Classic Instruments

50 Years of Vox

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1966 Vox Guitar-organ and '66 Phantom XII. The Guitar-organ was a Dick Denney creation that combined the mechanical elements of a Phantom guitar with...

Rickenbacker Electro Bass

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Photo courtesy George Gruhn. When discussing the origins of the modern electric bass, most typically think of the Gibson Style J mando-bass of the 1910s...

Kiss-able Gibson

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A ca. 1960 Gibson EB-0 that once belonged to Kiss bassist Gene Simmons. Photo: VG Archive. In the mid 1970s, Kiss bassist Gene Simmons played...
National Style O

National Style O

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Although it has never been the favorite guitar of Hawaiian players, National's Style O, with its shining metal body and tropical imagery, stands today...

Stella Concert

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Circa 1932 Stella Concert. Photo: Michael Wright. Had blues legend Huddie William Ledbetter (a.k.a. Leadbelly) not played a Stella 12-string, the brand might only have...

Epiphone’s Zephyr Emperor Regent

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1955 Epiphone Zephyr Emperor Regent. Instrument courtesy of Lloyd Chiate. Photo: Billy Mitchell, courtesy George Gruhn. Epiphone's Zephyr Emperor Regent of the early 1950s represents...

Grammer Guitars

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Photo: Kelsey Vaughn. Instrument courtesy Jason Davis. Grammer guitars, made in Nashville in the '60s, are easily recognizable by their oversized pegheads, pickguards and bridges...

Kay Violin-Style Guitar

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1938 Kay Violin-Style Guitar. One prominent thread in the story of the guitar is a quest for more volume - a search that was effectively...

The Gibson Les Paul Model

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Photo: Robert Parks, courtesy George Gruhn. Its official name – Les Paul model – doesn't do it justice. After all, Gibson has made over a...

Martin EB-18

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Circa 1980 Martin EB-18, serial #3443. Photo: VG Archives. Instrument courtesy of The Music Shoppe. The musical instrument business is replete with examples of companies...
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