Jimmy Page number one and number two
Jimmy Page mainly played Gibson Les Paul guitars, among them the 1959 Les Paul Standard nicknamed “Number One”. This was his main recording and live guitar from around the time he started working on the Led Zeppelin II album. Aside from this guitar, he also...
Gibson and Bob Marley
Around early May 1973, Bob Marley walked into Top Gear, a scruffy music store on Denmark Street, a small side street in central London filled with offices and music-biz shacks. Top Gear, known for its stock of good second-hand instrumentation, regularly welcomed famous and...
Frank Zappa’s guitars
“Considering the fact that Frank rarely used anything standard, it’s hard to imitate his sound. The important thing is to have the right mid tones and to have the feedback controllable at will. Frank devised the system to do this by equipping his guitars...
Zakk Wylde’s most famous Gibson Guitars
Zakk Wylde is best known as the former guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne, founder of the heavy metal band Black Label Society, and as a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and occasional actor. He was also the lead guitarist and singer of Pride & Glory, which released a...
Eric Clapton’s Guitars and gear
Eric ‘s collection of guitars features some of the most iconic instruments in Rock and Roll history. His first guitar was an inexpensive Kay Jazz II model , but in 1964 Clapton already replaced it with a Fender Telecaster red, which he used on most...
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...
His Majesty and Mr. Bunna Africa Unite singer
Today Friday, January 15, 2021, a not particularly cold winter day, we were greeted by the Gibson Les Paul Special (Bob Marley signature custom shop) of Bunna. I must say that the one who was particularly uncomfortable in coming to meet us as we...
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