“Paul Stanley going down to the warehouse to find the guitar because his guitar tech had passed away from COVID, as a matter of fact, and he had to go himself to go find the guitar that he wanted to give us,” Ezrin said. But Ezrin says guitarist Paul Stanley personally had to search for his donation. Each has donated memorabilia to the auction. “This is two of my great heroes in the one shot and that bass guitar is going to be in the auction.”Įzrin, who has produced a litany of classic rock artist from Alice Cooper and Aerosmith to Pink Floyd and Kiss. During the interview Edge held up a vintage photograph of McCartney playing the donated guitar in a studio while Stevie Wonder played the drums. Others donating guitars include Slash, Lou Reed, Steve Miller, and a bass from Paul McCartney. “They are real serious guitars that I’ve spent a lot of time playing and they’ll - they’ll be missed.” The other is a custom designed Fender Stratocaster used while on tour to perform “Bad” and “Still Haven’t Found I’m Looking For.” “It’s a beautiful Les Paul and it’s actually a music rising Les Paul, part of … a limited edition of 300.”
Two of Edge’s guitars that he’s played extensively on tour with U2 will be among those sold, including the instrument he calls the “One.”
We’re actually willing to just fund people’s livelihoods,” Edge said. So back in post-Katrina, we were replacing instruments. “We want to try and reestablish the live music scene where it’s suffered a kind of major setback. Once the pandemic set it, it found a new mission. So, I was so stoked,” he said.įounded by Edge and producer Bob Ezrin, the charity was started in 2005 after Hurricane Katrina as a means of replacing instruments lost in the flood. “Ronnie has donated a beautiful guitar to our auction.
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