Guitar, Stratoskate - Lot 180

Guitar, Stratoskate "Tommy GUERRERO", wood, metal. L: 83cm, W: 23cm, H: 8cm. Note: The signature "Tommy GUERRERO" Stratoskate, signed by living skate legend Tommy Guerrero (San Francisco) and numbered 004, is a tribute to skate culture and a must-have collector's item. Inspired by RIVA boats, this Stratoskate in American maple features an Indian rosewood fingerboard, bone nut, white mother-of-pearl pickups, hand-wound Indian rosewood pickguard, oil-bath tuners, nostromo blue paint and nitro-cellulose varnish. Its pitch is 580mm. To own a Stratoskate is to acquire a fragment of history, an exceptional guitar. Particularly prized by collectors, attracted by their uniqueness, design, craftsmanship and artistic approach. Ben Harper owns one, as does Belgian musician Thomas Frank Hopper, reinforcing the Stratoskate's international reputation. Luthier Rafael van Mulders has seen his work recognized by musicians such as Lenny Kaye of the Patti Smith Group, Joe Walsh of the Eagles, and Stef Kamil Carlens of Belgian band dEUS. His work has been exhibited in prestigious galleries, such as Caroline Notté's Collectors Gallery, and acclaimed by the specialist press. And the luthier doesn't stop there: his collaborations with artists such as Denis Meyers and Arnaud Kool bear witness to the growing popularity of his creations. Other exciting artistic projects are already in the pipeline, heralding new collaborations to come.