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….