“Back then people would come with some great old Gibson that had been under the bed”: Lenny Kravitz used to buy guitars from fans in parking lots at his shows – here’s why he’s stopped

Lenny Kravitz performs onstage during the Roots Picnic at The Mann at Fairmount Park on June 01, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Lenny Kravitz has a problem and maybe you can relate. He is addicted to guitars. He loves gear. His condition is particularly problematic because his tastes are for über-rare guitar amps (e.g. his Dumble electric guitars from the golden era.) Those tend to cost a lot of money.

When you are listening to his most-famous works, you are hearing these vintage unicorns in action, doing what they were built to do.