The eight-part series, described as “funny and insightful,” is produced by LISS Films. It sees TV host and music journalist Kylie Olsson take viewers into the homes and at the favorite hangouts of some of the world’s most iconic guitarists, including Motley Crue’s Mick Mars, Def Leppard’s Phil Collen and Nuno Bettencourt from Extreme.
In the episode, Olsson gets a tour of Collen’s guitars, noting that she could spend hours getting lost in his room of axes. He says, “I’m recording all the time, and I dug some other ones out.”
One of the guitars was the first he ever received, which he got as a 16-year-old after attending a Deep Purple concert. Another guitar Collen showcases is one he received for his 21st birthday, a black and white instrument he picked out because it was the same one Ritchie Blackmore played.
In another clip, the duo takes a tour through a Fender manufacturing and design plant, with Olsson noting, “This is basically Disneyland for guitar nerds.”
Collen added, “Every time I’ve come here — I’ve been coming here for years—I still get really excited.” Collen shared another story, saying, “Before I actually got a guitar, I used to go into the Fender SoundHouse in London. I would look at the guitars and just touch them. I couldn’t play them. I couldn’t play a single chord. It never ceases to be exciting.”
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