Ibanez Destroyer Phil wrote, “I used to salivate over three pickup Les Pauls of which I only use the outer two”, referring to his Destroyer. He used it to record the solos...
Guild Star Power One young artist that picked up a Starfire happened to be Jerry Garcia playing with his band the Warlocks. He used it to record the Grateful Dead’s first self-titled album...
Washburn Wings Like most guitar companies from a 100+ years ago there were many iterations of ownership and brand name transfers. The Washburn brand as we know it today was resurrected in the...
What's The Word? Thunderbird! Having a reputation for high quality acoustic guitars, Guild came out swinging with the introduction of their first solid body electric guitars in 1963.
That Rickenbacker Sound In 1958 Rickenbacker introduced the semi-hollow body Capri series, eventually evolving into the world renowned 300 series. They were largely designed by Roger Rossmeisl (formerly of Fender).
Early Rickenbacker Days The Rickenbacker Combo 800 debuted in 1954 with the design input coming from Paul Barth and Roger Rossmeisl (later of Fender fame). Semie Moseley, later to be the founder of...
