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| x Gibson SG |
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Gibson Guitar Corporation | Eric Clapton |
The Gibson SG is a popular model of solid-bodied electric guitar that was introduced in the early 1960s.
In 1960, Gibson Les Paul sales were significantly lower than they had been in previous years, so in 1961 the model was given a completely new...
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| x Fender Telecaster |
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Fender | Joe Perry |
The Fender Telecaster, colloquially known as the Tele (pronounced /tɛli/), is typically a dual-pickup, solid-body electric guitar made by Fender. Its simple yet effective design and revolutionary sound broke ground and set trends in electric guitar...
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| x Gibson Les Paul |
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Gibson Guitar Corporation | Frank Zappa |
The Gibson Les Paul is a solid body electric guitar originally developed in the early 1950s. The Les Paul was designed by Ted McCarty in collaboration with popular guitarist Les Paul, whom Gibson enlisted to endorse the new model.
The Les Paul model...
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| Neil Young | ||||
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| x Fender Stratocaster |
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Fender | Daniel Gula |
The Fender Stratocaster, often referred to as the Strat, is a model of electric guitar designed by Leo Fender, George Fullerton, and Freddie Tavares in 1954, and manufactured continuously to the present. It is a double-cutaway guitar, with an...
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| x Fender Starcaster |
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Fender | Tuomas Lintulaakso |
The Fender Starcaster was a semi-hollowbody electric guitar made by the Fender company. The Starcaster was part of Fender's attempt to enter the semi-hollowbody market, which was dominated by Gibson's ES-335 and similar designs.
The Starcaster was...
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| x Fender Jazzmaster |
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Fender |
The Fender Jazzmaster is an electric guitar that was first introduced at the 1958 NAMM Show and was designed as a more upmarket instrument than the Fender Stratocaster, which was originally to replace the Telecaster model. As its name indicates, it...
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| x Gibson ES-335 |
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John Steven Test |
The Gibson ES-335 is the world's first commercial semi-hollowbody electric guitar. Released by the Gibson Guitar Corporation as part of its ES (Electric Spanish) Series in 1958, it is neither hollow nor solid; instead, a solid wood block runs...
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| x Gibson EDS-1275 |
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Claudio Sanchez |
The Gibson EDS-1275 is a doubleneck Gibson electric guitar introduced in 1958 as a special-order custom instrument.
The original models, produced between 1958 and 1962, were basically twin-necked hollow-body instruments, with dual cutaways similar...
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| x Fender Jaguar |
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Fender | Paul Banks |
The Fender Jaguar is an electric guitar which was introduced in 1962. Whether the designers of the Jaguar had intended the instrument to be used for Surf music, or if it was a further attempt to break into the Jazz guitar market (as was the case...
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| x Fender Jag-Stang |
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Fender | Kurt Cobain |
The Fender Jag-Stang is an electric guitar designed by Kurt Cobain, of the band Nirvana, intended as a hybrid of two Fender electric guitars: the Jaguar and the Mustang. Cobain suggested his idea for an instrument to Fender, resulting in two left...
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| x Fender Precision Bass |
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Fender | Bill Black |
The Fender Precision Bass (often shortened to "P Bass") is an electric bass guitar.
Designed by Leo Fender and brought to market in 1951, the Precision Bass was the first bass guitar to earn widespread attention and use. A revolutionary instrument...
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| x Fender Jazz Bass |
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Fender |
The Jazz Bass (or J Bass) was the second model of electric bass guitar created by Leo Fender. The bass is distinct from the Precision Bass in that its tone is brighter and richer in the midrange with less emphasis on the fundamental harmonic....
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| x Fender Cyclone |
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Fender |
The Fender Cyclone and Fender Cyclone II were a series of electric guitars made by Fender. Introduced in late 1997, the Cyclone body is similarly styled to the Mustang but with a significantly different specification. The body of the Cyclone is a...
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| x Gibson Firebird |
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The Gibson Firebird is a solid-body electric guitar manufactured by Gibson from 1963 to the present.
The Gibson Guitar Corporation released several new styles during the 1950s to compete with Fender's instruments, such as the Telecaster and...
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| x Fender Telecaster Deluxe |
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Fender |
The Fender Telecaster Deluxe is a solid-body electric guitar originally produced from 1972 to 1981, and since re-issued by Fender in 2004 as the '72 Telecaster Deluxe.
The popularity of heavy rock in the late 1960s led Fender to re-think its...
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| x Gibson Flying V |
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Tom Petty |
The Gibson Flying V is an electric guitar model first released by Gibson in 1958.
Gibson first manufactured prototypes of the guitar in 1957. Production guitars were made of korina wood, a trademarked name for limba, a wood similar to but lighter in...
