It Goes To 11: Meet Bruno Major’s Gibson Guitar That He Named After His Grandmother

Singer/songwriter Bruno Major's favorite piece of musical gear has been a long time coming. It's a Gibson L-5 CES, which he says has "always been my dream guitar," but he couldn't afford it until recently.

He bought the electric guitar because his grandmother left money to him after she passed. "Her name was Peggy, so I call this guitar after her," he explains in this episode of It Goes to 11.

Major believes his music "is like a warm hug" or "a cozy fire on a winter's day," and the sunburst guitar perfectly matches the ambiance of his sound. But he had no idea what the guitar would look like because he purchased it from a blind sale at Rudy's in New York City. It must have been fate, because he said the color and specs were the exact ones he desired.

Though he wasn't able to record a video to document his initial shock, he did open the guitar on a FaceTime call with his parents. "My dad's really meticulous, so he was like, 'Make sure you leave it in the case, so the wood doesn't warp!'" Major recounts.

The guitar will stay with Major for the rest of his life. At least, he quips, "Unless everything goes horribly wrong, and I have to go to a pawn shop with it."

Press play on the video above to learn how Bruno Major's dream became a reality, thanks to his Gibson L-5 CES guitar, and check back to GRAMMY.com for more new episodes of It Goes to 11.

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