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GIFT GUIDE
Let’s face it. Finding the right gift for a musician is about as easy as locating a smoke-free room in Willie Nelson’s trailer. ... Until now. ... You love that crazy player and therefore want to gift them something a) useful, b) beautiful, and c) fairly unique — a gift specific to their passions that will be appreciated immediately yet last a lifetime. That’s a pretty lofty bar, but each of Anthology Gear’s guitar straps, gig bags, and special accessories all score high marks across those categories.
PICK WALLETS
Today, there exists a tragic and often under-reported affliction plaguing guitar players. According to national studies, a full 10 out of 10 will suffer at some point in their lives from “missing guitar picks”.
Is Jerry Lewis out there strumming up awareness? No. No, he is not. Neither, for that matter, is Jerry Lee Lewis. But you can make a difference. Help Anthology Gear finally stop PDS (Pick Disappearance Syndrome) in its tracks by gifting your beloved guitar players with a pick wallet or pick key chain.
Thusly equipped and cured, they will always have a special place in their hearts for you — and in Willie Nelson’s trailer.
GUITAR STRAPS
A guitar strap makes for a particularly wonderful gift. To select just the right Anthology leather guitar strap for the guitarist in your life, it’s helpful to refer to this collection of psychoanalytical breakdowns for each model comprised of themes, qualities, and characteristics that inspired each strap’s design:
OVERLAND
The road is a state of mind. The allure of a distant horizon and the raw energy of uninhibited live performance inspired this strap. As a tribute to the highest calibers of the restless spirit, this rugged, refined piece celebrates fearless improvisation and players determined to never stop searching.
THE RETICENT
Some of us are not looking for a flashy guitar strap. We just want the thick, strong, durable comfort of an Anthology Gear full grain leather strap ... rugged, honest, beautifully imperfect. So you have The Reticent.
HALEAKALA
"Haleakala" was inspired by a visit to Maui where we watched the sun rise from the top of the island's volcano by the same name meaning “house of the sun”. That experience imprinted on me a new sense of hope: I held onto the idea that every day begins with a magnificent sunrise - no matter what precedes the day before - every day begins with hope.
WALK THE LINE
Redemptive torment has its place. Walk The Line is a hefty slice of vintage Americana inspired by American roots music and the classic American hotrod. Expressed in soulful, brilliant darkness, there is a hard-living weight to this design. This strap is a respectful nod to artists who experience equal parts joy and pain, love and death, decline and ascent, then turn it all into something indelible.
NO QUARTER
Unrelenting. Unforgiving. Uncompromising. Badass but distinguished, this generous serving of poetic brutality is drawn artfully from the timeless rock iconography of the iron cross. For those about to rock, and rock hard at deafening volume, No Quarter salutes you with
charismatically sneering charm.
EL CAMINO
El Camino pays tribute to the path we are destined to follow in life. Saddle up and enjoy the ride.
EVERETT
Classy sophistication, with a bit of fun and rebellion. This was my granddad, Everett. Argyle fit him perfectly. Maybe it fits you too.
STRAIGHT UP
Powerful simplicity is the polished cornerstone of this strap. Straight Up discards everything extraneous in an aesthetic and philosophical nod to old-school analog integrity — as well as all else of pure value that is unjustly neglected in our bells-and-ringtones digital world today.
WILDWOOD
The Wildwood Trail — Where I can check out from the daily grind and connect to a creative force. This meadow, in its perfectly curated blend of nature’s instruments, sings to me, and that is when the magic happens, where the next song forms.
BURNSIDE
Inspired by bridges (not too surprising since we are based just outside of Portland, Oregon aka "Bridge City"), Burnside features our rugged aged steel leather, antique brass rivets, and rope to pay tribute to those weathered hunks of rusting metal.
THE BRAT
When it comes to visually capturing that rebellious, uncompromisingly defiant, anti-mainstream spirit of punk rock, can anyone blame us for loving Brando’s classic Schott 618 leather jacket?
BLACKWOOD
Life burns. Everyone. Few are those who understand deep in their core that there’s no illumination without fire. Determined either by force of will or blessing of character to follow our path, our way through the standard-issue darkness, we’re the players who, for better or worse,
keep our roots planted no matter how high the flames or strong the winds whipping up wildfires around them.
SHADOWLANDS
Boasting one of our richest designs, this leather monument to creative exploration is for players contemptuous of simple-minded categorization. In two-tone or three-tone versions, Shadowlands salutes uncharted musical territory and the intrepid talents who find their way there by getting lost in their instrument.
NAGINATA
The Naginata (a blade on a long staff) is the iconic weapon of the female samurai, or onna-bugeisha. Traditionally perceived as delicate and feminine, these female warriors are anything but powerless. Are you a badass warrior? Do you know someone who should add the Naginata to their weaponry?
LIMITED EDITION STRAPS
Beginning in October 2022, every month for one year, we released a new limited edition textile and leather guitar strap. These straps are numbered ("X of Y" heat stamped with gold foil on the back of the strap) so they are extra special.
GIG BAGS
If you want to make a really large and lasting gift impression, our gig bags will knock it so far out of the park, you’ll probably hit a taxi.
Handmade with the absolute finest leathers in the world, these one-of-a-kind pieces burnish and beautify with age. For guitarists, “The Revelator” electric guitar bag or electric bass guitar bag is a gift they will prize for how it protects their most prized possessions while shining as a work of art in its own right. For ukulele players, Iwi (meaning "shell" in Hawaiian), a hybrid between a hard shell case and a gig bag, will securely hold a soprano, concert or tenor ukulele and smaller-bodied mandolins. For drummers, look no further than our “The Seville” drumstick or cymbal bags.
PERSONALIZED LEATHER GOODS
Add a custom monogram to one of our leather zipper pouches or minimalist wallets to make the perfect personalized gift for friends or family. Crafted from full grain leather and the strongest industrial grade thread, our pouches and wallets are made to last. Each item has its own unique marks and scars and, over time, will burnish and beautify with use.
ANTHOLOGY GEAR GIFT CARDS
Still having a hard time picking out a gift? Give them an Anthology Gear gift card.
