Electric Guitars · Models

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ESP Kirk Hammett

Electric guitar

ESP's line of signature guitars for Kirk Hammett, lead guitarist of Metallica. The models share metal-oriented superstrat construction and Hammett's trademark skull-and-bones fingerboard inlays, and they span both ESP's high-end instruments and more affordable LTD versions.

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Jackson Soloist

Electric guitar, Guitar

The Jackson Soloist is one of Jackson's flagship series: a neck-through-body superstrat with a sleek double-cutaway body, deep cutaways for upper-fret access, compound-radius 24-fret fingerboards, high-output humbucking pickups, and double-locking tremolos. It is offered from Pro and Pro Plus models through USA-built versions.

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PRS Custom 24

Electric guitar · United States

The guitar that launched Paul Reed Smith in 1985 and remains the company's flagship, the Custom 24 features a carved figured-maple top on a mahogany body, 24 frets, and a versatile pickup-switching system. Its blend of Fender- and Gibson-like qualities, fine craftsmanship, and bird inlays define the PRS identity.

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The Handle

Electric guitar · Slovenia

A frameless electric guitar made by the Slovenian company XOX Audio Tools, built from carbon-fiber composite with a minimalist, skeletal body. Its unconventional construction makes it very light and visually striking, replacing the traditional guitar body with an open, sculpted form.

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Parker Fly Deluxe

Electric guitar · United States

The flagship Parker Fly model, an ultralight electric guitar with a poplar body and neck sheathed in a carbon-glass exoskeleton and stainless steel frets. The Fly Deluxe pairs magnetic humbuckers with a blendable Fishman piezo system and Parker's flat vibrato; a 'refined' Deluxe was announced in 2003 for the line's tenth anniversary.

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Rickenbacker 360

Electric guitar · United States

A deluxe semi-hollow with rounded, bound body edges, the 360 is one of Rickenbacker's best-known guitars and is especially famous in its twelve-string form. Its shimmering tone helped shape the sound of the Beatles and the Byrds.

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Schecter C-1

Electric guitar

A metal-oriented electric and a cornerstone of Schecter's Diamond Series, the C-1 uses an arched double-cutaway body with high-output pickups. Often fitted with active humbuckers, it is built for high-gain hard rock and metal.

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Ibanez RG Prestige

Electric guitar · Japan

The premium Japanese-built tier of Ibanez's RG line, the RG Prestige offers higher-grade woods, fretwork, and hardware than standard RG models. It is aimed at demanding rock and metal players who want top-level fit and finish.

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ESP Horizon FR-II

Electric guitar · Japan

A superstrat in ESP's Horizon line fitted with a Floyd Rose double-locking tremolo, indicated by the "FR" in its name. Built with a thin fast neck and high-output pickups, it is designed for the dive-bombs and lead playing of modern rock and metal.

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Chapman ML1

The ML1 was the first Chapman Guitars electric design and remains the brand's core superstrat-style model. It is offered in several variants including the ML1 Modern and ML1 Pro X with HSS pickup layouts and a two-point tremolo, plus a Modern Baritone for lower tunings.

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Skervesen Raptor

Electric guitar · Poland

The Raptor is Skervesen's most popular electric guitar model, a versatile double-cutaway built as neck-through or bolt-on with humbuckers and stainless frets. It is offered in 6-, 7-, and 8-string versions with a 25.5 in scale and optional multiscale (fanned fret) configurations.

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Vigier Excalibur

Electric guitar · France

The Excalibur is Vigier's flagship solid-body electric guitar line, built around the company's 10/90 carbon-reinforced maple neck (no truss rod) and hardened zero-fret system. The Excalibur Original is an alder-body six-string with a 25.6 in (650 mm) scale and an HSH Seymour Duncan pickup set.

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Steinberger Spirit GT-PRO

Electric guitar · United States

The Spirit GT-PRO is Steinberger's headless, ultra-compact 6-string electric guitar on a 25.5 in scale, with a basswood body, three-piece maple neck, and an HSH pickup configuration. It features the R-Trem locking tremolo, 40:1 Direct-Pull tuners, and a zero fret.

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Ibanez RG

Electric guitar

The Ibanez RG is a long-running Ibanez electric guitar series centered on high-performance solid-body designs.

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Mayones Regius

Electric guitar · Poland

The Regius is a flagship Mayones superstrat-style electric guitar built in Poland with a multi-piece neck-through-body construction. It features a 25.4-inch scale (with a 26.5-inch baritone option), two humbucking pickups, and exotic timber tops, and is offered in 6- and 7-string configurations.

