The most iconic guitars of all time

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Tom Morello - 'Arm The Homeless' - The man behind the innovative guitar sounds of Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave is known to play a number of custom guitars. 'Arm The Homeless' features a Kramer neck, EMG pickups, and an Ibanez Edge whammy bar.

 

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Neil Young - 'Old Black' - Neil Young's most iconic guitar is a customized 1953 Gibson Les Paul that he bought in 1969.

 

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Joe Satriani - Ibanez - Joe Satriani's most original Ibanez guitar model features a transparent body. How cool is that?

 

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Bo Diddley - 'Cigar Box' - Bo Diddley built his first guitars at home from cigar boxes.

 

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Gene Simmons - 'Axe' - Also known for his 'Punisher' bass, the man with the longest tongue in KISS made his 'Axe' bass a weapon desired to be handled by many fans.

 

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Lemmy - Rickenbacker - When you think Motörhead, Lemmy playing his Rick usually springs to mind. This was his bass guitar of choice and one that will forever be associated with his image.

 

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Rick Nielsen - Five-neck Hamer - If you thought that Jimmy Page's double neck Gibson was too much, how about five necks?! Cheap Trick's Rick Nielsen rocks this guitar.

 

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Matt Bellamy - Black Kaoss Manson - The Muse front man's Black Kaoss Manson features a pad connected to a MIDI controller that allows him to do a variety of effects while playing live.

 

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Brian May - 'Red Special' - The original 'Red Special' was designed and built by Queen's Brian May and his father in 1963, mostly using old firewood.

 

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Tony Iommi - 'Old Boy' SG - Inspired by a Gibson SG, the 'Old Boy' was built in England by Jaydee Custom Guitars. It features the trademark cross inlays, and was made famous by Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi.

 

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Jack White - Airline -

The Valco Airline's design and color scheme was a key element in the image of The White Stripes.