A groovy relic from the stylish Italian guitar maker that sits in the sweet spot between art and utility and highly worthy acquisitions for their looks The circa-1960 Wandré Roby featured here sits in the sweet spot between art and utility Whereas some Wandré models look more like a Salvador Dalí painting than a guitar the Roby abounds with the maker’s signature features and esthetics while it offers familiarity in form and function The man behind Wandré guitars was born Antonio Pioli in Cavriago nicknamed him Vandré – meaning “to go in reverse” in the regional dialect – for his eclectic tendencies and the moniker became an entirely suitable brand for his guitars when Antonio started building them himself Unlike so many Italian electric guitars that would follow which were arguably “style first and functionality be damned,” Wandré guitars’ fashion-forward appearance potentially disguises the fact that they were made by a luthier who was heir to a great tradition in the craft and who was serious about improving all aspects of the instrument in his work Pioli was also a friend to both Dalí and Brigitte Bardot (his curvaceous B.B And if his eccentric designs kept his guitars from becoming popular at the time they eventually helped him establish a niche that has become valued and appreciated many years later Miller recalls that he purchased his first Wandré Soloist model in the 1970s from a Colorado pawn shop for $50 and went back a year later to buy four more at the same price once he’d realized how great it actually played and sounded. You’d likely have to pay a hundred times that price today for an example in decent condition, and perhaps significantly more than that for some of the rarest models, such as the Bikini (with a built-in amp) or the B.B Though less dramatically styled in its lines than the more extreme designs the Roby model sports the myriad quirks that have come to define Wandré guitars It carries a trio of trapezoidal single-coil pickups made by Davoli notably lively and slightly microphonic and the ideal enhancement to the guitar’s sonic personality They are wired through a push-button switching system that allows individual on/off selection of each The neck pickup is reversed and wired out-of-phase to add a funky edge to the sonic options with a small metal knob to adjust the intonation position of each contact point within the tubes it actually functions better than the “wrap-under” bridge found on the first year or so of Gibson Les Pauls in 1952 and early ’53 with the express purpose of avoiding warpage and is covered with a thin adhesive plastic to present a warmer feel most Wandrés sport a lot of plastic in their construction although our Roby model does feature a slice of bird’s-eye maple on its top the fingerboard is adorned with decorative and informative inlays: Every other one features an inscription that tells the guitar’s maker while the image of some unknown rampant animal and two seemingly random shapes fill the remaining positions Wandré guitars don’t come cheaply or very often at all these days Should you have the chance to strap one on you’ll not only stand out both visually and sonically but also enjoy a rare treat among vintage treasures Hunter is a former editor of The Guitar Magazine (UK) The Connoisseur and other publications A contributing essayist to the United States Library of Congress National Recording Preservation Board’s Permanent Archive with his wife and their two children and fronts the bands A Different Engine and The Stereo Field “They’re well-built guitars and sound great The real surprise is why more guitarists don’t know about them today.” This 1965 budget axe is a vintage gem that’s becoming a hot commodity — and for good reasons “A guitar with a wonderful history and many stories to tell”: Robert Plant is selling gear for charity and only one guitar remains – a golden-era Strat with a storied history “We turned the Marshall up all the way That’s the sound.’” In a rare interview Barry Goudreau talks creating Boston’s smash debut and his ongoing rift with Tom Scholz This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Just two of the many unique Wandrés in the collection French guitar seller Guitare Collection has listed an incredible collection of vintage Wandrés on music retail website Reverb The guitars were built by Italian luthier Antonio Vandrè Pioli, and acquired by Guitare Collection owner Daniel Zeiller. He told Reverb just how long he spent collecting Wandrés: “I have built this collection over nearly 50 years I bought my first Wandré when I was just 18 years old it was in flea markets that you had to go to find them I caught the virus and kept looking for it and buying it.” Reverb also asked Zeiller what his favourite guitar in the collection is: “I have a lot of them but I think the one I like best Wandre was friends with Brigitte Bardot and Salvador Dalí—if you compare the signatures it makes you wonder where Antonio Wandre learned