The Gibson SG and Angus Young AC/DC
Angus Young is one of those guitarists who has been “attached” to one guitar for his entire career. In Young’s case, his guitar of choice is the Gibson SG, which he has used virtually since the beginning. His first guitar was a 1970 or...
The guitars and Kurt Cobain
Kurt Cobain first began playing with a Univox Hi-Flier guitar , which is a cheap replica of the more expensive Mosrite Gospel model. He played some of these Hi-Fliers in his early periods, including a spoke model decorated with stickers, and a white one,...
Bob Marley’s guitars
Bob Marley was never a virtuoso guitarist, in fact far from it.His particular way of approaching the instrument and the technique he adopted have indelibly characterized all his songs.That guitar strumming caused many other artists after him to follow his style, a...
Peter Green, Gary Moore e Kirk Hammet
Gary Moore / Peter Green 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard This is one of the most famous electric guitars in rock and roll history. Prior to Gary Moore, the guitar was owned by Peter Green (Bluesbreakers, Fleetwood Mac), who was one of the musicians...
Stevie Ray Vaughan’s guitars
1962/63 Fender Stratocaster (Number One) This was Stevie Ray Vaughan‘s lead guitar. He got it from Ray Henning’s Heart of Texas music store owner in 1973 and it quickly became his main companion. Number one originally had a white pickguard that has been replaced...
Guitars and gear of Jimi Hendrix
As for electric guitars, Jimi Hendrix is best known for playing Fender Stratocasters (See also article “Stevie Ray Vaughan’s Guitars“). A few worth mentioning here is certainly the early 1960s white Stratocaster – which was allegedly the only guitar Jimi had with him when...
Jaco Pastorius’s bass guitar
Few artists have been as monumental to the direction of electric bass guitar than Jaco Pastorius. Born in Florida in 1951, Pastorius began playing double bass after losing the ability to play drums following a wrist injury, before turning to the dark side –...
Paul McCartney’s bass guitar
1963 Höfner 500/1 violin bass d Paul McCartney The Beatles played a series of concerts in Hamburg, Germany, in early 1961, and while there, the Beatles ‘ original bassist Stu Sutcliffe decided to leave the band. Paul McCartney, then 18, was chosen to switch...
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