CARGUITARS

As iconic cars of the 60s hit important anniversary dates, we started to see the combination of style elements added to existing guitar models, creating a uniquely branded special series of car guitars. Good examples of this would be Gibson creating a commemorative guitar for the 1960 corvette which would be made from a custom shop Gibson Les Paul. In 1996 they released a limited number of these guitars with matching colors to the Corvette cars of the 60's. Although the costs would have been outrageous to create a completely new Gibson guitar model, they did do a good job adding bling to the Les Paul and making the guitar look similar to a 1960 Corvette... It is not surprising to learn about the relationship between car collectors and guitars collectors. Both car collectors and guitar collectors share a special bond as both items represent a certain style, a history and an enjoyment level that is difficult to explain. Although cars became mainstream a little earlier than electric..