Best Guitars For Festivals in 2023

There are many types of guitars, but if you’re planning to play at a festival, you’ll want to find an instrument that’s both durable and portable. you want the best guitars for festivals so we will provide our best picks for guitars you can get for festivals with no mention of banjos.

You can find guitars made for the festival environment in many different price ranges. Here are some examples: The Allure SC56 from Bella Tono is one of the best unplugged tone guitars available. It features carefully selected tonewoods and a stylish design for a price under 700 dollars. Another legendary guitar series is the Festival Series EA10. This model was first introduced during MTV unplugged shows and has never left the rock stage. It’s also the best plugged-in acoustic at an affordable price.

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Arctic Monkey’s guitars

Alex Turner played a vintage 1962 Gretsch G6128T Duo Jet guitar. The guitar was a gift from his wife, Arielle Vandenberg. It was used during the band’s Coachella performance in 2012. The band also owns a Vox Starstream vintage guitar, a teardrop-shaped instrument with 12 strings.

The guitars that Alex Turner used in “Favourite Worst Nightmare” and “Humbug” days have all undergone significant transformations. While Alex’s original Strats were still in use, the band began experimenting with a retro-rock reinvention. They subsequently began playing the Jazzmaster, and it was one of the instruments that became Alex Turner’s main instrument for the past five years.

Nile Rodgers’ guitar

Known as the “king of acoustic guitar,” Nile Rodgers is a veteran of the music scene. He is a well-known producer and guitarist who has collaborated with some major artists. His guitar is so famous that it became the driving force behind the Daft Punk hit ‘Get Lucky,’ which was awarded three Grammys. The guitar also appears on ‘Lose Yourself to Dance,’ a track from his classic Random Access Memories album. In the video below, Nile Rodgers talks about his guitar and how it helped him reach his musical goals.

In addition to his guitar playing, Nile Rodgers is also a producer, composer and arranger. He has more than 200 production credits. You can find his music in nearly every genre.

Wet Leg’s guitar

Wet Leg, a British indie rock band, is known for their infectious guitar songs. The band is made up of five touring members and is centered around old music college friends. All five members are right-handed, including singers Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers.

Wet Leg recorded their album in the spring of 2021 with producer Dan Carey, who has worked with artists including Fontains D.C., Bat For Lashes, and Katri Tempest. Dan is also the creator of the Speedy Wunderground, a rules-based art project that launched bands such as Black Country and Squid. He offered free creative freedom and gave the band the chance to express themselves in new and different ways.

Wolf Alice’s guitar

Wolf Alice is one of the most recognizable names in British music, and a favourite band in Australia. The band released a gold-certified debut album in June 2015, hitting #2 on the UK albums chart and #12 on the US Billboard alternative albums chart. They’ve received nominations for the Mercury Prize, Ivor Novello Award, Grammy Award, and Brit Award, and have toured all over the world. Their songs have been included in film soundtracks, including the T2 Trainspotting sequel.

The band’s guitarist, Joff Oddie, recently shared the story of how he built his dream guitar. He started with a mahogany body, and carved it to his specifications. He had a different idea for the fretboard and neck, and initially thought of using a parts guitar, but soon changed his mind and ordered a flame maple neck and rosewood fretboard.

We’re On Tour! Our Lisbon Leg Sponsored By Dermal Fillers Glasgow

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We are nearing the end of our European tour and we hope you have enjoyed our blog on all the cities we have visited around Europe from sunny Scotland to ending our Tour in Lisbon, Portugal. In our final blog we will show you all our favourite things about Lisbon! We are lucky to have Dermal Fillers Glasgow specialists – The Berkeley Clinic Glasgow sponsor our final blog post…well not the final blog post but the final in our European Tour series.

Lisbon is world famous for its tiled walls, Portuguese food (nothing like Nandos by the way), glorious culture and rich history.

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Time Out Market

With over 40 stalls, the Time Out Market has a whole host of delicious Portuguese food to try. The indie food trucks/ pop up restaurants have all been chosen my The Times food editors – with no less than 4 stars you will definitely want to come to this food market for a decent bite to eat.

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MAAT Museum

This is one of Lisbon’s newest contemporary art museums which has been featured all over Instagram in recent months by social media influencers. This is a project by the EDP Foundation that has closed, opened, closed again and recently re opened.

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Feira da Ladra

This market rivals London’s Portobello Market. Feira da Ladra is a flea market that has been open for business since 1903 in its location Campo de Santa Clara.

