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Behind the Smash: The Life of Dave Farrell’s Bass
The life of Dave Farrell’s bass is like exploring the wild world of onstage guitar annihilation ! Let’s debate about the controversial art of smashing guitars !
The Filthiest Guitar Discovery Ever : The Dirty Burst Wild Journey From Closet to Concert
Meet the “Dirty Burst,” a 1960 Gibson Les Paul that emerged from a closet, battered and bruised; and now the star of a real-life guitar soap opera.
The Magic Guitar: A Prototype PRS Silver Sky That Will Put A Spell On Your Wallet
A ‘Magic’ PRS John Mayer Silver Sky prototype with Carlos Santana’s seal of approval is up for grabs for how much?!
Failure to Fracture : Struggling 22-years to Master an Unplayable Song
Source Is this a must-read book ? I don't know but the pitch is sure quite intriguing ! Failing to Fracture - Learning King Crimson's Impossible Song ! Failure to Fracture, a tale of one man's 22-year epic journey to conquer the impossible. Anthony Garone set out to...
A Tip From Kiss : How to Profit from Trashed Guitars ?
This Gibson Marauder was smashed on stage by Paul Stanley. It is obviously unplayable. But what most of us would see as a disaster, Kiss guys see as a way to make money. The guitar was signed on the back of the neck, and was sold as memorabilia for $2,109.98. Who says...
10 Acoustic Guitars Made of Wood Salvaged from Jimi Hendrix Childhood Home
The title says it all ! Let's introduce the Harmonic Hendrix Home Guitars™ ! This time Authentic Hendrix LLC is working with JOI Guitars to make a 10 acoustic guitars limited run. JOI Guitars will use "reclaimed wood, salvaged from the first Seattle home...
This is NOT a Guitar !
Ok ! The simple fact that a quadriplegic man can move his fingers to use a video game controller is awesome news ! But still... This is NOT a guitar, dammit !
Kirk Hammett’s Awkward Comment is… Very Awkward !
So, on the topic of KHDK guitar pedals he co-founded, Kirk thinks that "it's the first time you'll see a pedal company actually being driven by an actual guitar player." That comment is so awkward unless an "actual guitar player" can only be one who plays in a very...
Martin Guitar from the 1870s Accidentally Smashed in Tarantino’s Hateful Eight
No one told Kurt Russell that Jennifer Jason Leigh was using an authentic Martin guitars from the 1870s... So when the time came to destroy the guitar as scripted, he didn't wait for the double, and smashed the real one ! OUCH ! Martin Museum representatives only...
Epiphone Trolling Marshall
This picture is so LOL ! Slash rockin' an Epiphone Les Paul plugged into a small Epiphone Valve amplifier with a wall of Marshall amps in the background ! We see only three possible explanations : Epiphone had a contractual obligation for Slash to appear with Marshall...
Prince Smashes Captain Kirk’s Epiphone Crestwood (Late Night with Jimmy Fallon)
The guitar is the property of Captain Kirk from The Roots. I love Prince but that poor original Epiphone Crestwood (1961) didn't deserve that treatment. You can watch the video here it happens at the end. I like the reaction of The Roots on facebook though.
Billie Joe Armstrong Smashes his Les Paul Junior to Prove he is not F*cking Justin Bieber !
Can't blame Billie Joe for being angry because they cut down 20 minutes of Green Day's time on stage but still... That poor Les Paul didn't deserve such a treatment ! I can't help but think that he could have find a better way to remind us he is not Justin Bieber....