Bruce Kulick, a guitarist who has played with KISS, Union, ESP, and Grand Funk Railroad, has revealed that he will be attending the Las Vegas Guitar Trade Show in January.
Meet Bruce on Friday, November 8 from 12 to 3 p.m. and on Saturday, November 9 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Silverton Casino. Don’t pass up this opportunity! For all the information, go to LasVegasGuitarTradeShow.com.
Bruce Kulick, a legendary figure in hard rock and heavy metal, and Johnny DiFatta of AXN Guitars, known as “The Sensei of Vintage 1980s Guitars,” have announced a unique partnership to design boutique guitars under the new Kulick Guitars brand.
“My passion for 1980s M-1 guitars was sparked by meeting Johnny from AXN. Through this partnership, I will be able to produce boutique-caliber guitars that are deserving of my name on the headstock. Bruce Kulick
Bruce Kulick—you recognize him? Eight albums over 12 years with rock ‘n’ roll legends KISS. His credits on the Asylum and Revenge LPs are regarded as essential. Grand Funk Railroad member for twenty-three years. Meat Loaf, Billy Squier, Union, Avantasia, Lordi, and Michael Bolton all rely on this sidearm.
AXN Guitars’ Johnny DiFatta, a guitar builder and ESP enthusiast, is emulating the glitz, glamor, and grunge of a brief era in rock ‘n’ roll history. AXN Guitars is a name that speaks for itself.
It’s possible that if you’ve seen The Bruce Kulick Band perform recently, you’ve seen Kulick brandishing an ESP-style guitar while recalling his Asylum LP days. Take Kulick’s Asylum boutique guitar, which is backed by AXN.
Do you recall The Big Eighties’ hard metal? the stages that are greater than life. Fire and more fire, pyrotechnics, and amazing light displays. A week after the event, the decibel level was so high that you could feel the vibrations in your bones. The picture, the glamour, and the amazing, specially designed instruments with graphics. These guitars became well-known throughout the 1980s MTV era.
Johnny DiFatta, luthier and founder of AXN Guitars, wants to preserve the tradition. Bruce Kulick, a former guitarist for KISS and Grand Funk Railroad, is joining him in this preservation endeavor. They are working together to bring you handmade guitars from the Kulick store.
As the basis for their future partnership, Johnny adds, “Bruce reached out because we liked the same things, and we started talking about the guitars he used during his era of KISS.” “We went over the early 1980s ESP catalogs of guitars Bruce played and used live at that time.” DiFatta adds, “ESP Guitars were one of my two main influences as a guitar manufacturer with the other being early Charvel Guitars.”
Concerning AXN Guitars and Bruce Kulick:
The renowned name Bruce Kulick and his achievements will only get better with time. Not just for KISS, but for rock ‘n’ roll in general. In essence, Johnny DiFatta of AXN Guitars began producing guitars in 2018, and even at that time, AXNs were regarded as having a strong heritage. He is now the most renowned vintage ESP and Charvel historian in the United States and is well-known worldwide for AXN Guitars.
Known as “The Sensei of Vintage 1980s Guitars,” Johnny has sold over 1,400 antique guitars online and typically owns up to 200 guitars at any given time. He is an expert on Eddie Van Halen’s Kramer/ESP guitars. The master artisan with the ESP influence has his sneakers firmly rooted in the 1980s.
Johnny is thrilled about their collaboration, saying, “I’m thrilled that Bruce and I have been able to examine and discover the technical details of the guitars he used during his KISS era.” “I’ve been working with Bruce for the past four years, and I’ve included a lot of his ideas into my AXN Guitars.”
“This isn’t about money so much as it is the demand of the fans because Bruce and I totally love these guitars,” Johnny says in reference to the expanding Kulick-AXN venture. First and foremost, I’m a KISS fan, but it’s also about our bizarre fixation with 1980s-era guitars.