Fresh from unveiling the Greatest Guitarist of All Time on Gigwise, we thought we'd pay homage to some of the coolest guitars that have been played on the live stage in rock music. They range from stylish, to iconic, to frankly weird guitars – just look at Steve Vai's Heart guitar and Rick Nielsen's 'Uncle Dick' for examples. Featuring Eddie Van Halen, Steve Vai, Jimmy Page, Gene Simmons and many more, click through and see who makes number one.
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30. Bo Diddley's Rectangular Guitar – There are few more instantly recognisable guitars than Diddley's iconic rectangular design. Built by Gretsch, the late Diddley nicknamed it 'The Twang Machine' and loved the square design as it gave him more freedom to move around.
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To be specific it’s a Korg Kaoss Pad that Mr. Bellamy has built into his Mason guitar. It’’s what he uses for the intro to Invincible".
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