Joe Bonamassa, Slash, Kirk Hammett, and more on their lifelong guitar-collecting obsessions
If you’ve ever wondered why the world’s most iconic guitarists collect guitars and how that love of collecting started, this is the video for you. In this compilation of clips from the award-winning series The Collection from Gibson TV, Joe Bonamassa, Slash, Paul Stanley, Kirk Hammett, Peter Frampton, Rick Nielsen, Charlie Starr, and Brad Whitford open up about how their guitar-collecting journeys began, and the rare, unusual, and irreplaceable pieces they’ve hunted down over the decades.
Watch as host Mark Agnesi sits down with some of the world’s most iconic guitarists, tracing their journeys from early dreams of owning the one guitar they always wanted to becoming the custodians of some of the world’s greatest vintage and rare guitars. You’ll learn about what they look for when buying guitars, specific guitars they wish they hadn’t let go, and the guitars they’re still searching for to add to their already enviable collections.
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