KayKraft Style A
Almost any guitar can be viewed in terms of a confluence of influences that produced it, from the company history to the history of...
Gibson ES-175 Special Wurlitzer
1955 Gibson ES-175 Special Wurlitzer
From Gibson's early years through the 1960s, the company made many custom instruments that mixed and matched specifications from various...
Retro Inspired Basses
Danelectro Dano '63 long-scale bass in Aqua. Photos courtesy of Evets.
Danelectro Dano '63 short-scale bass in Red Burst. Photos courtesy of Evets.
Eastwood Club Bass...
G&L’s Climax & LB-100
G&L Climax (serial number B025855) in Emerald Blue finish. Carve on the back of the Climax.Photos: Bill Ingalls Jr. Instruments courtesy of Naffaz Skota...
The Gibson Les Paul Model
Its official name - Les Paul model - doesn't do it justice. After all, Gibson has made over a hundred different Les Paul models...
Ricky Phillips’ Fender Custom Shop five-string
Ricky Phillips with his Fender Custom Shop bass in 2008. Photo: Willie G. Moseley.
Most professional guitarists or bassists, upon reaching a certain level of...
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...