![John Lennon's Rickenbacker:
Like Hendrix with his Strat, Lennon and the Rickenbacker 325 will forever be immortalised in musical history. A work of art more than an instrument, the guitar helped pioneer what would becomes the world's then biggest band.]()
John Lennon's Rickenbacker:
Like Hendrix with his Strat, Lennon and the Rickenbacker 325 will forever be immortalised in musical history. A work of art more than an instrument, the guitar helped pioneer what would becomes the world's then biggest band.
![Noel Gallagher's Union Jack Epiphone:
The band that put Brit Pop on the map and in Gallagher's extremely recognisable Epiphone guitar, the perfect accompaniment for the job.]()
Noel Gallagher's Union Jack Epiphone:
The band that put Brit Pop on the map and in Gallagher's extremely recognisable Epiphone guitar, the perfect accompaniment for the job.
![Gene Simmons' Axe Bass:
If there is a stranger looking bass guitar then it's yet to be found. Gene Simmons' axe bass was an object of pure savagery.]()
Gene Simmons' Axe Bass:
If there is a stranger looking bass guitar then it's yet to be found. Gene Simmons' axe bass was an object of pure savagery.
![Seasick Steve's Cigar Box guitar:
A performer who has a bit of a penchant for strange guitars has been accompanied with many weird ones during his time. His most recognisable, or certainly eye-catching - is perhaps his Cigar Box guitar, however.]()
Seasick Steve's Cigar Box guitar:
A performer who has a bit of a penchant for strange guitars has been accompanied with many weird ones during his time. His most recognisable, or certainly eye-catching - is perhaps his Cigar Box guitar, however.
![The Black Key's Drum Kit:
As the band consist of just two members, a good drummer was definitely needed to fill in the gaps missed elsewhere. In Patrick Carney the band have that, and in his extremely cool drum kit that features a rainbow effect, they have a very iconic piece of kit.]()
The Black Key's Drum Kit:
As the band consist of just two members, a good drummer was definitely needed to fill in the gaps missed elsewhere. In Patrick Carney the band have that, and in his extremely cool drum kit that features a rainbow effect, they have a very iconic piece of kit.
![Matt Bellamy's black Manson: Matt Bellamy's most memorable guitar, this was hand-built by a local guitar store owner where bassist Chris Wolstenholme used to work. All black and bold the guitar is quite a thing of beauty.]()
Matt Bellamy's black Manson: Matt Bellamy's most memorable guitar, this was hand-built by a local guitar store owner where bassist Chris Wolstenholme used to work. All black and bold the guitar is quite a thing of beauty.
![Tom Morello's Arm The Homeless Guitar: Playing guitar in one of the most politically motivated bands of all time, Tom Morello was always going to play something both eye-catching and memorial. A statement in itself, Morello's guitar reads big and bold 'Arm The Homeless'.]()
Tom Morello's Arm The Homeless Guitar: Playing guitar in one of the most politically motivated bands of all time, Tom Morello was always going to play something both eye-catching and memorial. A statement in itself, Morello's guitar reads big and bold 'Arm The Homeless'.
![Paul McCartney's Hofner Bass: Strange because it's left handed and looks just like a violin, McCartney's iconic Hofner bass has remained the musician's instrument of choice throughout most of his career spanning from The Beatles to his very recent solo material.]()
Paul McCartney's Hofner Bass: Strange because it's left handed and looks just like a violin, McCartney's iconic Hofner bass has remained the musician's instrument of choice throughout most of his career spanning from The Beatles to his very recent solo material.
![Jonathan Davis' Mic Stand: Not quite an instrument, but essential in assisting what is perhaps the most important instrument in music - the voice. Jonathan Davis' H.R. Giger-designed mic stand is something truly spectacular and very much a piece of Korn's iconography.]()
Jonathan Davis' Mic Stand: Not quite an instrument, but essential in assisting what is perhaps the most important instrument in music - the voice. Jonathan Davis' H.R. Giger-designed mic stand is something truly spectacular and very much a piece of Korn's iconography.
![Paul Weller's Rickenbacker 330:
As the young frontman of The Jam, a band dressed in suits emerging from within a punk scene, Paul Weller was always slightly different. A nod to The Beatles, Weller's use of the 330 is as iconic as Lennon's use of the 325.]()
Paul Weller's Rickenbacker 330:
As the young frontman of The Jam, a band dressed in suits emerging from within a punk scene, Paul Weller was always slightly different. A nod to The Beatles, Weller's use of the 330 is as iconic as Lennon's use of the 325.
![Jack White's Airline:
A pretty rare guitar and seemingly weird choice for any musician to don and make their own. Different in its shape, White's use of the guitar sparked a resurgence in popularity for it.]()
Jack White's Airline:
A pretty rare guitar and seemingly weird choice for any musician to don and make their own. Different in its shape, White's use of the guitar sparked a resurgence in popularity for it.
![Slash's Gibson Les Paul:
Another guitar that instantly makes you think of the man behind it. A true master on the machine, Slash get's sounds from his Les Paul that Les Paul himself probably wouldn't have believed possible.]()
Slash's Gibson Les Paul:
Another guitar that instantly makes you think of the man behind it. A true master on the machine, Slash get's sounds from his Les Paul that Les Paul himself probably wouldn't have believed possible.
![Kurt Cobain's Fender Jag-Stang:
A strange guitar he designed for himself - an amalgamation of a Fender Jaguar and Mustang. Although a thing of beauty and very much associated with Cobain, the Nirvana frontman didn't get a whole lot of use out of it.]()
Kurt Cobain's Fender Jag-Stang:
A strange guitar he designed for himself - an amalgamation of a Fender Jaguar and Mustang. Although a thing of beauty and very much associated with Cobain, the Nirvana frontman didn't get a whole lot of use out of it.
![Jimi Hendrix's Fender Stratocaster:
The man who had the ability to make any guitar look, or more importantly, sound amazing. Jimi Hendrix's upside-down arctic white Strat is as iconic as they come.]()
Jimi Hendrix's Fender Stratocaster:
The man who had the ability to make any guitar look, or more importantly, sound amazing. Jimi Hendrix's upside-down arctic white Strat is as iconic as they come.
