Monday, September 21, 2009

McSwain Miniature Guitar Replicas have arrived!


Axe Heaven is proud to introduced the McSwain Guitars miniature replicas. These very unique replicas (Machine, Life, Flame, and Anarchy) are all handcrafted and officially licensed by McSwain Guitars (http://www.mcswainguitars.com/). Guitar Hero 5 was just released and features the McSwain Machine Guitar.
Here is a recent article about McSwain Guitars: "Guitars, guitars, guitars… they’re everywhere. The electric guitar has been around for something like 50 years and hasn’t changed much at all.
Tired of seeing the same old guitars, artist/luthier and musician Stephen McSwain decided to create a new breed he likes to call "functional art." Each instrument is hand made, one at a time, and has unique characteristics that make it a highly collectible guitar or piece of art, depending on how you look at it.
The first guitar started as a completely experimental piece. Stephen started carving faces into the wood & eventually ended up with the guitar that is now in the possession of Steve Vai. That was number 0001.

It all takes place in McSwain's laboratory (basically a converted garage) in the heart of Los Angeles. The wood is chosen for each custom made guitar to go under the knife, metal is polished, scorched, etched and riveted and the gauges are rescued from abandoned scrap heaps, all in the alchemy of building a better beast.
Individual clients can specify their dream design and McSwain Guitars will bring it to life. Take a trip through http://www.mcswainguitars.com/ and find out what Slash, Steve Vai, Tommy Lee, Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols, George Lynch, Jerry Cantrell of Alice in Chains, Ben Moody, Elijah Blue of Deadsy, Vernon Reid, Jeff Cook of Alabama, Munky and Head of Korn, 12 Stones, producer Jay Baumgardner, Butch Walker, Jared Leto of 30 Seconds to Mars Tak Matsumoto of B'z and many others have experienced."

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Dj Ashba's Miniature Leatherface Signature Guitar

Guitarist, songwriter and designer DJ Ashba joins Axe Heaven Exclusive Artist Ron Thal as the newest member of Guns N' Roses, replacing Robin Finck on the band's upcoming tour. He is best known as co-founder of hard rock bands Sixx AM http://www.myspace.com/sixxam and Beautiful Creatures http://www.myspace.com/beautifulcreatures.
"Dj’s a gifted, energetic guitarist that Guns N’ Roses is proud to have on board!!" exclaims Axl Rose. "We’re very excited to have the opportunity to work together. He brings a fresh approach to our particular brand of mayhem expanding the tapestry of Guns N’ Roses live. Once Dj’s name was in the hat, the hat disappeared!!"
Dj Ashba co-wrote and co-produced Motley Crue’s latest album Saints of Los Angeles, which garnered a 2008 GRAMMY nomination for Best Hard Rock Performance, as well as co-wrote and co-produced the Sixx AM album Heroin Diaries.
Founded in 2003, his graphic design firm Ashba Media, Inc. (AMI) designs the look and feel of every Virgin Megastore, as well as products for companies like Royal Underground and Ovation Guitars.

Axe Heaven's miniature DJ ASHBA-designed “Leatherface” guitar is unbelievably remarkable in the attention to precise proportion and detail. Each 1:4 - scale replica miniature guitar collectible is made of solid mahogany wood, hand crafted and airbrushed with outstanding detail!!! This collectible Axe Heaven replica is available exclusively on Dj's website: http://www.ashbaland.com/.