“It's the pre-eminent instrument in the world. Every culture has accessed it and made something of their own of it” Andy Summers to co-produce and front new docu-series about the cultural impact of the guitar

Andy Summers of The Police performs at Oakland Coliseum on June 13, 2007 in Oakland, California.

Here’s one to place in the ‘why has no one ever done this before?’ file – Andy Summers is set to launch a documentary series about the guitar and its place in the different cultures of the world.

Entitled Global Guitar, it will see the ex-Police man travel the world, examining the impact both the acoustic and electric versions of the instrument have had on the world’s music, as well as meeting musicians united by their love of the guitar.