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Kiesel Aries

Electric guitar · United States

The Aries is a Kiesel Guitars build-to-order superstrat-style electric guitar with a bolt-on neck and radiused neck heel. It features dual direct-mount passive Kiesel Lithium humbuckers, 24 stainless-steel frets, a 25.5-inch scale on the standard six-string, and a Hipshot fixed bridge, and is offered in 6-, 7-, 8- and 9-string and multiscale configurations.

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Ibanez JEM

Electric guitar · Japan

The signature guitar of virtuoso Steve Vai, introduced in 1987 and built as a high-performance superstrat. It is famous for its "monkey grip" handle cut into the body, a scalloped upper fingerboard, 24 frets, a recessed double-locking tremolo, and high-output pickups, all tailored to Vai's extreme technique.

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Parker Fly

Electric guitar · United States

The Parker Fly series, designed by luthier Ken Parker and built from 1993, is a family of ultralight electric guitars whose wooden body and neck are wrapped in a stiff carbon-glass exoskeleton. Flys combine a thin, resonant body with stainless steel frets, a Fishman piezo system blendable with magnetic pickups, and a flat-mount vibrato. The series spans models such as the Fly Deluxe, Fly Classic, Fly Mojo, Fly Supreme and Fly Artist.

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Ibanez JEM 7VWH

Electric guitar · Japan

A white-finished version of Steve Vai's JEM signature with gold hardware and the ornate "Tree of Life" fingerboard inlay. It carries the line's hallmark features, including the monkey-grip handle and a recessed locking tremolo.

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ESP M Series

ESP's M series is a line of superstrat-style electric guitars built for hard rock and metal, with thin fast necks, high-output pickups, and sharp double-cutaway bodies. It runs from affordable LTD versions up through higher-end models.

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ESP KH-2 NTB

Electric guitar · Japan

A neck-through-body version of Kirk Hammett's KH-2 signature, where the neck runs the full length of the body for added sustain and upper-fret access. It otherwise carries the metal-focused appointments of the standard KH-2.

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ESP KH-2 Vintage

Electric guitar · Japan

The KH-2 Vintage is the relic'd version of ESP's flagship Kirk Hammett signature guitar, built for the Metallica guitarist. It is a Superstrat-style solid-body electric with a Floyd Rose vibrato and active EMG pickups, finished with simulated wear that recreates the look of Hammett's heavily played originals.

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ESP LTD SC-607

Electric guitar

A seven-string LTD signature model for Stephen Carpenter of Deftones, with the extra low string suited to the band's heavy, atmospheric, down-tuned sound.

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ESP KH-3

Electric guitar · Japan

A graphic-finish guitar in Kirk Hammett's signature line, decorated with a spider-web motif over its body. Like the rest of his line, it is a metal superstrat with active pickups and skull-and-bones inlays.

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ESP LTD M-1000

Electric guitar

A high-end model in ESP's LTD M series, a superstrat built for metal with a thin, fast neck and active humbucking pickups. It sits near the top of the import M line.

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ESP KH-602

Electric guitar

The KH-602 is a higher-tier Kirk Hammett (Metallica) signature electric guitar in ESP's LTD line. It is a Superstrat-style solid-body fitted with a Floyd Rose double-locking vibrato and active EMG pickups, sitting above the entry-level KH models in ESP's signature range.

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Ibanez JEM7VP

Indonesia

A more affordable JEM model in Ibanez's Premium range, built to bring Steve Vai's signature design, including the monkey-grip handle and 24-fret superstrat layout, to a lower price point than the flagship versions.

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Ibanez JEMJR

Indonesia

An entry-level version of the Steve Vai JEM, the JEM Jr makes the model's distinctive monkey-grip body and superstrat performance features available to beginning players at a budget price.

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ESP KH-202

Electric guitar

The affordable LTD-made version of Kirk Hammett's signature, one of the most widely played gateway metal guitars. It carries his skull-and-bones inlays and a high-output superstrat design at a beginner-friendly price.

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Ibanez RG5320R

Electric guitar · Japan

Ibanez RG5320R is an RG Prestige electric guitar model with a Wizard HP neck, HH pickup layout, and double-locking tremolo bridge.

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Ibanez RGR5221R

Electric guitar · Japan

Ibanez RGR5221R is an RG Prestige reverse-headstock electric guitar model with an HH pickup layout and fixed bridge.

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Mayones Duvell

Electric guitar · Poland

The Duvell is a Mayones superstrat-style electric guitar built in Poland with a bolt-on neck and a sharp-horned, extended-upper-horn body. It features two humbucking pickups and is offered in standard 25.4-inch and multiscale (25.4 to 27 inch) formats across multiple string counts.

