ABOUT JOE MENZA

Joe Menza has grown up under a "blue" lime light, and has traveled the many roads of Rock n Roll's finest golden era. For over 50 years, since the age of 14, Joe's played in many rock n roll groups and has worked in some of New York's finest recording studios. But it was back in 1971 when his friends took him to see the Allman Brothers Band, live at a skating rink in New Jersey, that his life changed forever. Listening to Gregg sing the blues, watching Duane play slide, and Dickey cranking an old Les Paul, he finally heard the sounds that he had imagined in his head... those sounds of perfection, and that was it, he was hooked! That sparked his craving to collect the guitars his mentors were playing...vintage guitars. Like Johnny Winter, Eric Clapton, Hendrix, BB and Albert King... His interest evolved beyond the music and the licks of his heroes. He found the magic that lies only within the old instruments carved by hand in the 50’s and into the 60’s. Now known as a vintage guitar expert, collector, player and historian throughout the world, he is owner of Best Guitars in NYC. He now has passed that love and appreciation for the music, its creators, and the instruments to his son Mike and to the rest of their band, the Menza Madison Band, a band that carries that appreciation and continues to keep the flame lit, hopefully for many generations to come.