Carvin V220 The Carvin Corporation was started by Lowel Kiesel in San Diego, CA. The original name was the L.C. Kiesel Company and the business began as a guitar pickup manufacturer. The...
Kramer Artist Series As part of their domestic domination in the mid 80s, Kramer released a trilogy of “Artist” series guitars centered around Paul Dean, Richie Sambora, and Vivian Campbell. Essentially, the Artist...
Guitar Boogie- Merlin Arthur Smith by Greco In the bowels of unique guitar history, there was a one-off label and signature model for the same guitar. The headstock read “Merlin” and the model, an Arthur Smith Country...
Magnatone Magic Magnatone is best known for their guitar amplifiers made famous by the likes of Buddy Holly and Lonnie Mack. The history of the company is a mess and the poor decisions...
Greco Shrike "Two pickup Shrike with four pickup selector slide switches, volume control, 3-way adjustable bridge and vibrato." The two boomerang pickups each have two sets of three coils. Yes, you read that correctly....
Zemaitis and Teye Guitars Tony’s legacy also lives through a similar style of build from a luthier named Teye Wijnterp. Wijnterp was gigging with two custom Zemaitis’ when in 2004 his new bass player...