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On Saturday, March 29, 2025, over forty thousand people gathered at Paris\u2019s La D\u00e9fense Arena to cheer on Lenny Kravitz. As part of his Blue Electric Light Tour<\/i><\/b>, he played to a sold-out crowd, delivering a set filled with timeless hits and energetic new tracks. More than a must-see event for fans, the evening was also marked by the return of a legendary instrument to the stage: the Yardburst<\/b>.<\/p>\n
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The very first Les Paul owned by the incomparable Jeff Beck, this one-of-a-kind guitar \u2013 both in form and in music history \u2013 returned to the spotlight in the hands of Craig Ross<\/b>. A true piece of rock heritage, the Yardburst hadn\u2019t been seen on stage since the early 1970s with the Jeff Beck Group. Carefully preserved in Jeff Beck\u2019s studio in northern England, the guitar had remained by his side for nearly sixty years but had not been brought on tour.<\/p>\n
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Gone are the rock history books and black-and-white photos \u2013 the Yardburst once again rang out<\/b> through the amps of a packed venue, working its magic live. It was important for Matt\u2019s Guitar Shop<\/span> to mark its return to the stage with a special moment. Lending it to Craig Ross for the final stretch of the Blue Electric Light Tour<\/i><\/b> was a meaningful decision. A virtuoso musician and Lenny Kravitz\u2019s right-hand man for decades, Craig has also been a close friend of the Shop for many years. We thank him for carrying the torch of this guitar for a few shows and for allowing so many to hear the unmistakable sound that shaped British music in the second half of the 20th century!<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row disabled_on=”off|off|off” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” width=”100%” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.matts-guitar-shop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/craig-ross-yarbust-02.jpg” alt=”A 1951 Fender Esquire at the Heart of Its Legendary Sound” title_text=”craig-ross-yarbust-02″ show_in_lightbox=”on” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”16px” header_font=”|700|||||||” header_text_align=”center” header_font_size=”36px” header_2_font=”|600|||||||” text_orientation=”center” background_layout=”dark” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n Photo credit: Mia Ross<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” width=”100%” custom_margin=”15px||||false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_button button_url=”@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9wYWdlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6IjIwNiJ9fQ==@” button_text=”Back to all news” button_alignment=”center” _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _dynamic_attributes=”button_url” _module_preset=”default” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”16px” button_bg_color=”#FFFFFF” button_border_width=”0px” button_border_radius=”0px” button_icon=”||fa||400″ button_on_hover=”off” custom_padding=”7px|36px|7px|20px|true|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" On Saturday, March 29, 2025, over forty thousand people packed into Paris\u2019s La D\u00e9fense Arena to cheer on Lenny Kravitz… Gone are the rock history books and black-and-white photos \u2014 the Yardburst once again rang out through the amps of a sold-out venue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16170,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[506],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16867","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en"],"yoast_head":"\n