Guild Aristocracy Depending on the lens of history some might say this was a Les Paul wannabe. It’s really more akin to the Gretsch Duo Jet which came out in 1953, so...
Hamer Scarab - Not For The Timid The Scarab was a short-lived offering by Hamer, 1984-986. Although Hamer did not entirely abandon “guitars with flare” (Scepter model 1985) in the mid 80s they began to focus their...
Guitar Boogie - Merlin Arthur Smith Country Squire What helped propel Smith was a giant hit from 1945, “Guitar Boogie”. It sold 3 million records and you may be familiar with Tommy Emmanuel’s version of the same song. Or...
Schecter Dream Machines After a few short years Schecter’s parts inventory was so expansive it only made sense to start building whole guitars. So in 1979 Schecter introduced the first models, a custom...
The Robin Ranger from Texas Also that year came the Robin Ranger. It invoked the best of Fender in one guitar. An asymmetrical double cut, and a Tele-esque pickguard extended into the Tele-esque control plate...
To The Batmobile! - Hallmark Swept-Wing The guitar was taking forever and Joe was losing money, unable to gig. He struck a deal to work for Semie for free just so he could speed up the...
