Ibanez Roadster to Roadstar Ibanez released their first offset double cut guitars that werenât straight-up Strat copies. The two models were the Roadster 100 and 300, and arguably the main differentiators from a Strat...
Gretsch Astro Jet Jimmie was a well accomplished guitar player and demo-guy for Gretsch, traveling around the country promoting Gretsch guitars to dealers and media outlets. He was also an astute marketer and...
How The Fender Stratocaster Lost The Super Strat Race The exploratory Heartfield badge was also intended to be a beta testing line-up, to provide an opportunity for dealer and consumer feedback and try to create a different flavor of...
Buck Owens Red White and Blue Buck considered himself a âsuper patriotâ, but rather than alienate some of his fanbase during a highly contentious, and flag burning political era, he chose to make his statement without...
Gretsch Traveling Wilburys Guitar And here comes George Harrison againâŚpictured with a Duo Jet on his âCloud Nineâ album cover in 1987. After seeing the album cover Fredâs wife, Dinah, wrote Harrison a thank-you...
Parker Fly Parker began selling the Fly model in 1993, two years after the company was formed by Ken Parker and Larry Fishman. The Larry Fishman of Fishman pickups. The two met in...
