Toluca Lake, CA -- (SBWire) -- 06/28/2016 --How many can claim to have sold guitars to names such as Bob Dylan, Rod Stewart, The Eagles, and The Who? While few – if any – hold this distinction, how about adding to that list of clientele greats the likes of Jimmy Page, George Harrison, and Keith Richards? To be sure, while such a huge lineup of superstars seems unfathomable, it only scratches the surface of the customers who've purchased vintage guitars and other vintage instruments from Lloyd Chiate, owner of Voltage Guitars in Toluca Lake, CA.
Lloyd has had the privilege of selling and stocking everything from solid bodies such as a 1958 Gibson Explorer and Flying Vee and 1955 Fender Mary Kay Strat; semi hollow bodies like the 1959 Gretsch Country Gentleman and 1964 Gibson ES-335; acoustics like 1941 Martin 000-18 and 42 Martin D-45; and even basses like 60s Rickenbacker 4000 and 4001s to name a few. For decades, Voltage has sold these and countless other models to rock stars spanning multiple generations of listeners. Jackson Brown, Brian Setzer, Hall & Oates, Joe Walsh, The Bangles, Steve Vai, Bon Jovi, Roy Orbison, U2, AC/DC, The Allman Brothers Band, The Pretenders, The Knack, The Babies, The Motels, Counting Crows, The Heartbreakers, Smashing Pumpkins, Stone Temple Pilots, Red Hot Chili Peppers, KISS, Robbie Robertson, Duran Duran, Men at Work, Maroon Five, Counting Crows, Nirvana, Sheryl Crow, Talking Heads, Daniel Lanois, Eddie Money, The Go-Go's, and Jimmy Rip are just some of Voltage Guitar's celebrated customers that make for a more than impressive portfolio any guitar shop in the world would be extremely envious of. Even celebrities such as Richard Gere, Russell Crow, and Kiefer Sutherland have bought from the infamous Hollywood store.
"I realize not many have had the chance to have sold so many fine, rare, and beautiful instruments to both famous musicians and to the guy playing in his garage for relaxation and for that I'm truly grateful," shared Lloyd Chiate. "As amazing as it has been to have been a small part of the legacy of music from decades past, I'm lucky enough to be able to continue selling to the newer generation of both professionals and amateurs who continue to see the true value of vintage guitars, basses, and equipment such as amps."
As someone who has dealt guitars to rock stars, museums, and everyday players from coast to coast since 1967, Lloyd Chiate is a true authority on the vintage instrument. A guitar player behind many major Motown and Philadelphia acts throughout the late seventies and involved in songwriting collaborations with artists like Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Lee Garrett and T-Boy Ross that eventually led him to Los Angeles where he opened up Voltage Guitars with Paul Volta in 1982, Lloyd's vast experience gives him a deep knowledge of the way a guitar should look, sound and play to satisfy the most discerning player.
About Voltage Guitars
Voltage Guitars was established in 1982 in Hollywood, California. Since then they have provided guitars to countless musicians. Everyone from Bon Jovi to Kiss to The Red Hot Chili Peppers to Kurt Cobain have sought out their expertise. Voltage is Hollywood's oldest, largest and most recognized vintage guitar store, specializing in fine American stringed instruments. Through the years they have supplied thousands of instruments to professional musicians, collectors and museums throughout the world.
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