Veleno (guitar)

The Veleno guitar is a highly regarded series of aluminium guitars built by metal craftsman John Veleno. A prototype was completed in 1967.^[1]

The first guitars were built in 1972. Veleno guitars are known for their unique sound quality.

List of notable artists who own Veleno guitars

• Marc Bolan of T.Rex
• Eric Clapton
• Gregg Allman of the Allman Brothers Band
• Lou Reed
• Johnny Winter
• Ace Frehley of Kiss
• Todd Rundgren
• Dolly Parton
• Sonny Bono
• Chris Pontius
• Steve Albini of Shellac (Veleno guitar heard on Albini/Zeni Geva's "All Right, You Little Bastards!" live album)
• Pete Haycock of the Climax Blues Band
• Ray Monette of Rare Earth
• Mark Farner of Grand Funk Railroad, who owned three Veleno guitars
• Ronnie Montrose of Montrose and The Edgar Winter Band
• Jeff Lynne of Electric Light Orchestra
• Mick Mars of Mötley Crüe
• Ed Kuepper of The Saints
• Keith Levene of Public Image Ltd. and The Clash
• Robby Krieger of The Doors
• David Surkamp of Pavlov's Dog
• David Robinson of The Cars (Veleno guitar shown on their "Panorama" album)
• Vincent Gallo
• Johnny Depp
• Frank Hannon of Tesla
• Twiggy Ramirez of Marilyn Manson
• Eric Erlandson of Hole
• Justice (band)
• John Lennon
• Kurt Cobain of Nirvana (Veleno on loan from Steve Albini)
• Steve Stevens of Billy Idol[2]

References

Wheeler, Tom. American Guitars: An Illustrated History. Harper Perennial. New York. 1992. ISBN 0-06-273154-8

1. Wright, Michael. "Veleno Guitars: Shiny Metal (Rare) Birds". Vintage Guitar Magazine. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
2. "Review the Veleno guitar (Guitarsite)".