Rick Nielsen celebrates his birthday today (December 22.) If there’s one thing the Cheap Trick guitarist is known for, it’s his collection of wild, often muti-necked, guitars.

Let be honest: Few guitarists in rock history can get away with rocking a five-necked guitar quite like Nielsen. In honor of his birthday, check out our gallery of the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer with his outrageous guitars over the years.

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  NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 18: Guitarist Rick Nielsen performs on stage at the Miller Rock Thru Time Celebrating 50 Years of Rock Concert at Roseland September 18, 2004 in New York City.

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  LAS VEGAS, NV - JUNE 12: Musician Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick performs in "Sgt Pepper Live" Rocks Paris Las Vegas at the Paris Las Vegas June 12, 2010, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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  BALTIMORE - AUGUST 04: Singer/Guitarist Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick performs onstage at the Virgin Festival By Virgin Mobile 2007 at Pimlico Race Course on August 4, 2007 in Baltimore, Maryland.
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• GALLERY: Rick Nielsen and His Wild Guitars

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  NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 18: Guitarist Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick performs on stage at the Miller Rock Thru Time Celebrating 50 Years of Rock Concert at Roseland September 18, 2004 in New York City.

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  NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 08: Inductee Rick Nielsen and Robin Zander of Cheap Trick perform onstage at the 31st Annual Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Barclays Center of Brooklyn on April 8, 2016 in New York City.
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  BALTIMORE - AUGUST 04: Singer/Guitarist Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick performs onstage at the Virgin Festival By Virgin Mobile 2007 at Pimlico Race Course on August 4, 2007 in Baltimore, Maryland.

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  NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 08: Steve Miller and Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick onstage at the 31st Annual Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Barclays Center of Brooklyn on April 8, 2016 in New York City.

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  NASHVILLE, TN - MARCH 08: Jennifer Nettles and Cheap Trick's, Rick Nielsen perform during CMT Crossroads: Cheap Trick and Jennifer Nettles on March 8, 2016 in Nashville, Tennessee.
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  LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 10: Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick performs on stage at the Marshall Classic Rock Roll Honour-Show at The Roundhouse on November 10, 2010 in London, England.

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