Prince’s iconic yellow cloud guitar will be offered exclusively in Heritage Auctions’ Entertainment & Music Memorabilia Auction June 24-25, 2016 in Beverly Hills. An instrument as unique and innovative as the artist’s legendary contribution to the music world appears at auction with an opening bid of $30,000. The solid body guitar, made-to-order in the shape […] More
A guitar given to Elvis Presley by his father in 1969 went under the hammer for $334,000 in New York where Julien’s auction house offered a range of items that belonged to musical legends. During a 1975 concert in Asheville, North Carolina, Presley had given the guitar to fan Mike Harris, who had kept it […] More
Fender pays homage to what is arguably the most famous Telecaster in musical history, George Harrison’s Rosewood Telecaster, with a limited-run series of 100 guitars. George Harrison’s 1968 Rosewood Fender Telecaster was used in the Let It Be movie, in the Abbey Road album recording, and in the Cream song Badge. It was also used […] More
If you’ve ever found yourself in a position to “bang your head” what to give a person who is a fan of the brand Alfa Romeo, your troubles are over! British company, Harris Custom Guitar Works, has announced one of the most interesting creations lately, the guitar in the style of Alfa Romeo cars! On […] More
Gibson Brands, Inc., unveiled the limited-edition Zakk Wylde Moderne of Doom, based on the legendary, yet never released, third member of the Modernist Series of the late 1950s: the Gibson Moderne. Intended to complement the revolutionary Explorer and Flying V, the Moderne never saw the light of day, though rumors of existing examples persist to […] More
Here is another artistic guitar from Ulrich Teuffel. Named Rhodium Birdfish, this guitar, besides the few museums and private collections that own one, also owned by Billy Gibbons and Kirk Hammett. Beside them MB&F M.A.D. Gallery located at the heart of Geneva, just purchased this extravagant guitar. Ulrich Teuffel guitar is handcrafted modular electric guitar […] More
Custom made Vox guitar played by John Lennon and George Harrison in the mid-1960s was the highlight at the “Music Icons” event organized by Beverly Hills, Calif.-based Julien’s Auctions and held at the Hard Rock Cafe in Manhattan. Although expected to fetch between $200,000 and $300,000, this semi-hollow-body instrument, used during the Fab Four’s Magical […] More
The unique timekeepers from the watch brand ArtyA are recognizable at the first look, through to their singularity and unique design. Swiss art watch brand made this extremely avant garde watches, guitar head-shaped, Son of Sound collection. The Son of Sound timepieces all have cases that look like the end of a guitar (the head). […] More
Julien’s Auctions will offer a rare, custom made Vox guitar played by John Lennon and George Harrison in the mid-1960s to the highest bidder on May 18, 2013 at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York. The Beatles, Elvis Presley, Jimi Hendrix, the Grateful Dead, Michael Jackson, and Bob Dylan, among others, will be up […] More
In 2013 Gibson celebrates the “Year of Les Paul”, and pays honor to the man responsible for one of the most ubiquitous electric guitars of all time by launching limited edition Les Paul Tribute guitar. According to Gibson, these models are aimed at, “capturing the essence of a great Les Paul guitar from one of […] More
Finally something that can cheer and make the job easier for all guitarists. Fender has just introduced the Squier Strat Guitar – a new guitar that offers USB & iOS Connectivity, and allows connects directly to and records to an iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac or Windows-based computer. The new Squier Strat features Type Mini-B […] More
As expected and as we wrote about left-handed 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard Sunburst guitar that could fetch $125,000 at Heritage Auctions’ Vintage Guitars and Musical Instruments Signature Auction, the same happened. The guitar, one of only two 1959 left-handed ‘bursts ever made exceeded that amount and sold for $194,500! This guitar that is also […] More
