On October 30, 2020, a pallet of new Gibson Adam Jones 1979 Les Paul Custom Silverburst Guitars was stolen from a Sweetwater Music truck at the Flying J Travel Center in Whiteland, IN. The truck was en route to Fort Wayne, IN, the headquarters of Sweetwater Sound. “Somehow out of a truck full of guitars, this one pallet was singled out and stolen at a truck stop,” says Sweetwater Chief Supply Chain and Merchandising Officer Phil Rich. Totaling close to $95,000 in guitars, Rich believes that the perpetrator(s) knew exactly what to look for and when.
In a career spanning more than five decades — as guitarist, singer and songwriter of Pink Floyd, and in his solo recordings and collaborations with other artists — David Gilmour has created a body of work that cements his legacy as one of the most influential rock musicians of all time. If you’ve ever wondered what it might be like to play one of Gilmour’s guitars, wonder no longer. Christie’s is preparing to bring to auction highlights from David Gilmour’s personal guitar collection on June 20th,2019 in New York. Comprising more than 120 guitars, Gilmour’s collection focuses on a selection of his preferred Fender models including Broadcasters, Esquires, Telecasters and Stratocasters, led by a guitar as iconic and recognizable as the historic performances for which it was used – the 1969 Black Stratocaster (estimate: $100,000-150,000). Continue reading David Gilmour’s Guitar Collection Going Up For Auction at Christie’s!→
Attention all NYC selfie takers: Davidoff of Geneva — makers of fine tobacco products and accessories — wants you to take one more for a chance to win the entire Fender window display on view now at Davidoff’s Midtown Manhattan location. All you need to do is take a selfie in front of anyDavidoff of Geneva store, post the pic on Twitter or Instagram, and tag it with #FenderatDavidoff for a chance to win the entire Madison Avenue window display contents, which includes a Fender Stratocaster Guitar, Fender by S.T. Dupont product, and giant cut outs. Approximate retail value of this prize is $4,900! Continue reading Fender’s Win The Window Selfie Contest: Enter Now!→
As someone who goes out of her way to live in the past, I am always intrigued by bands whose members could not possibly have been alive when the groups whose songs their music reminds me of were cranking out the chart-topping hits. That means either I’m so out of touch with what’s popular that I miss all the contemporary references (likely), or the guys in Woods are raiding their (Grand)parents record collections (also possible). Either way, all that matters to me is that I can connect a song like “New Light” with The Byrds’ “My Back Pages” and any Beatles or Rolling Stones song from the mid-sixties that threw a little then-revolutionary backwards-recorded guitar into the mix. Because that is how I roll. Continue reading Video Clip of The Week: Woods, “New Light”→
This guitar was custom made for Scott Ian of Anthrax when he was on The Simpsons. The front and back features every major and minor character on the show as well as an image of Scott. There were only two made and it took over 60 hours of work to complete. Continue reading Scott Ian’s Simpsons Guitar→
