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The Robin Ranger from Texas

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

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...

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ESP - Breaking The Chains

ESP - Breaking The Chains

While on tour with Dokken in 1986, George Lynch and his guitar tech stumbled into ESP’s main shop in Tokyo.  They ended up spending a half a day working with...

Wheel Bearings to Guitars - Maton

Wheel Bearings to Guitars - Maton

Maton comes from the brother’s last name “May” and the word “tone”. At first they built acoustic and classical guitars before adding amplifiers (1954/55) and eventually electric guitars. 

Danelectro 3021 Shorthorn - Not Short On Jimmy Page

Danelectro 3021 Shorthorn - Not Short On Jimmy Page

A 1961 model 3021 Shorthorn was used by Jimmy Page in DADGAD (Celtic) tuning to record When the Levee Breaks, In My Time of Dying, Kashmir, and Black Mountain Side.  

Gibson Solid Body 335

Gibson Solid Body 335

In 1980 Gibson introduced a solid-body rendition of the ES-335, creatively dubbed the 335-S. There were three versions of the “S”, a Deluxe, Custom, and Standard, with the Deluxe being the...

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