Guitars owned by Massive Attack musician for sale

Guitars used on Massive Attack's 1998 album Mezzanine are to be sold at auction.

Owned by the late guitarist Angelo Bruschini, the instruments and equipment are being sold by his family, who live in Bristol, after his death from cancer in October 2023.

The collection, including amplifiers and a keyboard, will go under the hammer at Gardiner Houlgate Auctioneers in Corsham, Wiltshire, later and is expected to sell for more than £15,000.

Auctioneer Luke Hobbs said: "His guitar work can be heard all over iconic tracks from their internationally acclaimed Mezzanine album."

He added that Bruschini's death had been a "huge loss to the Bristol music scene", having been a prominent member in the Massive Attack line-up for decades and a "key component in the explosion of the Bristol trip hop scene during the 1990s".

The sale includes a Fender Telecaster electric guitar, which was used extensively by Bruschini on stage and in the recording studio.

A PS electric guitar is also among the collection, which was used by Bruschini when playing with Massive Attack.

Aside from performing with several bands including Blue Aeroplanes, Bruschini produced alternative rock band Strangelove's album in 1997.

He also played the guitar on Jane Taylor's track Blowing This Candle Out, which was released in 2005.

Instruments, including amplifiers and stage equipment used by Status Quo are also to be auctioned, alongside items from Ultravox's Live Aid performance.

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