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The Rockbeare Guitar Collection
The Rockbeare Guitar Collection is a UK-based collection of vintage, classic, and modern guitars and associated kit accumulated over 30 years. On April 28, guitar player, Stefanos Tsoureils visited the arsenal and played a number of the instruments. Check out the video here: And check out the Rockbeare website here.
Rare and Vintage Big Name Guitars Gross $1.13+ Million at Auction
Heritage Auction’s Musical Instruments Signature® Auction was held in conjunction with the Dallas International Guitar Festival on April 20 in Texas. Among numerous lots of acoustic and electric guitars was a rare 1960 Gibson Les Paul Standard Sunburst Solid Body Electric Guitar that sold for $134,500. “We work hard to offer exemplary instruments to passionate [...]
The Guitars of Les Paul Lecture Series at Mahwah NY USA Museum Jan 22nd 7:30PM
lectures@mahwahmuseum.org, On Tuesday, January 22, Rik Mercaldi will present a Gallery Talk “The Story of the Les Paul Guitars on Display at the Mahwah Museum.” The talk will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the upstairs gallery of the Mahwah Museum. The talk is part of the year-long celebration of “Les Paul in Mahwah,” a tribute [...]
One of Les Paul’s personal guitars has surfaced on eBay, the price? A mere $500000….
Les Paul’s Personal Les Paul on eBay – Half A Million Dollars Mon, 17 Sep 2012 This one of a kind piece was made by Gibson as a special gift for Les to celebrate their 50 years working together, it was played by Les regularly and was the guitar he chose to be pictured with [...]
Dan Hawkins From “The Darkness” talks about how he got Jimmy Pages Custom Black Beauty LP
Gibson caught up with The Darkness guitarist Dan Hawkins to discuss their comeback album but we also learn about how Dan got his hands on Jimmy Page’s guitar. Gibson: And you have a Gibson Custom Shop “Black Beauty” Les Paul especially made for Jimmy Page – but he returned it because it was too heavy [...]
The Great Debate: Fender vs. Gibson (Part 2)
By Patrick Keegan The Teams When a guitarist achieves fame, so does their guitar. As the guitar increases in fame so does its sales (if you don’t believe me, think about how much Jack White has increased the sales of old Kays, Airlines and Silvertones). Since the whole point of guitar manufacturing is to [...]
The Great Debate: Gibson vs. Fender (Part 1)
Patrick Keegan This is the question that has plagued guitarists since the 50’s. Being forced to decide between the two is a nightmare; it’s like trying to decide what type of wings to order at band practice (only not as serious). There are arguments for both sides, and a lot of it comes down to [...]
The Internet Has Killed Obscure Guitars
By Patrick Keegan -I love obscure guitars. I like the aspect of explaining what each knob and switch does, I like telling people the history of the manufacturer, I like having a guitar that is “exclusive,” I even like the puzzled looks on people’s faces when I pull my oddball guitar out of its case. [...]