Gibson ES-335 Sixties Cherry
February 2, 2026
On Parkinson’s and Movies It took me a while to realize that one of my greatest interests in science was rooted in a major passion for movies that I developed during Christmas 1985. Right before that holiday, I watched ‘Back to the Future’ for the first time. The movie immediately became my favorite because it
TV Jones Spectra Sonic Supreme
February 2, 2026
Rebirth In 1996, Soundgarden released their last studio album before the reunion in 2010. The album, Down on the Upside, received mixed reviews, since it was an attempt to move away from the huge guitar riffs and the polished production of Superunknown. Many fans saw it as the inevitable decline which led to the disbandment
Fender Squier Stratocaster 40th Anniversary
January 27, 2026
I began playing the guitar in 2018, driven not by technical ambition but by admiration: as a child, watching my cousin play made me want to be like him. My first instrument, a classical Darestone guitar gifted by my uncle, introduced me to music, even if it never truly felt like it belonged to me.
Fender Telecaster American Vintage I 52
January 16, 2026
Born in the U.S.A. 1985 was a peculiar year. The great snowfall hit hard in Italy and I still remember that magical atmosphere of the cities blanketed in white. For a 7-year-old boy, it was like living in a fairy tale. We returned from Rome — where we had spent Christmas with our relatives —
Duesenberg Starplayer TV Black
January 12, 2026
A dream traded for an algorithm Spring 2024 was a difficult time for me. I was dealing with a loss—the kind you experience only two or three times in a lifetime, if even that. One coping mechanism was my GAS. To some extent, it helped numb the pain, but it also prevented me from truly
Maybach Lester Cherry Lane ’58
January 11, 2026
The journey from a failed friendship to Mark Knopfler I turned 17 in 1994, a year I have many memories from. I remember the deaths of Ayrton Senna and Kurt Cobain, the O.J. Simpson case, and Nelson Mandela becoming the first Black president of South Africa. Also, it was the year of Pulp Fiction and
1929 Conn “Chu Berry” Tenor Sax
January 11, 2026
A story of freedom My father is a saxophonist (he’s actually a doctor), but he used to play the clarinet when I was a child. He is the kind of man with highly selective interests that demand his full attention and commitment over any other topic. Music was no exception. His favorite music was, and
Martin 000-16 StreetMaster
January 11, 2026
The Martin 000-16 StreetMaster arrived when I was ready to stop looking for excuses.It is the guitar of acoustic maturity—not because it’s definitive, but because it doesn’t lie. At first, I was afraid of it. The same kind of fear you feel toward anything that’s too true.It sounded too much, I used to say. Too present. Too wide.
Epiphone Casino USA Sunburst
January 11, 2026
And then there is the Epiphone Casino USA Sunburst, the dream guitar I had been carrying with me for years.Its sound is immediately familiar, rooted in a Brit lineage that runs from Lennon and Richards to Noel Gallagher and Radiohead.It feels alive even unplugged, resonating against the body before a single note is played. Through a
Boss DF-2 Super Feedbacker & Distortion
January 11, 2026
The Boss DF-2 Super Feedbacker & Distortion is a punch in the face.This is a tool for digging — and digging deep. Straight back to the early days of my musical life in Legnago. That pedal, along with a small handful of other effects, came to us through Davide “Cavallo.” At the time, he had
Teenage Engineering machines
January 11, 2026
With Teenage Engineering, my relationship with music took a lateral detour.Not a sharp turn, but an attempt — to feel, at least for a while, like a well-rounded musician. Or something close to it. First came the OP-1. Then the OP-Z. Finally, the KO II. A path driven not by upgrades, but by curiosity. I’ve
Fender Jazz Bass
January 11, 2026
The Mexican Fender Jazz Bass entered my life in the countryside — which is already a good start for any instrument story.No glossy listing, no shop. Just a strange, sideways deal, slightly off-kilter. Exactly the kind I like. The guy selling it had just broken up with his girlfriend. Together they had a Nirvana cover
Fender Champion “600”
January 11, 2026
The Fender Champion 600 was my first real initiation into Fender tube tone.No mystical revelation, no cosmic epiphany. Something much quieter — almost awkward in its simplicity. And precisely for that reason, revealing. I bought it new, NOS, in a small-town shop where time moves slower and the shelves don’t change often. I wanted it
Duesenberg Starplayer TV Red Sparkle
January 11, 2026
The Duesenberg Starplayer TV Red Sparkle took a strange path — but the right one.It came to me second-hand, through Roberto, someone who shares my same weaknesses: vintage jazz, blues, sound above all else. When a guitar passes through hands like that, it never arrives neutral. It arrives already understood. From the first touch, it
Eastman T49D/TV Classic
January 11, 2026
