Concise Early History Of Alembic From a modest beginning spawned during the San Francisco psychedelic scene to an established name in the realm of musical instruments, the company was founded in 1969 by Ron Wickersham...
Fernandes Copies Originally a flamenco guitar distributor, Japan’s Fernandes Corporation began life in 1969 as Saito Musical Instruments. Delivering the company’s first electric guitar catalog in 1973 they followed the playbook of...
Practical Guide To Peavey Guitars Other than some of the more “prominent” Peavey models such as the T-60, Vandenberg, and Wolfgang the company is overlooked by the media and guitar fans when it comes to...
Standing Ovation Making his fortunes in the helicopter business and other defense related industries Charles Kaman just couldn’t shake his guitar ambitions. Looking to diversify and having “a little” spending money led to...
Guild Runaway A very good argument can be made that Guild was the most adventurous of their industry counterparts in the 70s and 80s whether their ideas were successful or not. In 1983 Guild...
Abalone Inlays Mother of pearl (MOP) is a generic reference to nacre, the inner iridescent layer of molluskan shells. Nacre is primarily composed of calcium carbonate secreted by the mollusk as a...
