5 Things About Hollow, Semi-Acoustic, and Chambered Electric Guitars

Aug 16 2012 12:00AM
Other than Hawaiian lap-steels, the first really successful electric guitars had fully hollow bodies, but the format has evolved so rapidly—and in so many directions— that there are many different types of guitars today More...

G&L Tribute Ascari GTS and Fiorano GTS

Aug 15 2012 12:00AM
Just imagine the look on the face of Steve Grom, G&L’s Director of Manufacturing, when, while poking through old documents in Leo Fender’s old laboratory two years ago, the drawing of a previously undiscovered G&L prototype More...

Normandy Alumicaster

Aug 15 2012 12:00AM
I met the simultaneously cool and gregarious Jim Normandy quite accidentally at a NAMM show, when the blinding whitelightning flare of his first chrome hollowbody pierced my eyeballs. More...

New Gear: August 2012

Aug 15 2012 12:00AM
Goodies Tuned to a lower frequency and featuring a custom-wound resonance inductor, this wah has a huge dynamic range and a wide sweep. More...

10 New Acoustic and Acoustic-Electric Guitars

Jul 13 2012 12:00AM
As you’ve likely noticed from checking out new acoustic guitars online or in the brick-and-mortar domain, there are some amazing deals to be had these days on instruments that look, play, and sound like they ought to cost more More...

Koll Duo Glide

Jul 13 2012 12:00AM
The custom-built creations of Saul Koll of Portland, Oregon, have long inspired lust in the hearts of guitarists for their superb build quality and diner-retro meets space-race-modern styling. More...

Bilt El Hombre Deluxe

Jul 13 2012 12:00AM
It might seem counter-intuitive to aim for cheapo-’60s Japanese styling in a new, American-made electric guitar from a small shop in Des Moines, Iowa. More...

Roundup! 5 Eastwood Airline Guitars

Jun 20 2012 12:00AM
Sadly, I never get “win the California MEGA Millions lottery” lucky, but occasionally a droplet of luck does splash across my plane of existence. More...

Test Drive: PRS P22

Jun 19 2012 12:00AM
At the PRS press conference at this year’s NAMM show (which was the best press conference I attended for the third year running), the big new release was the P22, the company’s first solidbody to feature a piezo bridge More...

Test Drive: Wechter Pathmaker Solid Body PM-7354

Jun 19 2012 12:00AM
A Wechter acoustic may not have the household recognition of a Martin, Gibson, or Taylor, but Abe Wechter has been designing and building instruments for folks like John McLaughlin, Al Di Meola, and Steve Howe for over 30 More...

Brain Snack: 5 Things About Electric Guitar Tonewoods

Jun 19 2012 12:00AM
It’s called “tonewood” for good reason. More...

Field Test: Vintage 47 Cigar Box Guitars

Jun 19 2012 12:00AM
Resourceful pickers have been building cigar box guitars since as far back as the mid 1800s. More...

Roundup! 3 Musicvox Electrics

May 15 2012 12:00AM
Guitar Player first discovered Musicvox in 1997, and we were entranced by owner Matt Eichen’s whimsical, off-kilter homages to bizarro ’50s and ’60s designs. Eichen’s Spaceranger looked like either a cartoon guitar gone More...

The Glory of the Toy-Like Stealth MIDI Guitar Controller

May 15 2012 12:00AM
When I first saw the YRG -1000 You Rock Guitar, I thought it was a toy. More...

Guitar Gear Gone Wild! A Guide to All the Stuff You Want in 2012

Apr 19 2012 12:00AM
Those in the know are aware that , every January , the Winter NAMM show brings together hundreds of music-equipment manufacturers hawking their latest products. More...

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