Gibson R&D Electric Guitar
Alvino Rey and the prototype lapsteel he has kept for more than 61 years. Photos: Lynn Wheelwright
Talk about skeletons in your closet!! Believe...
Gibson Top Tension Banjos
Although most bluegrass banjo players consider Gibson's Mastertone banjos with one-piece flange and flat-head tone ring - such as Earl Scruggs' Granada and Don...
Rex Solidbody By Michael Wright
Circa 1959 Rex solidbody.
While a lot of vintage-guitar enthusiasts are content to pursue well-known treasures, there are others who appreciate a good mystery. For...
Epiphone Rivoli
1967 Epiphone EB232C Rivoli, serial number 100530. Photo: Bill Ingalls Photography. Instrument courtesy of Bill Flippo.
Former Gibson president Ted McCarty (1909-2001) is credited for...
Albert King’s Flying Vs
In a quiet, wooded canyon blissfully removed from the hustle and bustle of nearby Hollywood and the roar of Pacific Coast Highway, sits the...
Westone Genesis
1987 Westone XA6520TBU Genesis. Photo: Bill Ingalls Jr. Instrument courtesy of Rudy Abbott.
The relationship between Japanese instrument builders and domestic distributors was critical in...
Robin Ranger
1993 Robin Ranger, serial number 931353. Photo: Bill Ingalls, Jr. Instrument courtesy of Charles Farley.
The saga of Alamo Music Products is one of both...
1967 EKO Condor
1967 EKO Condor
The Summer of Love. Hippies, flower power, psychedelic drugs. Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, and feelin' groovy. 1967 was a heady...
The Gibson EB-3
When it came to electric basses, Michigan-based Gibson spent the '50s playing follow the leader to California's Fender. So it's a touch ironic that...
Zemaitis Acoustic Bass
1972 Zemaitis fretless acoustic.
To say Tony Zemaitis made eye-catching instruments would mean uttering one of the great understatements in modern luthiery.
A cabinetmaker of Lithuanian...