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| x Squier Jagmaster |
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The Squier Jagmaster is an electric guitar marketed by the Fender Musical Instruments Corporation under their Squier budget brand. It is based on the design of the classic Fender Jazzmaster and Fender Jaguar, but with several significant differences...
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The KKV (Kerry King V), also known as the Speed V, is an electric guitar designed by Kerry King of Slayer for B.C. Rich guitars. Its shape is based on the Gibson Flying V but with sharp points.
B.C. Rich offers different versions of the guitar in...
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| x Gibson Explorer |
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Claudio Sanchez |
The Gibson Explorer is a type of electric guitar that made its debut in 1958. The Explorer offered a radical, "futuristic" body design, much like its sibling, the Flying V. The Explorer was the final development of a prototype design which years...
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| x Eric Clapton Stratocaster |
The Eric Clapton Stratocaster is the signature model electric guitar of English guitarist Eric Clapton, and was the first signature model guitar ever released by Fender.
In 1981, Fender had informally discussed the idea of a signature model...
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| x Jackson Kelly |
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The Kelly is an electric guitar made by Jackson. The original design was developed by Australian heavy metal group's Heaven lead guitarist Kelly Bradford.
It looks like a sleek Gibson Explorer and is used mostly by metal musicians. The KBX, also...
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| x Fender Toronado |
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Fender |
The Toronado is an electric guitar made by Fender Musical Instruments Corporation. Introduced at NAMM in 1998, it is a part of the "Deluxe Series" of Fenders produced in Mexico, generally to higher specs than most "Standard" models.
The Toronado...
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| x Fender Esquire |
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Fender |
The Fender Esquire is a solid body electric guitar manufactured by Fender, and was the first guitar sold by Fender in 1950. Shortly after its introduction, the two-pickup version of the Esquire was first renamed Broadcaster, and then Telecaster,...
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| x Fender Lead Series |
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Fender |
The Fender Lead Series was produced by the Fender/Rogers/Rhodes Division of CBS Musical Instruments. The series comprised Lead I, Lead II and Lead III models.
Manufactured between 1979 and 1982 by the Fender Musical Equipment Co. under the direction...
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| x Squier '51 |
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The Squier '51 was an electric guitar made by Squier, a subsidiary of Fender. The '51 is notable for being one of the few original designs made by Squier, which normally manufactures less expensive authorized copies of Fender's popular guitars and...
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| x Fender Mustang Bass |
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Fender |
The Fender Mustang Bass is an electric bass guitar model produced by Fender. Two variants, the Musicmaster Bass and the Bronco Bass, have also been produced from time to time using the same body and neck shape.
Introduced in 1966 as a companion to...
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| x Gibson ES-175 |
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Pat Metheny |
The Gibson ES-175 is an electric guitar manufactured by the Gibson Guitar Corporation, currently still in production. It is a 24 3/4" scale full hollow body guitar with a trapeze tailpiece and Tune-O-Matic bridge. It is one of the most famous jazz...
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| x Ibanez Universe |
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Ibanez | Steve Vai |
The Ibanez Universe is the world's first modern, commercial seven-string electric guitar, developed by Steve Vai and manufactured by Ibanez. The Universe is a seven-string version of the Ibanez JEM series, Vai's signature model. It slightly differs...
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| x Gibson Sonex |
The Sonex guitars were a range of budget Gibsons launched in 1980. They were made from a material called Resonwood, and manufactured with Multi-phonic body construction. There were four models: Deluxe, Standard, Custom and Artist.
They were an entry...
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| x Fender Jaguar Baritone Custom |
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Claudio Sanchez |
Not to be confused with the Fender Jaguar Bass or the Fender Jaguar Baritone Special HH.
Fender's Jaguar Baritone Custom electric guitar, also known as Fender Jaguar Bass VI Custom is more or less a combination of the Fender Jaguar electric guitar...
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| x Fender Jaguar Bass |
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The Fender Jaguar Bass is an electric bass guitar manufactured in Japan by the Fender Musical Instruments Corporation. It features a unique combination of the styling and electronics of a standard Fender Jazz Bass and the Fender Jaguar electric...
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| x Fender Marauder |
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After introducing the Jazzmaster in 1959 and the Jaguar in 1962, between 1965 and 1966, Fender prototyped the Marauder. There were two versions made: Type I, with pickups hidden underneath the pickguard and Type II, with the pickups mounted in a...
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| x Fender Telecaster Custom |
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Fender Telecaster Custom is a model of electric guitar made by Fender. This model should not be confused with the "Fender Custom Telecaster" model manufactured between 1959-1968, which only differs from a standard Telecaster in having a bound body....
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| x Music Man StingRay |
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Music Man StingRay is an electric bass guitar by Music Man, introduced in 1976.
