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B.B. King
September 14, 2013
B.B. King's Guitar is one of the most widely recognized instruments in music today. A Semi-Acoustic Gibson ES355TD-SV with a maple neck instead of mahogany, the name "Lucille" on the headstock and a lack of F-holes on the top as requesting my B.B. King to reduce feedback. King named his guitar "Lucille" in 1949 after a fire in a dance hall in Arkansas forced an evacuation, but King realized he left his guitar behind. Lucille was the name of a woman that two men were fighting over and how the fire was started. Two people died in the fire and King adopted the name Lucille to remind him of two things; never run into a raging fire over a guitar or fight over a woman. "Lucille" cost about $30 at the time.
Eddie Van Halen
September 14, 2013
The next featured artist in our series is Eddie Van Halen
U.S. Guitarist, Songwriter, Composer, Producer
Born Edward Lodewijk Van Halen January 26, 1955 Nijmegen, Netherlands
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Dave “The Edge” Evans Plays a wide variety of Fender Stratocaster and Telecaster guitars, Gibson 1976 Explorers, Gretsch 1963 and 1968 ‘Chet Atkins’ Country Gentleman guitars, a Gibson 1966 SG Les Paul , a line 6 Variox 700 modeling guitar and many more in a collection too large to list here.
Eddie Van Halen Has performed with The EVH Wolfgang Guitar, The Frankenstein (FrankenStrat) Guitar, an Ibanez Destroyer, Charvelle Guitars, a Gibson 6/12string double neck, a Coral Sitar, various Fender Strats and Telecasters, and a Gibson 1958 Korina wood Flying V.
Kurt Cobain
September 14, 2013
Next in our series will feature Kurt Cobain
Kurt Donald Cobain
U.S. Guitarist, Singer, Songwriter, Leader of Nirvana
Born February 20, 1967
Died April 5, 1994
"I got my Gibson signature Melody Maker in 1977," the legendary Joan Jett says about the guitar she has made one of the most iconic instruments in rock and roll. "It was light and it sounded great. It was the guitar I had in the Runaways and then played on all my hits, like 'I Love Rock N' Roll' and 'Bad Reputation' and 'Do You Wanna Touch Me.' It's my baby." Carefully developed in close cooperation with Jett herself, Gibson's Joan Jett Double Cutaway Melody Maker features a lightweight, slab mahogany body with a Worn White finish.
The reference materials have been derived from "The Guitar & Rock Equipment" table book by Nick Freeth published by Salamander Books © 2002
George Clinton
September 14, 2013
The next artist in this series is GEORGE CLINTON.
U.S. Vocalist, Guitarist, Producer, Composer
Born Kannapolis, North Carolina
July 22, 1940
Mark Knopfler enjoys playing one of his favorite guitars, a flametop Pensa/Suhr, and has used may other guitars during his career such as a 1961 rosewood Fender Stratocaster, a 1954 Fender Telecaster, and a black Telecaster owned by his brother David. Additionally, Mark also played 1958, 1959, and 1984 Gibson Les Paul’s.
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Ted Nugent played a Gibson Byrdland #6 guitar throughout his career.
