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LA Weekly - A drive down the Sunset Strip always promises a few things: flashy billboards, rockin’ (usually studded) get-ups, beckoning marquees and maddeningly slow-moving cars. Now there’s something fun to look at next time you’re inching along in S.S. cruiserville.

Yesterday, Gibson unveiled its public art project called GuitarTown, which features 26-foot-tall Les Paul guitar sculptures dotting the famous boulevard, each celebrating a rock god or music moment from the Strip’s colorful history.

The Doors, Motley Crue, Jimi Hendrix, The Roxy’s Lou Adler, Slash, Chech & Chong and The Runaways are just a few of the bands and personalities paid tribute in these unique axes, each one by a local artist.

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