Classic Instruments
Pieces of a Prototype
If you were a guitar – particularly one with a natural or translucent finish – your “fingerprint” would be the grain of the wood...
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Rickenbacker 481
It’s hard to imagine an instrument other than guitar that has undergone more innovation through its modern history. Perhaps we do an injustice to...
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Gibson Super 400
Much of America was still recovering from the Depression in 1934 when Gibson introduced a guitar at a price that was almost $100 higher...
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Rickenbacker 4005
California’s Rickenbacker guitar company has a tradition of things a bit differently. One of the earliest electric guitars was their “Frying Pan” solidbody Hawaiian....
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The Collings SoCo Deluxe
Whether you’re a fan of the flat-top or simply appreciate a good archtop, chances are you’re familiar with Collings Guitars. The Texas-based builder is...
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Fender 5E3 Deluxe
Fender 5E3 Deluxe
Preamp tubes: one 12AY7, 12AX7 PI
Output tubes: two 6V6GT, cathode-bias
Rectifier: 5Y3 tube
Controls: Independent Volumes for each channel, shared Tone.
Output: 15 watts RMS...
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Mosrite Joe Maphis
The 1960s were arguably the most memorable decade in the history of American guitar manufacturing. True, some legendary electric guitar models and enduring sonic...
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Guild S-200 Thunderbird
Back in 1958, when Gibson introduced its revolutionary Explorer, Flying V, and mysterious Moderne, the public – rather like Queen Victoria – was not...
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Tom Petty and Mike Campbell
Remember the first time you strummed a D chord or fumbled your way oh-so-slowly through “Walk Don’t Run”? Chances are you wanted to be...
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The BBE Soul Vibe
The original Shin-Ei Uni-vibe became hugely famous after Jimi Hendrix used it with Band of Gypsys (and at Woodstock). Later practitioners like Frank Marino...