Jon Wiederhorn

"I’m gonna keep trying with whatever I got. "You know, I got to. Because I love it, and love means that some days you hate it; those two sides are on the same coin."

Performers included blues veterans Joe Bonamassa and Santana, rock veterans like Sheryl Crow and John Mayer, rising stars such as Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, hybrid blues act Gary Clark Jr., and even folk-rock pioneer Roger McGuinn.

The box, which will be released on November 22, features seven albums released in the U.S. between January 1964 and March 1965

We scoured the globe to find many of these guitars, as I had given many away or sold them through the years. The results are stunning and the book is a masterpiece." -- Steve Vai

"It doesn't matter how much technical skill you have. If you have something important to say through music, just say it however you can."

“It’s great to look back and see our future unfurl — from little metal acorns mighty metal oaks do grow. One small step for metal, one giant leap for metalkind — a lifelong metal journey began with these songs. -- Rob Halford

“I call my mentality the octopus. When you have your tentacles out in many different directions, you have a lot more options to draw from."