Scott Holiday – Rival Sons

The Fuzz Lord himself, Scott Holiday of Rival Sons, recently welcomed me into his sunny Huntington Beach home for an enjoyable afternoon exploring his guitar collection for an extensive piece in Guitar Magazine. Scott’s tastes are interesting and unique and pretty much everything goes out on the road. There’s no creaking open of dusty cases to reveal an untouched collectible here. After a cup of tea (a pretty decent one at that!), Scott pops some old soul classics on the record player and we head out to the garage to pull guitars straight from the flight cases. What a treat! As the hot Californian sun bounces off the 1956 Pontiac Chieftain on the drive, we carry in a steady stream of custom builds (a Stephen Stern Gretsch Penguin being a particular highlight), vintage guitars (I challenge you not to fall for the ’62 Jazzmaster) and quirky boutique instruments from independent builders such as super photogenic metal-bodied Meloduendes and plenty of Kauers (we’re not worthy!). Scroll to the bottom to see the massive 16-page published article.