Sam Koontz Latest about Sam Koontz The Best Vintage Guitar Brand You’ve Never Heard Of By Terry Carleton Published 1 June 22 Despite a brief flirtation with some big names, Standel guitars, like this 1967 Custom, never got the love. Guitars 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 LATEST ARTICLES 1 Eric Clapton doesn’t like this classic Cream track, even though it’s key to his legend: “I think there’s something wrong with it” 2 Rick Nielsen on the origin of his Hamer five-neck guitar: “I wanted a 12-string and a fretless, and one that sounded like a Stratocaster and one that sounded like a Junior” 3 Ultravox’s Midge Ure on his adventures with Phil Lynott, Kate Bush, the Sex Pistols and Robert Fripp: “He brought these 40 Japanese students along” 4 Keanu Reeves on his bass guitar origins: “I was 22, went to Guitar Center and ended up buying a bass in the parking lot” 5 Todd Rundgren takes aim at Taylor Swift: “There’s an argument to be made that she ruined music”
The Best Vintage Guitar Brand You’ve Never Heard Of By Terry Carleton Published 1 June 22 Despite a brief flirtation with some big names, Standel guitars, like this 1967 Custom, never got the love.