music history The History of the Fender Duo-Sonic A favorite of Jimi Hendrix, this petite powerhouse gives a taste of authentic pre-CBS Fender without the five-figure price tag The History of the Gibson Flying V A failure when introduced in 1958, the Flying V eventually became one of Gibson's most iconic electric guitars The History of the Gibson ES-335TD This iconic semi-hollow thinline presented the best of both the solidbody and acoustic worlds Latest music history Les Paul Said He Gave Gibson All of His Secrets for This Guitar, but Why Didn’t It Sell?! By Rod Brakes published 2 June 23 An under-the-radar vintage gem, here’s why Les Paul’s favorite signature model suffered a similar fate to the now uber-collectible ‘Burst The History of Martin 45-Series Acoustic Guitars By Rod Brakes published 23 May 23 Take a close look at this stunning pre-war 000-45 with CF Martin & Co’s museum and archives specialist, Jason Ahner, as he schools us on the history of Martin’s flagship flat-tops The History of Martin 18-Series Acoustic Guitars By Rod Brakes published 18 May 23 From mid-19th-century parlors to MTV, we retrace the history of Martin’s all-American 18-series flat-tops with CF Martin & Co’s museum and archives specialist, Jason Ahner The History of the Gibson L-5 By Rod Brakes published 9 May 23 As the L-5 celebrates its 100th anniversary this year, we take a look back at the evolution of Gibson’s seminal f-hole jazzbox with archtop historian Thomas Van Hoose and examine how this watershed design set benchmarks in guitar building The History of the Fender Jazzmaster By Rod Brakes published 5 May 23 With the Jazzmaster’s underdog image rapidly fading into the past, we take a step back in time with Fender historian Terry Foster, and catch up with Mike Long, proprietor of vintage specialists ATB Guitars in Cheltenham, U.K., to touch on its future "The First Lead Guitar Player in Country Music Was a Woman": Country Star Vince Gill and Documentarist Ken Burns Talk American Music History By Jimmy Leslie published 17 March 23 The acoustic aficionados “walk the line” through the endlessly interesting trail of ‘Country Music’ The 40 Most Important Guitar Solos of the 20th Century By Guitar Player Staff published 28 December 22 From bluesy beginnings to metallic peaks, we trace the evolution of the electric rock solo Get The Pick NewsletterAll the latest guitar news, interviews, lessons, reviews, deals and more, direct to your inbox!Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors MOST READ1How Robin Trower crafted his blistering tonal triumph, Day of the Eagle2Gary Clark Jr. never asked to be a guitar savior 3Best Travel Guitars 2024: Top Portable Instruments From Lowden, Furch, Martin and more4“‘Those old Beatle bashers?’”: Paul McCartney talks Vox amps, and his love of dirty tones5“I was 17 years old and found it in this local paper. It said, ‘Gretsch guitar, 100 bucks.’ I called the guy up and asked, ‘Is it like Eddie Cochran’s?’ He was like, ‘Who?’”: How Brian Setzer forged his trademark twanging tone
Les Paul Said He Gave Gibson All of His Secrets for This Guitar, but Why Didn’t It Sell?! By Rod Brakes published 2 June 23 An under-the-radar vintage gem, here’s why Les Paul’s favorite signature model suffered a similar fate to the now uber-collectible ‘Burst
The History of Martin 45-Series Acoustic Guitars By Rod Brakes published 23 May 23 Take a close look at this stunning pre-war 000-45 with CF Martin & Co’s museum and archives specialist, Jason Ahner, as he schools us on the history of Martin’s flagship flat-tops
The History of Martin 18-Series Acoustic Guitars By Rod Brakes published 18 May 23 From mid-19th-century parlors to MTV, we retrace the history of Martin’s all-American 18-series flat-tops with CF Martin & Co’s museum and archives specialist, Jason Ahner
The History of the Gibson L-5 By Rod Brakes published 9 May 23 As the L-5 celebrates its 100th anniversary this year, we take a look back at the evolution of Gibson’s seminal f-hole jazzbox with archtop historian Thomas Van Hoose and examine how this watershed design set benchmarks in guitar building
The History of the Fender Jazzmaster By Rod Brakes published 5 May 23 With the Jazzmaster’s underdog image rapidly fading into the past, we take a step back in time with Fender historian Terry Foster, and catch up with Mike Long, proprietor of vintage specialists ATB Guitars in Cheltenham, U.K., to touch on its future
"The First Lead Guitar Player in Country Music Was a Woman": Country Star Vince Gill and Documentarist Ken Burns Talk American Music History By Jimmy Leslie published 17 March 23 The acoustic aficionados “walk the line” through the endlessly interesting trail of ‘Country Music’
The 40 Most Important Guitar Solos of the 20th Century By Guitar Player Staff published 28 December 22 From bluesy beginnings to metallic peaks, we trace the evolution of the electric rock solo
