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St. Moritz Stereo

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The notion of a stereo guitar became almost implicit when guitars started having two pickups. But it didn't become a reality on an actual...

Gretsch 7680 Super Axe

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Most of us are – or should be – aware of the enormous contributions of the late Chet Atkins, the Country Gentleman, to American...

1965 Epiphone Emperor

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The Epiphone Emperor has a long, convoluted history. It first appeared in Epiphone's catalog in late 1935 as a response to Gibson's Super 400,...
Gibson EH-150

An Odd Gibson EH-150

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Lap-steel guitars were the first commercially available electrics – ancestors of the guitars we plug in today, regardless of their shape. The popularity of...

Simon Adahl’s 1958 Höfner 162

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He may not be part of anthropological history like Dutch paleontologist Eugene Dubois, but Simon Adahl did have to dig a bit to discover...

Gibson K-5 Mandocello

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The violin-style f-holes of Gibson’s F-5 mandolin, L-5 guitar, and other Style 5 instruments, are the most famous and most significant elements of Lloyd...

Gibson’s 1958-’62 ES-335TD

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The Redoubtable “Dot-Neck” Early every guitar conceived or designed by Ted McCarty during his tenure as president of Gibson (1948-’66) is today seen as exemplary of...

Dano Redux

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In his book, Neptune Bound: The Ultimate Danelectro Guide, author Doug Tulloch charts the adventures of Nat Daniel as he rode the electric guitar...

New Lease on Life

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If restoring dusty, neglected old tube amps built more than half a century ago isn’t challenging enough, restoring amps with delicate built-in tape-echo units,...

The Bass That Waited

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In the January and February installments, we looked at Gibson’s Thunderbird, an instrument condemned by its maker to a quick demise only to be...
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