cult of self magazine issue #6 | Page 9

The Buenos Aires, Argentinian luthier (a string instrument repairer) Ezequiel Galasso and Argentinian pro skateboarder Gianfranco de Gennaro Gilmour aka Gianni combined their passions – music and skating – to produce the Skate Guitar. This novel invention turns old skate decks into eco-friendly electric guitars – an unlikely yet incredibly successful transformation! Each guitar is comprised of two decks, and special care is taken to maintain the rawness of the decks, whilst still producing live-performance quality guitars. Revered musicians including, amongst many others, the legendary US rock band Pearl Jam’s lead guitarist Mike McCready to Brazilian guitarist/ producer/songwriter Andreas Kisser from metal bands Sepultura and De La Tierra have played the Skate Guitar on stage. Get interactive with our content and watch the Skate Guitar video, which resonates with a raw, unpretentious passion and gives insight into the faces and forces, the craftsmanship and the serendipitous story of how one particular Skate Guitar found its way on stage with Pearl Jam - don’t miss the live footage of them playing it on stage! Right, it’s time you turn up the music, sink into nostalgia as we all let Ezequiel play this one out….