Electric Guitars · Models

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Fano Alt de Facto JM6

United States

The Fano Alt de Facto JM6 is a hand-built electric guitar with a contoured alder body and a curvy, vintage-inspired outline. It uses a 25.5-inch scale and is often loaded with hot Lollar P-90 pickups, though pickups, woods, hardware, and finishes are all chosen to order. Like the rest of Fano's Alt de Facto line, each JM6 is built one at a time in the USA.

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Charvel San Dimas

Electric guitar

One of the original hot-rodded superstrats, named for the California town where Charvel was based. With a Stratocaster-derived body, high-output pickups, and a locking tremolo, the San Dimas helped define the fast, aggressive guitars of 1980s rock and metal.

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Gretsch G6120

Electric guitar · Japan

One of Gretsch's most famous hollow-body electrics, originally developed with Chet Atkins and finished in its signature bright orange. With FilterTron humbucking pickups and a Bigsby vibrato, it became a cornerstone of rockabilly through players like Eddie Cochran and Brian Setzer.

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Epiphone Casino

Electric guitar

A fully hollow thinline electric with twin P-90 pickups, the Casino is best known for its use by all three guitarists in the Beatles. Its bright, raw, slightly raucous tone made it a favorite for both clean and overdriven playing.

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G&L ASAT Classic

Electric guitar

A Telecaster-style electric from G&L, the company Leo Fender founded after Fender. The ASAT Classic uses G&L's Magnetic Field Design single-coil pickups in a familiar single-cutaway body, delivering a bright twang with a fuller low end.

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D'Angelico Excel EXL-1

South Korea

The Excel EXL-1 is a 17-inch single-cutaway hollow-body archtop electric guitar inspired by John D'Angelico's original Excel introduced in 1947. It pairs a laminated spruce top with laminated flame maple back and sides, a set three-piece neck with a C-shaped profile, an ebony fingerboard, and a 25.5-inch scale. A single floating Seymour Duncan Johnny Smith mini-humbucker, a floating ebony bridge, and the brand's stairstep tailpiece give it a woody, articulate tone for jazz rhythm and lead.

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Duesenberg Starplayer TV

Electric guitar · Germany

A semi-hollow electric from the German maker Duesenberg, styled with retro Art Deco flair. It pairs a single-coil neck pickup with a humbucking bridge pickup and a smooth vibrato tailpiece for a versatile, vintage-flavored voice.

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Anderson Drop Top

Electric guitar · United States

The Drop Top is Tom Anderson Guitarworks' signature S-style electric guitar, introduced in 1990. It features a book-matched exotic tonewood top (flame or quilted maple, walnut, or koa) 'dropped' over a tonewood back of alder, mahogany, swamp ash, or basswood to create a contoured forearm bevel, paired with a bolt-on Anderson neck.

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Dunable R2

Electric guitar

The R2 is one of Dunable's longest-running models and an early flagship, a double-cutaway mahogany solid-body with an ebony fingerboard and two Dunable Cthulhu humbuckers with coil-split on a 25.5 in scale. It is offered as a USA custom build and as the import DE version.

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Nik Huber Dolphin

Electric guitar · Germany

The Dolphin is Nik Huber Guitars' signature carved-top electric guitar, built on the distinctive Dolphin body shape. It features a carved flamed maple top over a mahogany body with a set mahogany neck, two humbuckers, and a tune-o-matic-style bridge, and is offered with a wide range of custom woods and appointments.

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Novo Serus T

Electric guitar · United States

The Serus T is a Novo Guitars retro-modern solid-body electric guitar handbuilt in Nashville. It features a tempered pine body, a tempered maple neck with rosewood or maple fingerboard, a 25.5-inch scale, two single-coil pickups (a Fralin high-output Tele in the bridge and a Fralin P-45 in the neck), and a Telecaster-style bridge plate with compensated brass saddles.

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James Tyler Studio Elite HD

Electric guitar

The Studio Elite HD is one of James Tyler Guitars' most popular models, an S-style solid-body electric guitar built in the USA. It features a solid alder body (with swamp ash or mahogany options), a quartersawn maple neck, a slanted SSH pickup configuration of Tyler single coils and humbucker with a midboost preamp, and a two-post tremolo bridge.

