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FENDER 30TH ANNIVERSARY SCREAMADELICA STRATOCASTER £1,229

It’s been 30 years since the indie world was insisting it wanted “to be free to do what we want to do… and get loaded”. And Fender is celebrating that by decorating a Strat with the artwork from Primal Scream’s era-defining album, Screamadelica. The guitar features the iconic painting (which was also featured as a postage stamp in 2010) from Creation Records designer Paul Cannell, who apparently found his unlikely muse in a damp spot on the record company’s office ceiling after ingesting some LSD… The configuration itself is much less hallucinogenic, featuring an alder body, maple C-shaped neck, a trio of vintage-voiced Alnico V single coils, two-point vibrato and a Screamadelica neckplate. It’s available now, priced at £1,229. www.fender.com

PRS MARK TREMONTI X JOE FENTON LIMITED EDITION £12,750

Sticking with the signature/anniversary custom-painted theme is this intricately painted and extremely limitededition PRS Tremonti. It’s been 20 years since the Alter Bridge icon first released his hugely popular signature model with the brand and to celebrate he and PRS have enlisted the talents of British artist Joe Fenton (who Tremonti commissioned to paint one of his stage guitars in 2013) to hand-paint 20 guitars, each with a unique design in Fenton’s gothic style. With more than 100 hours spent on each guitar, the finishes have been built up with layers of “acrylic paints and other acrylic mediums”, and the guitars share the same core spec as Tremonti’s regular signature model. There are only 20 pieces worldwide, so you’re going to need to be quick. Peach Guitars is listed as a dealer in the UK. You can check the PRS blog for information on US and European retailers who will also be receiving the guitar.