Guild Polara S-100 The late 50s and early 60s was prime-time for the U.S./Russia space race and American cars that were also the size of spaceships. The Polara name is a reference to...
Ernie Ball Music Man Silhouette The Silhouette was developed by lead designer Dudley Gimpel and Sterling Ball, with input from guitarist Albert Lee and is known for having a modular electronics design. The universal pickup...
Gibson's Super Strats The Q-series were based on Gibson’s Victory models that came about in 1981, essentially Gibson’s offset version of a Stratocaster. Those were followed by the Gibson WRC in 1987, designed and named...
Electra MPC Guitars The MPC line-up of guitars had two removable effects units inside the guitar powered by a 9-volt battery. The modules were controlled with two intensity knobs and on/off toggles. Electra offered...
Gibson L-5 Lloyd Loar Only 35 Lloyd Loar signed L-5’s are known to exist. This one is the earliest dated/signed L-5, February 28, 1923. It predates the next earliest earliest example by 128 days, July...
Dean Cadillac Later in 1978 Dean introduced the second of his original designs, the E’lite and Cadillac. Both featured a set neck and a molded heel. Generally speaking the E’lite was a...