Guitars of the Stars

The latest and greatest in musical instruments were introduced at the recent NAMM trade show in Nashville, Tennessee. Our very own Corey Greenberg was there, and now he shows us guitars as classic as the artists who inspired them.



Fender Eric Clapton Stratocaster
When Eric Clapton's beloved black Fender Stratocaster (nicknamed "Blackie") had finally worn down to the point where it wouldn't hold up on the road anymore, the famed guitarist turned to Fender to recreate his famous instrument. The Fender Eric Clapton Stratocaster is now Eric's main touring and recording instrument - Blackie now resides at Golden Strings, a retirement community for elderly instruments in San Pedro, CA. $1,849.




Fender Muddy Waters Telecaster
Blues fans take note! Now the classic look and tone of Muddy's Telecaster is available in a new standard production artist model. The essential specifications and spirit of Muddy's Tele are lovingly recreated, and the tone is as big and unique as the guitar's namesake. $899.99.




Fender Sting Signature Precision Bass
From his tenure in the pop trio The Police, to a prolific solo career, Sting is responsible for helping bring the bass out front in contemporary music. This '50s P-Bass features a contoured body, one vintage single-coil pickup, and sports his signature in the block pearl inlay at the 12th fret. $849.99.




Gibson Dickie Betts Signature Les Paul
The Dickey Betts '57 Goldtop is a limited edition of 57 guitars honoring the legendary Dickey Betts and his long love affair with the Gibson 1957 Les Paul Goldtop. $TBA




Gibson Christmas 2000 Acoustic Guitar
One of a kind and definitely not for sale, this masterpiece of old-school craftsmanship is an example of the totally custom, one of a kind guitar that is increasingly popular with well-heeled baby boomers who don't just want one of the classics, they want the ONLY one.




C.F. Martin Peacock Deluxe #750,000
Three hundred and fifty thousand dollars is what this one-of-a-kind Martin acoustic guitar has been appraised at. The guitar, meant to celebrate the 750,000th Martin guitar produced, took more than a year to complete. The border around the back, sides, pickguard and neck comprises over 2000 hand-cut pieces of shell. The only pieces that weren't cut by hand are the small shell dots. On the neck are two elaborate peacocks, with a silhouette of trees and bushes in 22 karat gold wire. The peacock in the peghead has a large plate of engraved gold for the feathers, and the Martin logo is outlined in gold as well. On the bridge wings are two cast gold medallions with marquis diamonds that reflect sections of the pattern on the pickguard. Behind the bridge pins is a delicate floral arrangement with small diamonds in the flowers. Inside the shell inlaid rosette is a removable soundhole screen reminiscent of traditional lute rosette designs. Finally, emerging from a Moorish arch of various types of Corian®, is the large peacock on the back, made mostly of green abalone, paua and mother of pearl. His body is estate ivory, and he sports a diamond in his eye. This is the most ornate Martin guitar ever crafted. (Big metal belt buckles are not advised when playing this guitar.) $350,000.




Dan-O-Wah
If you are a fan of 60's guitar fuzz and distortion check out the Dan-O-Wah pedal. Looking like a retro car from the late 40's, the Dan-O-Wah features six 6 great wah’s of the 60’s in one pedal. It has 2 banks of wah sounds, a foot switch for different wah sounds during performance, and built in "Octave Distortion" for very cool 60’s octave effects. It is available in Black, Red and Purple and sells for only $99.