Trumpets, violins and flutes are all well and nice but, really, every kid grows up dreaming of being an axe-wielding guitar god on stage in front of thousands, shredding their way into oblivion.
And designer Federico Mauro fully understands this, having created this brilliant set of images of the instrument of choice for a series of guitar legends. The twin classics of Gibson's Les Paul and Fender's Stratocaster naturally feature prominently, but there's plenty of other extremely cool axes to observe.
Choose yours and get practising your solo face.
(Images: Federico Mauro)
Brian May
Axe with Acts: Queen
Angus Young
Axe with Acts: AC/DC
B.B. King
Axe with Acts: Solo
Eddie Van Halen
Axe with Acts: Van Halen
Jimi Hendrix
Axe with Acts: The Jimi Hendrix Experience/Band of Gypsies
David Gilmour
Axe with Acts: Pink Floyd/Solo
Django Reinhardt
Axe with Acts: Solo
James Hetfield
Axe with Acts: Metallica
Al Di Meola
Axe with Acts: Return to Forever/Solo
Kurt Cobain
Axe with Acts: Nirvana
Slash
Axe with Acts: Guns N' Roses/Slash's Snakepit/Velvet Revolver/Solo
Bo Diddley
Axe with Acts: Solo
Bruce Springsteen
Axe with Acts: Solo/The E Street Band
Carlos Santana
Axe with Acts: Santana
Jimmy Page
Axe with Acts: The Yardbirds/Led Zeppelin
Chuck Berry
Axe with Acts: Solo
Ritchie Blackmore
Axe with Acts: Deep Purple/Rainbow
George Benson
Axe with Acts: Solo
Eric Clapton
Axe with Acts: The Yardbirds/The Bluesbreakers/Cream/Blind Faith/Derek & The Dominoes/Solo
George Harrison
Axe with Acts: The Beatles/Solo
Mark Knopfler
Axe with Acts: Dire Straits/Solo
Paco De Lucia
Axe with Acts: Solo
Randy Rhoads
Axe with Acts: Quiet Riot/Ozzy Osbourne
Pat Metheny
Axe with Acts: Pat Metheny Group