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Reverend Double Agent

Electric guitar · South Korea

A semi-hollow electric from Reverend Guitars pairing a P-90 in the neck position with a humbucker at the bridge. It includes the brand's bass-contour control for dialing back low end, giving a wide range of jangly to punchy tones.

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Dean Cadillac

Electric guitar

A single-cutaway electric from Dean Guitars built in the carved-top, set-neck tradition. It pairs a mahogany body with a maple top and humbucking pickups for a thick, sustaining rock voice.

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ESP Eclipse

Electric guitar

ESP's flagship single-cutaway electric, the Eclipse takes the classic set-neck, carved-top format and builds it for modern hard rock and metal. Typically loaded with active humbuckers and finished in bold solid colors, it pairs a familiar single-cut shape with a high-output, aggressive voice.

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Fano Alt de Facto GF6

United States

The Fano Alt de Facto GF6 is a hand-built, offset semi-hollow electric guitar with a carved top, a center block, and F-holes. It uses a 25.5-inch scale and an early-'60s 'C'-shaped neck, and can be ordered with a range of woods, pickups, and bridge or vibrato hardware. Each one is built individually in the USA and finished in aged nitrocellulose lacquer.

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Fano Alt de Facto RB6

United States

The Fano Alt de Facto RB6 is a hand-built solid-body electric guitar whose look blends 1960s British-invasion styling with a German-carve top. It has a 24.75-inch scale and a late-'50s round-back neck profile, and is offered with a choice of woods, pickups, and bridge or vibrato options. Fano builds each RB6 individually in the USA with an aged nitrocellulose finish.

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Fano Alt de Facto SP6

United States

The Fano Alt de Facto SP6 is a hand-built electric guitar that pairs the body shape and neck feel of a classic 'Junior'-style solid body with the electronics, bolt-on neck, and string-through layout of a vintage solid body. It has a 24.75-inch scale and a late-'50s round-back neck profile, and can be ordered with a choice of woods, pickups, and bridges. Each one is made one at a time in the USA and finished in aged nitrocellulose lacquer.

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Knaggs Severn

Electric guitar · United States

The Severn is the flagship of Knaggs Guitars' Chesapeake Series, a double-cutaway solid-body electric guitar with a flat body, a set rock-maple neck, a 25.5-inch scale, and 22 frets. It is offered in a wide range of pickup layouts (including SSS, T-style, HSH, HH, P90 and Firebird) with Knaggs Chesapeake hardtail or tremolo bridges.

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Suhr Classic S

Electric guitar · United States

The Suhr Classic S is an S-style solid-body electric guitar built by Suhr in Lake Elsinore, California. It combines an alder body and a bolt-on tinted maple neck with Suhr V60LP single-coil pickups and a two-post vintage-style tremolo, and is offered in both SSS and HSS pickup configurations, the latter adding an SSV bridge humbucker.

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Fender Jaguar

Electric guitar

Introduced in 1962 as Fender's top offset model, the Jaguar uses a short 24-inch scale, bright single-coil pickups, an elaborate rhythm/lead switching system, and a floating tremolo. First embraced by surf players, it later became a favorite of alternative and indie guitarists.

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Guild Starfire

Electric guitar

A line of semi-hollow electric guitars Guild introduced in the early 1960s, ranging from simple single-pickup models to fully appointed double-cutaway versions. The Starfire family is prized for its warm, woody tone and vintage character.

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Friedman Cali

United States

The Friedman Cali is a hot-rodded S-style electric guitar designed by Dave Friedman with luthier Grover Jackson and built in Southern California. It pairs an alder body and bolt-on maple neck with two Friedman humbuckers and an Original Floyd Rose tremolo, finished in thin aged nitrocellulose lacquer. A 10-to-14-inch compound-radius fingerboard and Plek-finished frets give it the fast, modern feel of the classic San Dimas performance guitars.

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Collings 290

Electric guitar · United States

The Collings 290 is a single-cutaway mahogany solid-body electric guitar inspired by the Les Paul Junior, with a solid mahogany body and neck, an East Indian rosewood fingerboard, a hand-set mortise-and-tenon neck joint, and P-90 pickups. It is hand-built in Austin, Texas.

