384 - Photographer Lisa S. Johnson - New Book - Immortal Axes - Guitars That Rock, Featuring Hendrix, Cobain, Lennon, Page, Gilmour and More

Back in 2013, photographer Lisa S. Johnson released 108 Rock Star Guitars, and it was a unique book. She photographed some of the most hallowed guitars in history from the likes of Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, and Keith Richards. But, she went a step further, often zooming in on a worn fretboard, or flipping the guitar over to see sweat stains on the back of the body. By focusing on each guitar as a piece of art, it gave us a deeper appreciation for both the instrument, and the artist who played it. Now, Johnson is back with another one, Immortal Axes, Guitars That Rock, and she’s captured some great ones, among them, the guitar Jimi Hendrix played at Woodstock, Duane Allman’s Les Paul, Kurt Cobain’s smashed but repaired Strat, even John Lennon’s acoustic that he played during his “Bed In For Peace.” The 388, full color, hardback book is out from Princeton Architectural Press and would make a great gift for any guitar enthusiast. We talked how Johnson tracked down many of these guitars, including one of her idols, Joan Jett. Plus, we talk Peter Frampton, who wrote the foreword, and Suzi Quatro, who penned the Afterword, and how the two are related.