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Ibanez RG652AHMFX

Electric guitar · Japan

Ibanez RG652AHMFX is an RG Prestige electric guitar model with an ash body, Wizard HP neck, HH pickup layout, and fixed bridge.

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Ibanez RG5121R

Electric guitar · Japan

Ibanez RG5121R is an RG Prestige electric guitar model with a Wizard HP neck, HH pickup layout, and fixed bridge.

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Jackson Kelly

Electric guitar

The Jackson Kelly is an angular, Explorer-derived series with an offset pointed body, offered from X and Pro models to USA versions, typically with neck-through construction and high-output humbucking pickups.

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Ibanez RG550

Electric guitar · Japan

A defining model of the RG line introduced in 1987, the RG550 is a fast, affordable superstrat with a thin Wizard neck, a 24-fret fingerboard, a humbucker/single/humbucker pickup layout, and a double-locking Edge tremolo. It became a benchmark for shred and metal guitars.

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Jackson King V

Electric guitar

The Jackson King V is a symmetrical flying-V series with long, even fins, neck-through construction, and high-output or active humbucking pickups, built around a sharp, aggressive metal aesthetic.

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Rickenbacker 330

Electric guitar · United States

A thinline semi-hollow electric and one of Rickenbacker's signature models, the 330 is known for its chiming, jangly tone and distinctive looks. It has been a defining instrument of jangle pop and folk rock.

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Jackson Dinky

Electric guitar

The Jackson Dinky is a slightly downsized superstrat series spanning affordable JS and X models through Pro and USA versions, with bolt-on or neck-through construction, compound-radius fingerboards, high-output humbucking pickups, and fixed or tremolo bridges.

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Parker Fly Mojo

Electric guitar · United States

A Parker Fly model with a solid mahogany body and neck and Seymour Duncan humbuckers, giving more low-end weight and warmth than the standard Fly while keeping the carbon-glass exoskeleton, Fishman piezo and Parker vibrato.

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ESP F-10

Electric guitar

An entry-level model in ESP's F series, known for its sharply pointed, aggressively angular body. Aimed at beginning metal players, the F-10 offers the line's extreme styling at an affordable price.

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Chapman ML2

The ML2 is Chapman Guitars' take on the classic single-cut, with a modified body shape and the brand's angled pennant headstock. The ML2 Pro pairs a flamed maple top on a mahogany body with a roasted maple neck and Seymour Duncan Sentient and Pegasus humbuckers.

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ESP Sunburst Tiger

Electric guitar · Japan

Sunburst Tiger is a George Lynch (Dokken) signature electric guitar made in ESP's Custom Shop and closely related to his Kamikaze model. It is most recognizable for its tiger-stripe graphic finish, paired with a bolt-on maple neck and a high-output bridge pickup.

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Aristides 060

The 060 is Aristides Instruments' six-string Standard Series solid-body, sharing the design originally developed for the seven-string 070. Like all Aristides guitars it is made from the brand's Arium composite using a shell-and-core construction, with a 25.5-inch scale length.

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Aristides 070

The 070 is Aristides Instruments' seven-string solid-body and the model that launched the 0-series in 2013. It uses a baritone-leaning scale, a thin C-shape neck, and the company's one-piece Arium composite construction for tonal consistency and humidity stability.

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Chapman ML3

The ML3 is Chapman Guitars' contemporary take on the T-style guitar, blending classic aesthetics with modern performance. The family spans the dual-humbucker ML3 Modern, the P-90-equipped Thin Line Classic, and a set-through ML3 Semi-Hollow.

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Gibson U2

Electric guitar

A solid-body electric from Gibson's short-lived USA Series of the late 1980s, the U-2 was a superstrat-style instrument built to compete with the high-performance guitars popular at the time. It marked one of Gibson's attempts to enter the modern, hot-rodded guitar market.

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Rickenbacker 480

Electric guitar · United States

A solid-body electric guitar Rickenbacker produced in the 1970s and early 1980s, built on a body shape borrowed from the company's 4001 bass. It offered a more conventional solid-body alternative within Rickenbacker's largely semi-hollow line.

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Ovation Breadwinner

Electric guitar · United States

An unconventional solid-body electric Ovation introduced in the early 1970s, recognizable by its distinctive comma-shaped, ergonomically angled body. It featured early active onboard electronics, an unusual choice for the era.

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Ovation Deacon

Electric guitar · United States

A more upscale companion to the Breadwinner, sharing its distinctive angled body shape but adding higher-grade appointments. Like the Breadwinner, it used active onboard electronics and reflected Ovation's experimental approach to electric guitars.