Sami Yaffa with the Eastwood Classic 4 Bass Guitar

2. Rev Peyton’s Big Damn Band – Airline MAP

Rev Peyton (Big Damn Band) with the Airline Map Guitar

3. The Trouble with Monkeys – Michael Molenda – Airline ’59 Coronado

That’s right folks, when Editor in Cheif of Guitar Player Magazine decides to review a guitar, he really DOES take it for a test drive!

4. Beyond Veronica – Nessie Doss – Classic 4 Bass

Nessie Doss (Beyond Veronica) with the Eastwood Classic 4 Bass

5. Dennys Iuras – Brazil – Eastwood Mandocaster

Dennys Iuras (Brazil) with the Eastwood Mandocaster

6. Adrian Quesada of Grupo Fantasma – Airline MAP

Adrian Quesada (Grupo Fantasma) with the Airline Map Electric Guitar

7. Kepi Ghoulie / Dog Party – Airline 2P and Eastwood Rocket Bass

8. Devin Hoff – Sidejack BASS VI

Devin Hoff with the Eastwood Sidejack Bass VI Guitar

9. Tippi – Eastwood Stormbird

10. Jimmy Vivino – Conan Show – Airline Tuxedo

Jimmy Vivino (Basic Cable Band on Conan O'Brien's show) with the Airline Tuxedo Guitar

11. Silver Seas – Lex Price – Airline MAP Bass

Lex Price (Silver Seas) with the Airline Map Bass Guitar

12. Rob McNelley – Airline H44 STD

Rob McNelley with the Airline H44 STD Electric Guitar

13. Miles Holmwood – Stereos – Airline 2P

Miles Holmwood (Stereos) with the Airline 2P Electric Guitar

Eastwood Celebrity Sightings (April 2012) from MyRareGuitars.com

Macari's Music in London, England

Brighton, England

We continued on to Birmingham then Manchester, which led us back to Liverpool. The next day I flew to Germany to visit our distributor – iMUSIC NETWORKS in the beautiful city of WURZBURG. Then it was off to Spain for a 2 day visit with EDEN ROC our distributor for Spain, Italy and Portugal. The trip started in the wonderful city of BILBAO in the north where I was treated to some fabulous traditional Basque food and a tour of the city.

Wurzburg, Germany

Bilbao, Spain

The next day we drove to Madrid for the grand opening of the EASTWOOD Guitars Showroom, featuring a great night out with live bands and an interview with local TV station.

I will be writing more details about the showroom later, but in the meantime here are a couple of photos from the showroom. Eden Roc is a great group of hard working people and we are proud to have them as our distributor in that region!

Eastwood Guitars Showroom in Madrid, Spain

Eastwood Guitars Showroom in Madrid, Spain

With little sleep it was back to UK for the 2nd half of our UK tour. Before heading north I met with Will Seargent from Echo and the Bunnymen who was rehearsing for their upcoming tour. Pictured is his original VOX 12 string that was used on the 80’s hit song The Killing Moon. Will is using an EASTWOOD Classic 12 in the upcoming tour.

Will Seargent from Echo & The Bunnymen

Next we headed up to Glasgow where we had a great pub visit with long time Eastwood players Tippi and Greg Kane (Hugh and Cry). We dropped in to CC Music the next morning for a tour of their recently expanded shop, the best in Glasgow!

Eastwood Guitar Player: Tippi

CC Music in Glasgow, Scotland

We visited a few more cities and shops along the way including Edinburgh, then off to YORK for the annual NELSONICA event with Bill Nelson. This year Bill put together a live band for a Friday night show featuring some Be Bop Deluxe classics. Carl and I had dinner and a few pints with famous British music producer John Leckie. John shared some great stories ranging from the early days with Be Bop Deluxe to Stone Roses and Radiohead.

John Leckie (British Music Producer)

A few months earlier we sent a couple of BREADWINNER guitars over to Bill so that he could turn them into pieces of art. One came home with me to Canada; the other was auctioned off at Saturday nights Nelsonica.

Bill Nelson art guitars

All-in-all a great trip and was good to see the EASTWOOD and AIRLINE brands continuing to grow in popularity in UK and Europe. I look forward to my next trip!

17 Days In Europe With Eastwood Guitars from MyRareGuitars.com