Classic Instruments

Gretsch Jet Firebird

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Given the number of jet-related model monikers in Gretsch’s 1950s and ’60s catalogs, one might get the impression the company built airplanes. There were...

Spectrum 5

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Joining playful mid-’60s cultural icons such as the Ford Mustang, NBC’s “The Monkees,” the Beatles’ “Nowhere Man” and Cassius Clay, the Teisco Del Rey Spectrum...

Yamaha Image

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Some years back, an insurance company promoted itself as “the quiet company.” While they probably wouldn’t like to hear it, in many ways that...

Martin’s “12-Fret” 000-42

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Martin has never been a stranger to producing certain guitars in very limited quantities. But just how rare is the 12-frets-to-the-body 000-42? It has...
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The Guild and Gibson Johnny Smith Models

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The name “Johnny Smith” is synonymous with class, elegance, and style. Most guitar players are familiar, if not with the man or his music,...

Electra MPC

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One of the more successful Japanese-made guitar brands of the 1970s was Electra, the brand name used for electric guitars sold by St. Louis...
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Gretsch Rancher

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“A spectacular model in real he-man outdoor Western finish with powerful appeal for Hill-billy and Cowboy bands.” This is how Gretsch first introduced the...

1942 Martin D-45

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The Martin D-45, offered from 1933 through 1942, is well-known as the Holy Grail of acoustic guitars. While players and collectors debate whether it’s...

Hank’s Protos

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There are guitars, there are great guitars, there are great historic guitars and there are great historic guitars bearing deep provenance. And then there...

EKO 995

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The Beatles’ appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show” in February of 1964 is often referred to as the most important event in the history...
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