In 1971, Fender employees Forrest White and Tom Walker, unhappy with the way CBS was managing the company, left their positions with Fender to start their own venture....
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| x Gibson Les Paul Junior |
The Gibson Les Paul Jr. was initially released in 1954 as an affordable, entry level Les Paul electric guitar. It retailed for $120.00 USD and was a very successful guitar for Gibson. It was first released in a single cut body style but double cuts...
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| x Gibson Ripper |
The Gibson L9-S Ripper is a model of electric bass guitar made by Gibson Guitar Corporation.
The Ripper was manufactured from 1973 until 1983; the peak year being 1976. Most had a maple body with laminated maple neck, however a significant number...
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| x Gibson Grabber |
The Gibson Grabber was a bass guitar introduced in 1973 along with the Gibson Ripper. The Grabber featured a bolt-on 34 1/2" neck like the Fender basses and shared a similar body with the Ripper. The Grabber also had a V-shaped headstock like the...
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| x Gibson Melody Maker |
The Gibson Melody Maker is an electric guitar made by Gibson Guitar Corporation. It is a budget model aimed at beginners.
The Gibson Melody Maker was first launched in 1959 and discontinued in 1971. It had a thin slab-style mahogany body and a one...
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| x Fender Bass V |
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The original Fender Bass V was a quirky and unusual electric bass guitar model produced by Fender between 1965 and 1970. It was the world's first five string bass guitar, a popular concept today that, like many of Leo Fender's ideas, was well ahead...
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| x Jackson Randy Rhoads |
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The Jackson Randy Rhoads was the electric guitar that was originally commissioned by guitarist Randy Rhoads, and is now produced by Jackson Guitars.
Originally, this guitar was to be called The Original SIN. His second Flying V, which was black with...
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| x Squier Venus |
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The Squier Venus (commonly known as Fender Vista Venus) is a signature series guitar released in 1997 and co-designed by Courtney Love in conjunction with Fender's Squier brand, under the Vista series. At the time of its release, Love was only one...
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| x Ibanez JEM |
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Ibanez | Steve Vai |
Ibanez JEM is an electric guitar manufactured by Ibanez and first produced in 1987. The guitar's most notable user is its co-designer, Steve Vai. As of 2009, there have been five sub-models of the Ibanez JEM: the JEM7, JEM77, JEM777, JEM555 and the...
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| x ESP EX-50 |
ESP EX-50 is a guitar model distributed by ESP. It is and explorer that comes in black or silver. It's the cheapest in the ESP/LTD EX range.
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| x ESP EX-260 |
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ESP EX-260 is a guitar model distributed by ESP.
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| x ESP EX-400 |
ESP EX-400 is a guitar model distributed by ESP Guitars
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| x ESP KH-2 |
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ESP KH-2 is a guitar model distributed by ESP.
The ESP KH-2 is also porduced in a Neck-thru version and a Vintage version with an orange "Caution: Hot" sticker on it. It also comes with a ""Ouija" design on it in other versions.
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| x ESP KH-3 |
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ESP KH-3 is a guitar model distributed by ESP.
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| x ESP LTD KH-602 |
ESP LTD KH-602 is a guitar model distributed by ESP.
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| x ESP LTD KH-603 |
ESP LTD KH-603 is a guitar model distributed by ESP.
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| x ESP LTD KH-202 |
ESP LTD KH-202 is a guitar model distributed by ESP.
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| x ESP LTD KH-203 |
ESP LTD KH-203 is a guitar model distributed by ESP.
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| x ESP Super V |
ESP Super V is a guitar model distributed by ESP.
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| x ESP Skulls & Snakes |
ESP Skulls & Snakes is a guitar model distributed by ESP.
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| x ESP Kamikaze |
ESP Kamikaze is a guitar model distributed by ESP.
The Kamikaze was created when George Lynch entered an ESP shop in Tokyo while on tour looking for a replacement neck. He learned that ESP also made custom guitars, so he created the Kamikaze.
The...
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| x ESP Sunburst Tiger |
ESP Sunburst Tiger is a guitar model distributed by ESP.
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| x ESP M-1 Tiger |
ESP M-1 Tiger is a guitar model distributed by ESP.
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| x ESP LTD GL-600V |
ESP LTD GL-600V is a guitar model distributed by ESP.
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| x ESP M-400 |
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The ESP LTD M-400 is the current top model of the Ltd Standard M series produced by ESP Guitars. Notable users are Jay Reynolds of Metal Church, Dirk Sauer of Edguy s, Rob Arnold of Chimaira and Andy Hemp of SkilterSkult/Virus Of Life. The guitar is...
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| x ESP M-200 |
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ESP LTD M-200FM is a guitar model distributed by ESP.
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| x ESP M-100 |
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ESP LTD M-100FM is a guitar model distributed by ESP.
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