The Garage at the RHOF
photo credit Dale McDonald
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t’s your turn to play. Pick up an instrument, crank up the volume and make some noise. Designed to evoke the birthplace of rock bands for decades, The Garage is where, for the first time inside the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, fans can pick up real instruments, learn to play, and jam with friends. GARAGE GEAR The Garage Gear exhibit highlights great PLAY Enter the Garage to find dedicated practice stations for drums, guitar, bass and keyboards. Whether you’re playing an gear and instruments from the Museum’s collection. Fans will see instrument for the first time, or are an experienced player, video historic instruments in this changing exhibit featuring rock’s tools of the trade. Selected artifacts now on prompts will guide them as they learn a song or show off their freestyle skills. • Original wooden plank guitar “There’s nothing better than the exhibit: Each station features a curated song prototype made and played by Les Paul. selection that includes music from classic thrill of cranking up the volume on • Fender Custom Shop Stratocaster guitar rock, soul, grunge, hip hop and all points an electric guitar and visitors can with synchronized Tremelo and original in between. Everyone, no matter what body, played by Buddy Guy. • now do exactly that at the Rock & custom their skill level, can take a brief lesson Goya 6-string electric guitar played by on how to play major riffs from Inductee Roll Hall of Fame!” said Rock Hall Debbie Harry of Blondie • Black Sabbath songs. CEO & President Greg Harris. crash cymbals • Eddie Van Halen Peavey JAM For those who are ready to rock Wolfgang Prototype Electric Guitar with friends or create an impromptu band “Fans from all over the world have with our crew, the Jam space boasts a full band setup, stocked with visited the Rock Hall to see and hear how music connects us,” Harris real, high-quality gear. Check our Events calendar for which artist said. “Now they can make music in the Museum.” Check out The or genre-themed jam sessions might be going on during your visit! Garage, open now at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Start planning BRAND YOUR BAND As evidenced throughout rock & roll your tour today at rockhall.com. history, building a great band also involves giving it a killer look. Find out how some iconic bands got their iconic logos, and then try your hand at creating your own band logos at the Brand Your Band interactive kiosks.
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