And this is where Eastman comes in — through a deliberate, almost symbolic choice.The Eastman T49 is the only Eastman guitar I’ll present. Not because the others don’t deserve it, but precisely because they do: this one stands for all of them. I love Eastman for a very simple, concrete reason: it gives you access
Vincente Tatay 40’s
January 11, 2026
Staying true to the idea of being a guitar custodian, there’s one story that carries a special weight for me: a 1940s Vicente Tatay.I bought it online, sight unseen — a pure act of trust, almost reckless. But when a guitar is nearly a century old, you don’t really choose it. You recognize it. And
Gibson Les Paul Special Tribute
January 11, 2026
Abstract – A Passing of the Torch This Les Paul Special is not simply a guitar, but the meeting point of sound, memory, and human connection. Solid, balanced, and direct, it embodies a stripped-down idea of music where nothing is superfluous and every element serves expression. Its raw yet refined voice, shaped by two articulate
Eastman T59/v-SB
January 10, 2026
One 335 to rule them all But the truth is that, in my case, the story isn’t really about the guitar as much as it is about the journey. A long journey, sometimes tiring, almost a real labor. Because the 335 is a bit like the phoenix: everyone talks about it, everyone looks for it,
Thinline Enrico La Salvia
January 6, 2026
Years ago, Gianluca introduced me to the idea of Greek tragedy as a way of listening to life — not as drama, but as balance.Apollo and Dionysus: reason and instinct, control and surrender. A lens through which to understand joyful and painful moments alike, and a permission to embrace opposing sides of one’s character. Even
Martin 00-17SE Whiskey Sunset
January 6, 2026
And as the last of the trio — among the witnesses of time — she arrives. More recent, yes. But more worn than the others.The Martin 00-17SE Whiskey Sunset. This guitar has been mistreated. Played hard, without mercy. There’s a visible scrape on the top — maybe the scar of a badly removed pickguard, maybe the
Harmony Stella 60’s
January 6, 2026
The 1960 Harmony Stella entered my life for next to nothing, through Scolopendra — but before that, it arrived through a journey.Scolopendra is one of those mythical places that doesn’t need to explain itself. Extraordinary guitars resting there with total nonchalance, as if it were perfectly normal to stumble upon instruments that elsewhere would live
Gibson L-00 Original and Gibson G-00
January 5, 2026
Long-lost siblings I’ve always been more interested in electric guitars than acoustics. There were multiple reasons for that: my passion for rock, my curiosity about different sounds and tones, the power of a cranked amp, and the endless possibilities offered by pedals and effects. However, there’s one factor that solidified my preference for electrics: for
DOD Classic Tube FX53
January 5, 2026
Right after discovering grunge, I bought my first electric guitar: a black 1992 Yamaha RGX. It was an inexpensive workhorse—a very lean but overall well-crafted “super-strat.” At first, its only companion was a solid-state Charvel amp with a single channel and a two-voice built-in overdrive (rock or metal, mainly driven by different mid-range settings). However,
Gibson ES-335 Chris Cornell Replica
January 5, 2026
1991. I was 14, hunched over my school books while my brother, who is six years older than me, was listening to music on his Walkman. I had no idea my life was about to change in just a few minutes. I think I was reading a Latin textbook when my brother placed his headphones
Fender Highway One Telecaster Sunburst
January 5, 2026
A real Tele. And that alone would be enough.But this one carries an extra story, because it once belonged to Sandro — a seasoned Roman musician, the only possible interpreter of a Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention tribute band. And “only possible” isn’t an exaggeration: Sandro is Zappa. Physically, mentally, musically. A rare, lateral talent
Fender Stratocaster Highway One Sonic Blue
January 5, 2026
The Stratocaster is probably the most brutally wrong guitar for a beginner.And that’s not snobbery — it’s experience. It doesn’t help you. It doesn’t compress, smooth things out, or hide mistakes. It gives you back exactly who you are. And when you’re just starting out, that’s rarely flattering. It’s a guitar for the initiated, not
Fender Gemini III
January 5, 2026
The Mothership The Fender Gemini was never just a guitar to me.It was always the Mothership.My first guitar. The guitar of real dreams: acoustic, glossy black, huge. When I first saw it, I thought nothing more serious, more definitive, could possibly exist. This project was born with her in mind — and I mean that literally.
Gibson LG-2 American Eagle
January 4, 2026
My story with the Gibson LG-2 American Eagle didn’t begin in a shop. It began sideways — through hands, trust, and timing.Through Daniele, his way of playing, and a quiet understanding that some guitars are never really sold. They’re passed on, like a relay baton, once they’ve lived enough to know where they belong next.