Zakk Wylde Donates Signature Camo’ Bullseye Guitar To Marines In Iraq
This kind of touched base because I’m a Marine Veteran (Not a war vet) and I thought this was really cool of Zakk Wylde to do.
There is an organization started by a former U.S. Marine Paul Hickman, to donate and send guitars to the U.S. Troops over in Iraq and Afghanistan as a moral booster. When you’re far from home like that, the smallest things make a huge difference. Zakk Wylde has always been a “For the troops” kind of guys, so when Guitars For Grunts founder contacted him to autograph a guitar for the troops, Zakk Wylde offered to supply the guitar. One of his Signature Custom Les Paul Camouflaged “Bull’s Eye” model! It was a lower end Epiphone model, but nonetheless, that was real cool of him. Hickman sent Gibson a letter about the guitar that Gibson Featured on their website:
Hickman wrote, “I just wanted to take a moment and let you know that the guitar pictured on your Web site with the Marines in Baghdad, Iraq, was in fact donated by Zakk Wylde. I contacted Zakk about allowing me to send him a guitar to sign for our troops, and he said that he would supply the guitar!
“A few weeks later that guitar arrived at my house, and shortly thereafter was on its way to the Marines in Baghdad. That picture was taken on the roof of the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad!”
You know anyone that has a guitar sitting around collecting dust or even not in very good condition? Donate it to Guitars For Grunts. You can also make a monetary donation to Guitars For Grunts to help offset shipping costs. Click the link below to visit Guitars For Grunts. (You can donate other musical instruments as well)
Image Source: Epiphone.com,
Zakk Wylde Image used with permission from Newscom.com
That is one bad ass axe!