Electric Guitars · Models

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Gibson Les Paul

Electric guitar · United States

Introduced in 1952 as Gibson's first solid-body electric, the Les Paul pairs a mahogany body with a carved maple top and a glued-in neck. With its twin humbucking pickups, rich sustain, and thick tone, it stands alongside the Stratocaster as one of the two defining electric guitars of rock and blues.

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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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Gibson Lucille

United States

B.B. King's signature guitar, based on the ES-355 but built without f-holes to cut down on feedback at high volume. Named after King's own guitar, it features stereo wiring and a Varitone tone selector for a refined, smooth voice.

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Diamond Hailfire

The Hailfire is the model that launched Diamond Guitars' rebrand from DBZ at the 2013 NAMM show, a set-neck solid-body whose shape riffs on the Firebird and Flying-V template. The Hailfire SM pairs a mahogany body with a spalted maple top, a 24.75-inch scale, 22 frets, and Seymour Duncan JB and '59 humbuckers with a string-through bridge.

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Gordon-Smith GS1

The GS1 is a foundational Gordon-Smith model, hand-built in England from a single-piece mahogany body and set neck featuring the brand's signature 'tone pocket.' It carries a rosewood fingerboard and Gordon-Smith's home-wound humbuckers, made to the same specification as the company's 1974 originals.

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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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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 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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Kauer Banshee

The Banshee is Kauer Guitars' flagship solid-body electric, built with a set neck, 24.75-inch scale, and a 12-inch radius wenge fretboard with 22 frets. It is offered with KauerWound or other humbucking pickups and has become the brand's signature model since the company was founded by Doug Kauer in California.

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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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Epiphone Les Paul

Electric guitar

The Epiphone Les Paul series covers Epiphone's single-cutaway solid-body electric guitars built on the Gibson Les Paul design, from affordable entry models to the Inspired by Gibson Standard and Custom. Models typically pair a mahogany body with a maple cap, a set mahogany neck, a 24.75-inch scale, and dual humbucking pickups.

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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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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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Gibson Les Paul Classic Custom

Electric guitar · United States

A Les Paul that blends the slim-neck Classic platform with the upscale cosmetic appointments of a Custom, including extra body binding and fancier hardware. It offers Custom-style flash on a Classic-style instrument.

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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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Gibson Les Paul Studio

Electric guitar · United States

Introduced in 1983, the Les Paul Studio strips away cosmetic binding and luxury appointments to lower the price while keeping the mahogany-and-maple body and humbucking pickups that give the Les Paul its core tone. It was conceived as a no-frills working musician's instrument.

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Gibson Les Paul Faded DC

Electric guitar · United States

A double-cutaway Les Paul finished in a satin, worn-looking "faded" nitrocellulose finish. The stripped-back cosmetics keep the price down while the twin-cutaway body improves access to the upper frets.

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Gibson Les Paul Junior

Electric guitar · United States

A no-frills Les Paul introduced in 1954 as an affordable student model, built from a slab mahogany body with a single P-90 pickup. Its simple, raw, and powerful tone has made it a long-standing favorite of punk and rock players.

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Gibson Les Paul Classic

Electric guitar · United States

A Les Paul that combines a vintage-styled look with a slim 1960s-profile neck and higher-output pickups, originally marketed with a "1960" theme. It was designed to deliver classic Les Paul character with a faster-playing feel.

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Gibson Les Paul Custom

Electric guitar · United States

The deluxe Les Paul introduced in 1954 and nicknamed the "Black Beauty," with multi-ply binding, an ebony fingerboard, block inlays, and gold hardware. It is the tuxedo of the Les Paul line, prized for both its elegant looks and its full tone.

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Gibson SG Supreme

Electric guitar · United States

An upscale SG featuring a figured maple top and fancier appointments than the Standard. It pairs the lightweight, fast SG body with premium cosmetics.

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Guild Starfire IV

A double-cutaway semi-hollow with two humbucking pickups, the Starfire IV is among the most popular Starfire models. Its center-block body balances warmth with feedback resistance for a versatile electric tone.

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Gibson Les Paul Supreme

Electric guitar · United States

A high-end Les Paul with a figured maple top and back, lavish binding and inlays, and often a chambered body. It sits at the ornate, premium end of the Les Paul range.

