Veleno (guitar)

The Veleno guitar is a highly regarded series of aluminium guitars built by metal craftsman John Veleno. A prototype was completed in 1967.

The first guitars were built in 1972. Veleno guitars are known for their unique sound quality.

List of notable artists who own Veleno guitars

 * Marc Bolan of T.Rex
 * Eric Clapton
 * Gregg Allman of the Allman Brothers Band
 * Lou Reed
 * Johnny Winter
 * Ace Frehley of Kiss
 * Todd Rundgren
 * Dolly Parton
 * Sonny Bono
 * Chris Pontius
 * Steve Albini of Shellac (Veleno guitar heard on Albini/Zeni Geva's "All Right, You Little Bastards!" live album)
 * Pete Haycock of the Climax Blues Band
 * Ray Monette of Rare Earth
 * Mark Farner of Grand Funk Railroad, who owned three Veleno guitars
 * Ronnie Montrose of Montrose and The Edgar Winter Band
 * Jeff Lynne of Electric Light Orchestra
 * Mick Mars of Mötley Crüe
 * Ed Kuepper of The Saints
 * Keith Levene of Public Image Ltd. and The Clash
 * Robby Krieger of The Doors
 * David Surkamp of Pavlov's Dog
 * David Robinson of The Cars (Veleno guitar shown on their "Panorama" album)
 * Vincent Gallo
 * Johnny Depp
 * Frank Hannon of Tesla
 * Twiggy Ramirez of Marilyn Manson
 * Eric Erlandson of Hole
 * Justice (band)
 * John Lennon
 * Kurt Cobain of Nirvana (Veleno on loan from Steve Albini)
 * Steve Stevens of Billy Idol