Superstar Guitars

Slipcase Edition

Eleanor Jane

$115

Hardback

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Welbeck
10 December 2024

Individual composers & musicians, bands & groups; Guitar

Foreword by James Dean Bradfield, Manic Street Preachers

A collection that has to be seen to be believed, Superstar Guitars showcases the most famous six-strings in the history of music, in exquisite detail.

Photographer Eleanor Jane has travelled the world, documenting the legendary guitars used to create some of the greatest music ever heard.

Jimi Hendrix's Woodstock Stratocaster. The guitar on which Bob Dylan 'went electric'. The Fender Mustang Kurt Cobain played in the 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' video. Explore some of the most iconic guitars in music, up close and personal.

Housed in a stunning package including a hardback slipcase, detailed photography explores every inch of these iconic instruments, accompanied by fascinating insights, telling the stories of the guitars that changed the world.

Guitars featured include:

Jimi Hendrix's Woodstock Stratocaster

Kurt Cobain's 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' Mustang

John Frusciante's Fender Stratocaster

Dave Grohl's Gibson Trini Lopez

Noel Gallagher's Epiphone Riviera

Eric Clapton's MTV Unplugged Martin

Jeff Buckley's Fender Telecaster

Brian May's Red Special

Tom Morello's Arm The Homeless

Phoebe Bridgers' Danelectro Baritone

Jack White's Airline

Prince's Yellow Cloud

Thurston Moore's Fender Jazzmaster

David Gilmour's Black Strat

Steve Vai's Ibanez JEM

Matt Bellamy's Mansion DeLorean

And many more...

By: Eleanor Jane
Imprint: Welbeck
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 344mm, Spine: 32mm
Weight: 2.320kg
ISBN: 9781802798395
ISBN 10: 1802798390
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 10 December 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Eleanor Jane is a writer and photographer in the music industry. She specialises in photographing artist portraits and high-end vintage and culturally significant guitars. Her work has been published in various books and magazines all over the world and she is particularly known for her detailed and atmospheric photographs of iconic guitars, shot in such a way as to evoke the spirit of the instrument.