GIBSON Guitar Corp renewed its plea of innocence yesterday after US agents raided its Tennessee plants and seized rare ebony wood from India used to make some of the world’s most coveted guitars.

FOR the second year in a row, the Edge is putting his money where the music is.

Bono’s iconic Armani shades, a Jimi Hendrix guitar and a saxophone signed by former US President Bill Clinton are just some of the 200 pieces of music memorabilia being auctioned off for charity this month.

As Gibson Guitar Corporation launches a groundbreaking digital model, company chief executive Henry Juszkiewicz can close his eyes and almost hear the music.