The guitars of Download festival 2010

Josh Homme (Them Crooked Vultures)

Al Johannes (Them Crooked Vultures)

Josh Homme (Them Crooked Vultures)

John Paul Jones (Them Crooked Vultures)

Angus Young (AC/DC)

Malcolm Young (AC/DC)

Mark Morton (Lamb Of God)

Willie Adler (Lamb Of God)

Dave Mustaine (Megadeth)

Chris Broderick (Megadeth)

Dave Mustaine (Megadeth)

Stephen Carpenter (Deftones)

Chino Moreno (Deftones)

Stephen Carpenter (Deftones)

Chino Moreno (Deftones)

Tom Morello (Rage Against The Machine)

Slash

Rob is the Reviews Editor for GuitarWorld.com and MusicRadar guitars, so spends most of his waking hours (and beyond) thinking about and trying the latest gear while making sure our reviews team is giving you thorough and honest tests of it. He's worked for guitar mags and sites as a writer and editor for nearly 20 years but still winces at the thought of restringing anything with a Floyd Rose.

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