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Ground Burger

The best burger you will ever taste – no exaggeration.

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Park

The Bairro Alto get packed every evening on a rooftop bar full of revellers, keen to sip on cocktails and watch the sun go down. The view over Lisbon is incredible and with entertainment of live DJ to liven things up this is an experience you will not want to miss.

We’re On Tour! The Amsterdam Leg Sponsored By Commercial Cleaning Glasgow

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We are still on tour travelling Europe bit by bit. Boy is it different from our hometown Nashville. Each country we’ve been to so far all has different cultures and languages – it has been truly amazing! This blog is going to be about our Amsterdam gig and the best parts of this incredible city! We were fortunate enough to have this blog sponsored by commercial cleaners Glasgow, SE Commercial Services who we met on our Scottish leg of the tour.

Ice Bar

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A bar where everything is made from ice. The seats, the glass, the bar – everything. Although you can only stay for 20 minutes this is still an excellent tourist attraction to visit.

Anne Frank House

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We didn’t learn much about the World Wars when we went to school however, we did decide to get educated at the Ann Frank House & Museum. Once you arrive you firstly getting a walking tour of the house and how the family managed to hide from the Nazi’s to avoid getting sent to concentration camps. Then after the house there is a thought provoking museum – if you have time to do this it is defiantly worth a visit.

Cycling

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Amsterdam has built itself to be a cycle-friendly city where there are actually more bikes than people. With some amazing cycle routes, there is no better way to explore the city than on your bike.

Jordann District

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This neighbourhood is artsy, trendy, cool, quirky and desirable. Filled with art galleries, boutiques, cafes and other quirky independent shops – this is a relaxed area of the city you will definitely want to explore!

Rijksmuseum

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Well…we didn’t actually go inside this museum but there’s a really cool ‘Iam Amsterdam’ sign outside which makes for a brilliant photo/instagram opportunity.

Heineken Experience

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So far we have enjoyed the Guinness & Tennants factory tours in Scotland & Ireland so we had to come and visit the birth place of Heineken.

We unfortunately only managed one day in Amsterdam before our next stop in Germany however the gig went brilliantly and the crowd were on great form! We can’t wait to come back one day

We’re On Tour! How Event Crew Hire Helped Our London Gig

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This was probably the most nerve wracking gig we have done so far in our career. The music scene in London is extremely eclectic so alternative country wasn’t something new but something exciting so some music bloggers and record company scouts were coming along to watch us perform. We decided we needed to up the anti and get some help from event crew hire in the production of our show.

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Show Production

The event crew hire company we used gave us lighting and sound specialists as well as event specialists who would organise tickets and drinks. Our gig was held as the famous O2 Academy in London and it was a sell out – we were thrilled when we heard this! It took nearly all day to get the production correct – lighting had to be perfect! The sound check went to plan and the place looked unreal. Event crew checked tickets and handed out bottles of water to the crowd. If any small band is looking for extra help on tour we highly recommend

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The Best Things We Did In London

  • London Eye
  • Pub Quiz in Peckham at The Nunshead
  • Clapham Common
  • Everything in
  • Hyde Park
  • Camden Market
  • Covent Garden
  • The Sky Garden
  • Have a curry in Brick Lane
  • Old Spitafields Market
  • Everything in Shoreditch
  • We took the underground everywhere

That brings us to the end of our UK tour sadly. We have had the best time ever in the UK and Ireland!! In the week we’ve been here we have seen and done so much- we will definitely be back! We are now currently on the ferry over to The Netherlands where will be playing one night in Amsterdam while exploring there for a few days – Speak soon!

How Upholsterers In Edinburgh Saved Our Tour Bus

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As you may or may not know, we shipped most of our equipment from Nashville to Europe in our bid to help save the environment. So instead of flying around Europe we have made the decision to drive. We managed to ship over our beloved tour bus all the way from the states in a bid to make even more memories in it. However this van has toured America more than once and is nearly twenty years old…we like to think it looks ‘rugged’. On our Scottish leg of the tour we met some upholsterers in Edinburgh who offered to ‘spruce up’ our old and beloved tour bus. Here’s a blog on it in case any of you are interested?

The History Of Our Tour Bus

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After we finished college we decided we wanted to take some time to travel as we’ve never really left Tennessee. Using our musical talents and strong friendship we decided to spend 3 months travelling the USA and funding it by gigging. We purchased the tour bus from a farmer who hadn’t used it in 15 years. Luckily it drove good as new so within a couple weeks we were headed to Florida! We travelled around every single state in America (except Hawaii and Alaska). As we are fairly eco-conscious when it came to our tour in Europe we decided to ship our equipment, including our beloved van and drive around Europe – avoiding planes completely in order to help save the planet.

