Models

Fender Stratocaster

Electric guitar model

Electric guitar

Introduced by Fender in 1954, the Stratocaster is one of the most influential and widely imitated electric guitars ever made. Its contoured double-cutaway solid body, bolt-on maple neck, three single-coil pickups with a five-way selector, and synchronized vibrato bridge produce a bright, articulate voice that has shaped rock, blues, pop, surf, and country. Players from Buddy Holly and Jimi Hendrix to Eric Clapton and David Gilmour built signature tones on it, and the design has anchored Fender's line for seven decades.

Yamaha DX

Family of Yamaha FM synthesizers

Japan

The DX family is Yamaha's line of digital synthesizers based on FM (frequency modulation) synthesis, launched with the hugely influential DX7 in 1983. It spans flagship and budget keyboards such as the DX1, DX5, DX9, DX21, DX27, DX100, and DX11, the rackmount TX tone generators, and the modern Reface DX.

Gibson Les Paul

Solid body electric guitar

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.

Adams Professional Gen II Timpani

Professional orchestral timpani family

Timpani · Netherlands

A professional Adams timpani family built around the company's Generation II balanced-action design.

Steinway Model D

Concert grand piano

Piano · Germany

A Steinway concert grand piano measuring 8 feet 11 3/4 inches long, positioned by Steinway as its pinnacle concert grand.

Roland TR-808

Analog drum machine

Drum machine · Japan

The Roland TR-808 Rhythm Composer is a programmable analog drum machine that Roland produced from 1980 to 1983. Its sounds are generated by analog circuitry rather than samples, giving it a distinctive booming kick, snappy snare, and sizzling cymbals and hi-hats. Commercially unsuccessful at launch, it became one of the most influential instruments in popular music, defining the low end of hip-hop, electro, and dance records and remaining a sought-after sound decades later.

Minimoog

Analog monophonic synthesizer

Synthesizer · United States

The Minimoog is a portable analog monophonic synthesizer made by Moog Music, with a 44-key keyboard and three oscillators feeding Moog's signature ladder filter. The original Minimoog is the Model D, later reissued by Moog Music.

Martin D-28

Dreadnought acoustic guitar

Acoustic guitar, Steel-string guitar · United States

A C. F. Martin Standard Series D-14 fret dreadnought acoustic guitar with spruce top, East Indian rosewood back and sides, and a 25.4-inch scale length.

ESP Kirk Hammett

Electric guitar model

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.

Shure SM57

Dynamic cardioid instrument microphone

Microphone · United States

A Shure unidirectional dynamic microphone for musical instrument pickup, live sound reinforcement, and recording.

Nord Lead

Virtual analog performance synthesizer family

Synthesizer · Sweden

The Nord Lead is a family of virtual analog synthesizers introduced by Clavia in 1995. The original Nord Lead pioneered the 'virtual analog' concept—digitally modeling analog synthesis with knob-per-function control—and its bright red instruments became staples on stage and in the studio.

Bach Stradivarius 180S37

Professional B-flat trumpet

Brass instrument, Trumpet · United States

A Bach Stradivarius professional B-flat trumpet with a .459-inch medium-large bore, #37 yellow brass bell, #25 mouthpipe, Monel pistons, and silver-plate finish.

Harpsicle Harps

Portable lever harp family

United States

Harpsicle is Rees Harps' family of lightweight, affordable portable lever harps, designed to lower the cost and weight barrier to playing the harp. The line runs from the lever-free original Harpsicle up through partially and fully levered models and larger acoustic-electric versions.

Yamaha CS

Series of Yamaha synthesizers

Japan

The CS series is Yamaha's line of synthesizers, most famous for the powerful polyphonic CS-80 of the late 1970s. The classic series also includes compact analog models such as the CS-5, CS-15, CS-20M, CS-60, and CS-70M, and the name was later revived for 1990s control synthesizers like the CS1x.

Selmer Mark VI

Professional saxophone model family

Saxophone · France

The Selmer Mark VI is a professional saxophone family produced by Henri Selmer Paris from the mid-1950s into the mid-1970s in sizes from sopranino to bass. Prized for its tone, intonation, and ergonomics, it is among the most sought-after vintage saxophones.

Charvel San Dimas

Superstrat electric guitar model family

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.

King 3B

Legend tenor trombone

Trombone · United States

A King small-bore B-flat tenor trombone associated with jazz and commercial playing.

Eastman VL Violin Series

Numbered violin model series

China

Eastman's numbered VL violin range, ordered by grade number from accessible student outfits up to performance and master-level instruments. It spans the Ascesa and Samuel Eastman student lines, the Andreas Eastman step-up and performance lines, and the higher Jean-Pierre Lupot model, with higher numbers indicating progressively finer tonewoods, fittings, and hand-applied varnish. Models are offered in a range of full and fractional sizes.

Eastman VC Cello Series

Numbered cello model series

China

Eastman's numbered VC cello range, ordered by grade number from accessible student outfits up to performance and master-level instruments. It spans the Ascesa and Samuel Eastman student lines and the Andreas Eastman step-up and performance lines, with higher numbers indicating progressively finer tonewoods, fittings, and hand-applied varnish. Models are offered in full and fractional sizes.

Dusty Strings FH Family

All-solid-wood lever harp family

Harp · United States

The FH harps are Dusty Strings' all-solid-wood lever harp family, the maker's premium folk harps, offered from 26 to 36 strings with square-, stave-, and hybrid-back soundboxes.