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Gibson ES-330

Electric guitar · United States

A fully hollow thinline electric with no center block, the ES-330 uses P-90 pickups and a neck that joins the body high up. Lighter and more acoustically lively than the semi-hollow ES-335, it has a raw, airy voice prone to a touch of feedback.

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Gibson ES-135

Electric guitar · United States

A thinline hollow-body electric reissued in the 1990s, built with a center block for added stability. Fitted with P-90 pickups and a trapeze tailpiece, it offers a bright, punchy semi-hollow voice at an accessible price.

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Guild Starfire I

The most basic member of the Starfire family, the single-pickup Starfire I offers the line's warm semi-hollow voice in a simple, straightforward instrument.

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Guild Starfire V

A more fully appointed double-cutaway Starfire that typically adds a Guild vibrato tailpiece and a master volume control. It sits above the Starfire IV in the line with extra features and trim.

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Ibanez PM2

Japan

A signature hollow-body archtop from Ibanez's Pat Metheny line, designed to capture the smooth, rounded jazz tone Metheny is known for in a comfortable, feedback-resistant body.

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Ibanez PM200

Japan

A Pat Metheny signature hollow-body archtop, voiced for the clear, warm jazz-fusion sound associated with the guitarist. Its compact body helps control feedback at performance volumes.

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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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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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Gibson ES-355

Electric guitar · United States

The deluxe member of the ES-335 family, the ES-355 adds multi-ply binding, an ebony fingerboard, gold hardware, and often stereo wiring with a Varitone tone selector. It is the upscale, fully appointed version of Gibson's classic semi-hollow design.

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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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Dean V

Electric guitar

The Dean V is the brand's Flying-V-style series, built to the spirit of the original 1979 Deans, with mahogany bodies, set mahogany necks, 24.75-inch scales, Tune-o-matic bridges or tremolos, and dual humbucking pickups, including the Michael Schenker signature model.

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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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Gibson SG

Electric guitar · United States

Introduced in 1961 as a radical redesign of the Les Paul, the SG has a thin, all-mahogany double-cutaway body with sharply pointed horns. Lightweight, fast-playing, and biting in tone, it became a rock mainstay in the hands of players like Angus Young and Tony Iommi.

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Epiphone SG

Electric guitar

The Epiphone SG series covers Epiphone's double-cutaway solid-body electric guitars based on the Gibson SG design, including the modern SG Standard and the long-running G-400. Models feature a thin, contoured mahogany body with two horns, a set mahogany neck, a 24.75-inch scale, and twin humbucking pickups.

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Diamond Monarch

The Monarch is Diamond Guitars' double-cutaway semi-hollow electric, with a flame maple top on a mahogany body, a 24.75-inch scale, 22 frets, and Seymour Duncan Jazz and Alnico II Pro humbuckers with coil-tapping. Its double-cutaway shape gives easy access to the upper frets.

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B&G Step Sister

The Step Sister is a B&G Guitars electric based on the Little Sister design but with a longer neck offering 22 frets and a 16-fret neck joint for easier upper-fret lead playing. Like its sibling it uses a chambered body, slotted headstock, and B&G hand-wound pickups.

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Gordon-Smith Graduate

The Graduate is a Gordon-Smith electric guitar known for a raw, honest British tone, part of the company's long-running range built in Higham Ferrers, England.

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Ruokangas Unicorn

Finland

The Unicorn, introduced in 2013, is a premium Ruokangas Guitars model hand-built in Finland, offered in Artisan and other appointments. It features carved tops and the workshop's signature woods and craftsmanship.

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Kauer Starliner

The Starliner is a Kauer Guitars offset electric made entirely from Spanish cedar, blending a Jazzmaster-style offset lower bout with a Telecaster-like upper shoulder and Les Paul Special voicing. It is typically built with a chambered body and Kauer's own pickups.

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Ibanez DMM1

Electric guitar

The DMM1 is the Ibanez signature guitar of Daron Malakian, guitarist of System of a Down, introduced in 2004 as a limited run. Based on Ibanez's compact ICX/Iceman body, it has a mahogany body and set neck, twin humbuckers blended by a balance control, and graphic artwork created by Malakian's father, Vartan.

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Ruokangas Duke

Finland

The Duke was the first Ruokangas Guitars model, launched in 1997, and remains a core part of the Finnish workshop's range. It blends classic bolt-on solid-body voicing with Ruokangas's hand-built construction and premium tonewoods.