The Soulster Manifesto: Tone, Texture, and Aesthetic
Welcome to Soulster. Discover the manifesto behind our boutique brand, and why we are obsessively dedicated to the intersection of 80s and 90s indie culture, visual art, and the pursuit of tone.
Echoes in Chiaroscuro: The Soul of Our Guitar Prints
We transformed the iconic guitars of the 80s and 90s Manchester scene into striking, high-contrast chiaroscuro art. Discover why these legendary tools of the trade deserve to be immortalized.
The Aesthetic of the Control Room: Studio Prints
Step off the street and into the control room. Explore our visual tribute to the glowing VU meters, analogue mixing desks, and the technical soul of music history.
High Drama & Saturated Colors: Pulp Prints
We collided the gritty, saturated colors of vintage mid-century paperback covers with the themes of iconic alternative anthems. A look inside our most cinematic and stylistic visual line.
Guitar Legends
Crafted for the Stage.
Chasing the Jangle: Johnny Marr
Discover the gear and studio techniques behind Johnny Marr’s iconic indie jangle, and how to recreate his lush, chorus-driven layers for your own rig.
Manchester Swagger: John Squire
Explore the psychedelic, fuzz-driven genius of John Squire. Learn how he blended classic 60s gear with 90s Manchester attitude to create a legendary guitar tone.
Post-Punk Textures: Will Sergeant
Dive into the atmospheric, post-punk guitar textures of Will Sergeant, and learn how delay and modulation shaped the cinematic sound of Echo & the Bunnymen.
Uncover the secrets of the shoegaze wall of sound. How Andy Bell utilized 12-string guitars, reverse reverb, and heavy saturation to define the tone of Ride.
The Heavy Blueprint: Jimmy Page
Jimmy Page authored the book on massive guitar tone. Explore the studio alchemy, vintage fuzz, and small-amp secrets behind his most legendary recordings.
Strip back the effects and embrace the raw energy. Discover the specific vintage gear, distortion, and amps behind John Frusciante’s iconic funk-rock tone.