to paint.” Take a look at some of the guitars at this gallery at Reverb.com, and if you have a few thousand euro going spare, or just want to browse, take a look at the collection’s storefront If you like the look of these off-kilter guitars, be sure to check out our close look at Gary Gand’s Wandré here For more gear news, click here. The world’s leading authority and resource for all things guitar. View full results for Silver Salver Home | Tournaments | Courses | Equipment | Players | Rankings | About Us | Contact The tourist card to discover what’s best in the city easily and cost effectively Home / Events / Exhibitions Email: museomusica@comune.bologna.it Site/minisite/other: https://www.museibologna.it/musica/ The museum is equipped with accessible bathrooms museomusica@comune.bologna.it https://www.museibologna.it/musica/ This electric guitar may look a bit battered this guitar earned its own special footnote in music history – as the first guitar Jimi Hendrix ever played on British soil Now the instrument is heading to auction with Gardiner Houlgate where it’s expected to sell for up to £10,000 as part of a music memorabilia sale on September 14-15 Jimi Hendrix arrived in the U.K on September 24 having been spotted playing in New York by Chas Chandler Chandler was looking to quit the band and become a manager and when he saw the unknown Hendrix on stage at the Cafe Wha and then set about finding him a gig for that evening but he had one major problem – he needed a left-handed guitar The pair set off in search of a suitable instrument and their first stop was the West London flat of Soho blues musician Zoot Money Money was a good friend of Chandler’s having played with The Animals on their final U.S tour and was a highly respected figure in the London music scene Money’s band-mate (and future guitarist with The Police) Andy Summers lived in the flat below but his instruments were out-of-bounds for the unknown American “I couldn’t let him use one of Andy Summers guitars that were in the flat below because he would have killed me!” recalled Money Hendrix picked up a late 1950s Wandre electric guitar that was laying around and started to play Jimi liked the easy action of the instrument and Money offered to restring it in reverse for him to use that night as Hendrix famously joined the house band at the Scotch of St James nightclub that evening for his first U.K performance the guitar has remained in Money’s collection ever since and retains the same strings Hendrix casually strummed more than 50 years ago When you subscribe to our JustCollecting News mailing list The latest edition of our online magazine JustCollected which features all the week's top news stories featuring the latest online auction catalogues to explore on JustCollecting We also promise not to sell your contact details or otherwise clog up your inbox with stuff you don't want And if you change your mind about receiving our emails For more information, please see our Privacy Policy and our Terms & Conditions We are using cookies to give you the best experience on our website You can find out more about which cookies we are using or switch them off in settings This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings we will not be able to save your preferences This means that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again “It’s technically the best guitar there is,” Gary tells us Italian luthier Antonio Vandrè Pioli created some of the most unique instruments of the 60s which Gary confesses that he paid too much for he acquired this Brigitte Bardot from France “A guitar dealer friend of mine called me up and said: ‘I found one in a French music store I’m calling Johnny Depp.’” he tells us in our interview The guitar is an absolutely gorgeous one with its trapezoidal pickups hinged aluminium ‘broom stick’ neck and an interchangeable headstock “It’s technically the best guitar there is,” Gary says proudly Check out more of Gary Gand’s collection here. The 1960s Wandre electric guitar is being auctioned in Wiltshire on behalf of keyboardist Zoot Money Hendrix flew to London in 1966 with Chas Chandler of The Animals and they went straight to Zoot's West London flat on the hunt for a left-handed guitar that Jimi could borrow Although Hendrix allegedly played the Wandre guitar - and even said it had a "nice easy action" - he never used it in a gig The guitar is being sold with a handwritten letter of provenance from Zoot Money and is expected to fetch between £5,000 and £10,000 ShareSaveNorman the donkey encourages people to litter pickA donkey is helping to encourage people to take part in a community litter pick. Watch candidates debate ahead of Wiltshire local electionsBBC Radio Wiltshire hosted a debate with candidates from the main parties ahead of polling day. Phone box turned into community hubThe phone box has been stocked with books, jigsaws and dog poo bags. 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