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D'Angelico Excel DC

South Korea

The Excel DC is a double-cutaway semi-hollow electric guitar built on a 16-inch laminated flame maple body with a solid center block for added sustain and feedback resistance. It uses a set three-piece neck with a C-shaped profile, an ebony fingerboard, and a pair of USA Seymour Duncan humbuckers with push/pull coil-splitting. A 24.75-inch scale and gold tune-o-matic bridge make it a flexible instrument for jazz, blues, and rock.

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Friedman Vintage-T

United States

The Friedman Vintage-T is a single-cutaway, T-style solidbody electric guitar built in the USA by Dave Friedman with luthier Grover Jackson. The reviewed model pairs a mahogany body and a bolt-on maple neck with a pau ferro fingerboard and a set of Friedman Classic 90 (P-90 style) pickups over a fixed hardtail bridge. Thin aged nitrocellulose lacquer, a 10-to-14-inch compound-radius board, and Plek-finished fretwork give it vintage looks with modern playability.

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D'Angelico Deluxe Atlantic

South Korea

The Deluxe Atlantic is a single-cutaway solid-body electric guitar with an alder body, a set three-piece neck with a satin C-shaped profile, an ebony fingerboard, and a 24.75-inch scale. Two Seymour Duncan Seth Lover humbuckers with coil-splitting feed a nickel tune-o-matic bridge and stopbar tailpiece. Part of D'Angelico's premium Deluxe series, it offers a warm, vintage-voiced solid-body alternative to the brand's archtops.

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D'Angelico Deluxe Bedford

South Korea

The Deluxe Bedford is an offset-body solid-body electric guitar with an alder body, a three-piece maple-and-walnut neck with a satin C-shaped profile, an ebony fingerboard with split-block inlays, and a 24.75-inch scale. Two Seymour Duncan stacked P-90 pickups feed a gold Wilkinson six-point tremolo bridge. It is part of D'Angelico's premium Deluxe series.

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D'Angelico Excel SS

South Korea

The Excel SS is a single-cutaway semi-hollow electric guitar with a 15-inch laminated spruce top, maple back and sides, and a solid center block for sustain and feedback control. It uses a set three-piece neck with a C-shaped profile, an ebony fingerboard with split-block inlays, and a 25-inch scale. Two USA Seymour Duncan humbuckers with coil-splitting feed a gold tune-o-matic bridge and the brand's stairstep tailpiece, suiting jazz and roots playing.

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D'Angelico Premier SS

Indonesia

The Premier SS is a single-cutaway semi-hollow electric guitar with a 15-inch laminated maple body and a solid center block, a set maple neck with a C-shaped profile, a walnut fingerboard, and a 25-inch scale. Two D'Angelico humbuckers feed a nickel tune-o-matic bridge and stopbar tailpiece. As the brand's most accessible single-cutaway semi-hollow, it brings the SS shape to the Premier series price point.

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Duesenberg 49er

Electric guitar · Germany

A single-cutaway electric guitar from the German maker Duesenberg, with a maple cap on a mahogany body and a string-through fixed bridge rather than a tremolo. Like other Duesenbergs it uses a slightly longer scale than a typical single-cut and the brand's vintage-flavoured styling.

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Reverend Jetstream

Electric guitar · South Korea

A bolt-on electric guitar from the American maker Reverend, prized by rock players for its big tone. It is offered as the Jetstream 390 with three Reverend P90 pickups or the Jetstream HB with two humbuckers, and carries the brand's korina body, 25.5-inch scale and Bass Contour Control.

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Parker Nitefly

Electric guitar

A more affordable Parker electric guitar with a conventional bolt-on neck, offered with single-coil or humbucking pickups plus Parker's signature blendable Fishman piezo system. The Nitefly carries the brand's slim, ergonomic feel in a more traditional double-cutaway form.

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Reverend Six Gun

Electric guitar · South Korea

A sleek single-cutaway electric guitar from the American maker Reverend. The Six Gun III carries three Reverend Salnico single-coils with alnico-5 rod magnets for a traditional, articulate tone, on a korina body with a bolt-on neck, 25.5-inch scale and Bass Contour Control.

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Supro Westbury

Electric guitar

A dual-pickup solid-body electric guitar from the American brand Supro, descended from the two-pickup Res-O-Glas designs that paired with the Dual Tone. Reissued in Supro's modern Island Series, the Westbury combines a beveled solidbody and twin vintage-style pickups with the brand's classic art-deco styling cues.

