Hard Rock Cafe
This sign is part of the collection at The Neon Museum Las Vegas. The sign has the following description on their website:
Modeled after guitarist Pete Townshend’s custom-made Gibson Les Paul, this Hard Rock Café guitar signage is the first large neon guitar in the franchise’s history, manufactured by YESCO.
The property opened in 1990 on the corner of Paradise and Harmon. Upon closing in 2016, the guitar remained on the property until 2017 when it was “moved in six pieces over five days to its current, and permanent,” location. It was re-illuminated during a lighting ceremony on March 4, 2019, honoring the donors who helped make this restoration possible.
The Hard Rock Café guitar is the largest restored sign at The Neon Museum. Donors from around the world have contributed toward the $350,000 goal to cover the cost of the restoration and installation and to establish a fund for regular maintenance.
* Unless otherwise specified, all images are photographed by the contributor.
Contributor: Elisabeth Kvernen*
Material/Method: Marquee bulbs, Metal, Neon
Sign Type: Independent—Freestanding
Lettering Style: Dimensional, Illuminated, Sans serif
Script: Latin
Language: English
Venue: Casino, Restaurant / Bar
Other tags: Historic
Location: Las Vegas, NV, USA, North America
Date photographed: April 15, 2023



