# Ultra-Slick Blue Guitars Epiphone Collaborates with French Musician Waxx By Kalin Ned | Published 2024-01-24 | Marketing Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/blue-guitar References: [epiphone](https://www.epiphone.com/en-US/Electric-Guitar/Waxx-Nighthawk-Studio/Pelham-Blue)  [Epiphone](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/modern-bass-guitar) collaborates with French musician Waxx to unveil a beautiful blue signature guitar called the Waxx Nighthawk™ Studio. Exclusively available in the European Union and on piphone.com, this model is inspired by Waxx's iconic [Gibson](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/inspired-by-gibson) Nighthawk guitar. The blue guitar features a mahogany body and neck, an Indian laurel fretboard, and Epiphone [ProBucker humbucker™ pickups](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/electric-guitar-pickups). It is finished in Pelham Blue and comes with a hardshell guitar case. WAXX was incredibly excited about the collaboration, stating: "Making this guitar with the Gibson and Epiphone team has been one of the greatest adventures of my life. To have a signature is already an unimaginable honor, but to do it with this dream team is beyond a dream. All my love of music is concentrated in this instrument." Image Credit: Epiphone ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.0/10 - Popularity: 57% | Activity: 43% | Freshness: 20% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Marketing](https://www.trendhunter.com/marketing) > [Branding](https://www.trendhunter.com/branding) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Signature Guitars:** Opportunities for creating unique signature guitars that are inspired by popular musicians can disrupt the guitar industry. - **Limited Editions:** The popularity of limited edition guitars offers a disruptive innovation opportunity for brands to tap into a niche market and create exclusivity. - **Collaborative Partnerships:** Collaborating with musicians to create custom guitars can disrupt the guitar industry by appealing to the fanbase of those musicians. ### Where This Applies - **Musical Instruments:** Innovations in signature guitars can disrupt the musical instrument industry by offering unique products that cater to musicians' specific preferences. - **Retail:** The rise of limited edition guitars provides a disruptive innovation opportunity for retailers to capitalize on the demand for exclusive and collectible musical instruments. - **Music Production:** Collaborations between musicians and guitar brands present an innovation opportunity for the music production industry to incorporate custom instruments into recording studios. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Signature Modern Bass Guitars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/modern-bass-guitar.md) - [Music Educator-Inspired Guitars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/signature-artist-guitar.md) - [Premium Iconic Instrument Recreations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/inspired-by-gibson.md) - [Celebratory Limited-Edition Guitar Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/limitededition-guitar-collection.md) - [Pop Punk-Inspired Bass Guitars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mike-dirnt.md) - [American-Made Sleek Solid-Body Guitars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/solidbody-guitar.md) - [Fashion-Forward Guitar Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gibson-and-marc-jacobs.md) - [Anniversary-Celebrating Guitar Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/music-city-special.md) - [Electric Ink Color-Changing Guitars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/voltage-davinci.md)