Famous Guitarists Who Named Their Guitar

B.B. King - Lucille: A black Gibson ES-355.

Edward Van Halen - Freankenstrat: Rebuilt stratocaster named after the Frankenstein monster, a creature made up from many different bodies.

George Harrison - Lucy: A Gibson Les Paul given to him by Eric Clapton.

Brian May - Red Special: Custom built, also called The Old Lady.


Eric Clapton - Blackie: Fender Stratocaster auctioned off in 2004 to raise money for his Crossroads addiction recovery center.

Billy Gibbons: 1959 Gibson Les Paul.

 Neil Young - Old Black: Gibson Les Paul.

Willie Nelson - Trigger: A Martin N-20 acoustic guitar.

Bo Diddley - Twang Machine: Custom built "cigar box" guitar. Later produced by Gretsch.

Prince - Cloud: Custom built guitar used during the Purple Rain era.

Keith Richards - Micawber: 1953 Fender Telecaster. Named after a character in Charles Dicken's David Copperfield.

Stevie Ray Vaughn - First Wife: 1963 Fender Stratocaster with a 1962 neck.

Tony Iommi - Monkey:  1965 Gibson SG.

Yngwie Malmsteen - Duck: 1971 Fender Stratocaster which had a Donald Duck sticker on it.

Willie Nelson Quotes

"Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you'll start having positive results."

"Most  of the stuff I've read about me has been true."

"I think most art comes out of poverty and hard times."

"I guess if you can't sing, you better have style."

"Since I come from Texas, there's a lot of Texas in me."

"I'm a country songwriter and we write cry-in-your-beer songs. That's what we do. Something that you can slow dance to."

"There are more serious problems in life than financial ones, and I've had a lot of those. I've been broke before, and will be again."


"Ninety-nine percent of the world's lovers are not with their first choice. That's what makes the jukebox play."

"We are the same. There is no difference anywhere in the world. People are people. They laugh, cry, feel, and love, and music seems to be the common denomination that brings us all together."

"I'm a romantic slob."