When Jay Jay French, guitarist and founding member of Twisted Sister, started the Pinkburst Project to raise awareness and support for Uveitis, the leading cause of blindness among American girls, he didn’t want to have just another cookie-cutter fund-raiser. He wanted to do “something that was different and really exciting, something never done before (and probably never again) and something that could hopefully raise a lot of money, if done right, at auction.” And he succeeded beyond his dreams!

In an unprecedented burst of cooperation, Jay Jay got some of the top guitar manufacturers to provide custom designed one-of-a kind editions of their most famous models, all based on the original Pinkblush guitar he played with Twisted Sister. The finished products, a dozen unique guitars with a great story behind them, were auctioned by Skinner Auctioneers & Appraisers on May 1, 2011.

The Axe Heaven Replica of the original Pinkburst guitar, which was, according to Jay Jay, "a 10 1/2 pound boat anchor that was painted Pinkburst by a Long Island guitar luthier named Steve Carr." — The Axe Heaven Replica of the original Pinkburst guitar, which was, according to Jay Jay, “a 10 1/2 pound boat anchor that was painted Pinkburst by a Long Island guitar luthier named Steve Carr.”

Jay Jay French and his daughter Samantha, the inspiration behind Project Pinkburst. Diagnosed with Uveitis at age 6, Samantha’s sight has been preserved with a cocktail of medications administered over the last 10 years. Read Jay Jay’s story about how this unique fundraising project all came together

Usually highly competitive, the world’s top guitar makers put aside their differences in order to support this worthy cause, and created these fabulous instruments with the famous Pinkburst design.

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And don’t forget the amp! Matching amplifiers for each guitar (available separately) will complete a truly unique, historical and one-of-kind set for Rock & Roll memorabilia collectors.

Uveitis is the third leading cause of blindness in the USA and the leading cause of blindness of American girls, United States. Please read more about this auction and the efforts that Jay Jay French is taking to tackle Uveitis at the Pinkburst Uveitis Research Project website.

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Replica by AXE HEAVEN® of the original Pinkburst guitar, which was, according to Jay Jay, "a 10 1/2 pound boat anchor that was painted Pinkburst by a Long Island guitar luthier named Steve Carr."