …
PRS S2 30th Anniversary Custom 24 For the past 30 years, Paul Reed Smith Guitars has crafted high-end America made instruments. Forever the underdog to the mighty Gibsons and Fenders of the world, PRS has continuously put out great guitars that the big guys …
The Gibson Dave Grohl ES 335 Rocks Mr. Nice Guy, Mr I’ll play with anybody, drums or guitar it’s all good, Mister yeah Nirvana was cool, but have you heard my other multi-platinum selling band. Somebody give this man his own guitar already. Actually he’s …
Tim Armstrong Hellcat Acoustic One of the great things about the Rancid sound is you can hear that the songs were written on an acoustic. Even after they’ve been amped up, they never get so slick that you can’t imagine Tim working out a chorus …
Moniker Guitars Zuma à la Sweet Noisy Things At Moniker Guitars they don’t build guitars for people as much as with people. You choose everything from the ground up. The body, fretboard, colour, design, tuners, pick ups and controls.
Les Paul Classic Seven String When we heard about the Les Paul Classic 7 String guitar, it made us think of men’s razor commercials. You know the ones announcing yet another blade giving a guy a baby’s ass for a face and enough sharp edges …