Upholsterers In Edinburgh Changed Our Lives

This is a great story!

We were sitting in coffee shop in Edinburgh the morning of our opening night. Enjoying our coffees and big breakfasts (and curing a horrible hangover) we got chatting to a group of lads at the table next to us. They were very very interested in our tour, although they were probably more interested that we were American…

They were extremely interested that we shipped our beloved bus and decided to drive around Europe on tour rather than fly. After chatting away for a while they offered to take a look and see if they could repair some parts of the interiors. At first we were a bit apprehensive – this bus is like our child and do we trust them after all? After some convincing we handed over our keys – 98% certain we would never see the van again.

The next morning, Andy called and told us to come and collect it.

Wow!

The interior was totally amazing! They reupholstered all the chairs (there is only 6 in total) but still managed to keep the vans character and vintage look- it was perfect!

We’re On Tour! Our Scottish Leg Sponsored By Window Blinds Glasgow

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Our Scottish Tour – Sponsored By Window Blinds Glasgow

Back in 2017 we decided to bring country music to Europe. There is a growing popularity of our genre of music in Europe thanks to film, TV….and Taylor Swift. Thanks Taylor. On our 3 month tour we will play to crowds in Ireland, England, France, Spain, Germany, The Netherlands, Italy and many more. We promised our fans we would document our travels via vlogs on our Youtube channel. However we also thought we would treat you all to blog posts as well. This blog post will be dedicated to the beautiful country of Scotland – where we kicked off the tour. Thankfully this blog is sponsored by window blinds company Glasgow, Casa Blinds.

Edinburgh

Our opening night was a success! We were so thankful to get such a great response from the Edinburgh crowd so – THANK YOU! We were excited to visit Edinburgh for the bagpipes, haggis and famous castle. Edinburgh castle is a must see if you’re ever in town – the history is almost unbelievable – very very cool. Haggis is delicious. That’s all there is so say about that. We tried Irn- Bru which is a fizzy orange soft drink – being American this was very similar to the utter trash we are used to. But yes, it was delicious and a life saver on a hangover by the way. All in all – Edinburgh was a success and we are looking forward to returning one day.

Glasgow

We were lucky to play to a beautiful crowd in world famous venue – King Tuts (apparently Oasis were discovered here). Glasgow took us by surprise. When you think of Scotland you think of miles of mountains and old castles. Actually Glasgow was ‘sound’ (apparently this means cool in Scottish slang). It wasn’t raining and it wasn’t that cold either – result! We met some really friendly and funny people everywhere we went! There was a large pink sign right in the city centre that read ‘People Make Glasgow’ – and they really do. Random passers by in the street told us all the great bars and restaurants to go to and most were even keen on coming to our gig in King Tuts Wah Wah Hut (haha what a name). If anyone asks – we would definitely recommend Glasgow for a ‘great night out’. The people are awesome, the bars, clubs and restaurants are great and the city is so much fun! The music scene is Glasgow is one of the best in the UK, never mind Scotland and there is lots to do in terms of day time activities – walks in the parks, food festivals…The ‘West End’ is a must for quirky coffee shops and cool activities. Don’t tell anyone but we much prefer Glasgow to Edinburgh.

Highlands

Our first tour break took place after our Glasgow gig – we had 3 days to chill and explore before hitting up Belfast in Ireland. We decided we had seen all there is to see with Scotland’s biggest cities and took a drive up to the highlands.

Wow!

The beaches, the mountains, the rivers, the ‘lochs’. This has to be one of the most pure, clean and amazing places we have EVER been to visit. Although it was a little chilly we were lucky to experience the glorious highlands in the sunshine. We spent 3 days hiking up the mountains, exploring the sandy coast and meeting the locals in the local pubs. We were shocked to find nobody was wearing kilts, screaming ‘FREEDOM’ at the top of their lungs and living in castles but living normally like the rest of the world. How narrow minded are we eh?! Again we would highly, highly recommend a holiday or weekend break in Scotland – because the country in so small you can easily get around by car and the public transport services are top notch with regular trains and busses going everywhere. – Thanks to Window Blinds Glasgow for making all this possible!

Now we are looking forward to getting the ferry across to Ireland for the next leg of our tour. Bring on the Guinness, YE-HA!