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Reverend Charger

Electric guitar · South Korea

A retro-styled single-cutaway electric guitar from the American maker Reverend, offered as the humbucker-equipped Charger HB or the twin-P90 Charger 290. It uses a korina body, bolt-on neck, 25.5-inch scale and Reverend's Bass Contour Control.

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Charvel Pro-Mod San Dimas Style 2

Mexico

Charvel Pro-Mod San Dimas Style 2 is cataloged within the Charvel San Dimas electric guitar family.

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Gibson Les Paul Standard

Electric guitar · United States

The benchmark Les Paul, with a carved maple top, two humbuckers, and a sunburst finish. Original 1958–1960 "Bursts" are among the most coveted electric guitars ever made, and the model defines the classic Les Paul sound.

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Epiphone G-400

Electric guitar

Epiphone's version of the Gibson SG, the G-400 reproduces the thin double-cutaway mahogany body and twin humbuckers of the original at an accessible price. It is a popular gateway into the SG's lightweight, aggressive feel.

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Epiphone Sheraton

Electric guitar

Epiphone's upscale semi-hollow electric, the Sheraton dresses the 335-style body with fancier binding, block inlays, and a decorative tailpiece. Associated with players like John Lee Hooker and Noel Gallagher, it offers a refined, warm semi-hollow tone.

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Gretsch White Falcon

Electric guitar · Japan

Introduced in 1955 as Gretsch's luxury flagship, the White Falcon (G6136) is a large 17-inch single-cutaway hollow body finished in white with gold sparkle binding and gold hardware. It carries twin Filter'Tron humbucking pickups and a Bigsby vibrato, and remains one of the most recognizable and prestigious electric guitars ever made.

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Squier Cyclone

Electric guitar

Squier's affordable version of the offset Cyclone, built on the compact, short-scaled body of the Fender original. It brought the model's punchy, modern voice to a budget-friendly price.

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Gretsch Country Gentleman

Electric guitar · Japan

Developed with Chet Atkins and introduced in 1957, the Country Gentleman (G6122) is a refined hollow-body electric, later offered as a 17-inch double-cutaway. It features twin Filter'Tron pickups, an Adjusto-Matic bridge, and a Bigsby vibrato, delivering the warm, articulate Gretsch voice favored in country, rockabilly, and pop.

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Gibson SG Standard

Electric guitar · United States

The core version of the SG, with a slim mahogany double-cutaway body and two humbucking pickups. Light and aggressive, it is the model most players picture when they think of the SG.

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Epiphone Dot

Electric guitar

Epiphone's affordable take on the semi-hollow ES-335 format, named for its simple dot fingerboard inlays. It pairs a center-block semi-hollow body with humbucking pickups for a versatile, warm voice at a budget price.

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Gretsch Duo Jet

Electric guitar · Japan

Introduced in 1953, the Duo Jet (G6128) is Gretsch's single-cutaway, chambered solid-body electric, built with a mahogany back and an arched laminated maple top that retains some hollow-body resonance. It carries twin Filter'Tron pickups and a Bigsby vibrato and was famously played by George Harrison.

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Gibson ES-335

Electric guitar · United States

Introduced in 1958, the ES-335 was the first commercially successful semi-hollow electric, pairing hollow wings with a solid maple center block. That design blends the warmth and resonance of a hollow body with the sustain and feedback resistance of a solid, making it one of the most versatile electrics ever built.

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Epiphone Les Paul 100

Electric guitar

An entry-level Epiphone Les Paul aimed at beginners, offering the familiar single-cutaway body and dual-humbucker layout of the Les Paul at a low price. It is a common first electric guitar.

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Fender Mustang

Electric guitar

A short-scale student model introduced in 1964, the Mustang has an offset body, two single-coil pickups with distinctive slide-switch wiring, and a floating tremolo. Affordable and easy to play, it found lasting popularity with punk and alternative musicians.

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Dunable Cyclops

Electric guitar

The Cyclops is Dunable's most compact solid-body electric guitar model, with a mahogany body and neck, ebony fingerboard, and two Dunable Cthulhu humbuckers with push-pull coil-split on a 25.5 in scale. It is offered as a USA build and as the import DE version.