Travis Bean Guitars - Until the Bean Counters Arrived Travis was satisfied with his solution, but the “aha moment” occurred after the guys collaborated on a prototype and strung it up. That’s when they heard a delightful tone and...
Electra Comes Alive 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.
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...