Buffet Crampon R13

Professional B-flat clarinet

Clarinet · France

A professional Buffet Crampon B-flat clarinet in the long-running R13 family.

Fender Telecaster

Type of guitar

Electric guitar

Launched in 1950 and renamed the Telecaster in 1951, it was the first commercially successful solid-body electric guitar. Its single-cutaway slab body, bolt-on maple neck, and two single-coil pickups produce a bright, cutting twang that became foundational to country, rock, blues, and pop.

Fender Jazz Bass

Fender model of bass guitar

Electric bass

Launched in 1960 as a more refined companion to the Precision Bass, the Jazz Bass uses a slim, offset body, a narrow tapered neck, and two single-coil pickups. The result is a punchy, growling tone with a wide range of blended sounds that made it a studio and stage standard across countless genres.

Yamaha YEV-104

Four-string electric violin

Electric violin, Violin

The Yamaha YEV-104 is a four-string electric violin from Yamaha's YEV line, designed around an open, minimalist wooden frame rather than a full resonating body. Built from a blend of woods including spruce, maple, mahogany, and walnut for a warm natural look, it carries a maple bridge with a built-in piezo pickup and a passive quarter-inch output, so it needs no battery or external controls. Lightweight and stage-focused, it is aimed at players who want a simple, good-looking amplified violin for contemporary and crossover playing.

Stentor Student II

Student string instrument series

China

Stentor Student II is Stentor's most widely used student tier and a step above the Student I, offered as complete outfits for violin, viola, cello and double bass. Instruments are hand-carved from solid tonewoods with a solid spruce top and solid maple back and sides, set up with bow and case, and supplied across fractional sizes. The line is a long-standing recommendation of school string programmes.

Ludwig Amber Vistalite

Drum kit model

Percussion · United States

A Ludwig Vistalite drum kit in the amber finish. The Vistalite line uses seamless acrylic shells, and the amber colorway became iconic through John Bonham's large amber Vistalite kit with Led Zeppelin in the 1970s.

Expert Sleepers Disting

Multifunction Eurorack utility module family

Eurorack module · United Kingdom

The Expert Sleepers Disting is a compact multifunction Eurorack utility module that packs dozens of selectable algorithms—such as oscillators, LFOs, quantizers, delays, and CV processors—into a small space, letting one module fill many roles.

Eastman VA Viola Series

Numbered viola model series

China

Eastman's numbered VA viola range, ordered by grade number from accessible student outfits up to performance and master-level instruments. It spans the Ascesa and Samuel Eastman student lines and the Andreas Eastman step-up and performance lines, with higher numbers indicating progressively finer tonewoods, fittings, and hand-applied varnish. Models are offered in a range of body lengths.

AKG C414

Multi-pattern condenser microphone family

Microphone · Austria

The AKG C414 is a large-diaphragm condenser microphone family with selectable polar patterns. Its lineage traces back to the C12 of the 1950s, and across many revisions it has remained a versatile studio standard for vocals, instruments, and ensembles.

Yamaha DX7

Six-operator FM digital synthesizer

Synthesizer · Japan

Yamaha's landmark six-operator FM digital synthesizer, introduced in May 1983.

Moog Semi-Modular Synthesizers

Family of patchable Moog synthesizers

United States

Moog's semi-modular synthesizers are a line of patchable analog instruments that work on their own but can be freely interconnected with each other, with Eurorack systems, and with other gear. The family includes the Mother-32, DFAM, Subharmonicon, Grandmother, and Matriarch.

Yamaha WX5

Discontinued wind MIDI controller

Electronic wind instrument · Japan

A Yamaha wind MIDI controller with breath and lip sensing, selectable wind-instrument fingering modes, and MIDI/WX connections for external tone generators.

Venus Classic

Concert and concert grand pedal harp model

Harp · United States

The Classic is a Venus Harps pedal harp offered in concert and concert-grand sizes, a seven-pedal instrument from the American maker. It is now a legacy model.

Steinway & Sons Grand Pianos

Lettered grand piano series

Piano · Germany

Steinway & Sons' line of acoustic grand pianos, identified by single-letter designations from the largest concert grand (Model D) down to the smallest baby grand (Model S). The series shares Steinway's core construction approach, including a laminated maple rim, Sitka spruce soundboard, and hand-built action, scaled across lengths to suit concert halls, conservatories, studios, and homes.

Music Man StingRay Bass

Solid-body electric bass model family

Electric bass · United States

Introduced in 1976 by Leo Fender's post-Fender company, the StingRay was among the first production basses with active electronics. Its large humbucking pickup and powerful onboard equalizer produce a punchy, scooped tone that became a standard for funk, rock, and slap playing.

Lyon & Healy Style 23

Professional pedal harp model family

Harp · United States

The Style 23 is Lyon & Healy's long-running professional pedal harp model family, with natural, bronze, and gold configurations.

Jackson Soloist

Neck-through superstrat electric guitar series

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.

Furch Vintage 2

Vintage-styled solid-wood acoustic guitar line

Czech Republic

Furch Vintage 2 is a line of vintage-styled steel-string acoustic guitars built with a Sitka spruce soundboard and Indian rosewood back and sides. A Full-Pore Vintage Finish gives the instruments an aged look while keeping Furch's modern build consistency. The line is offered in several body shapes, including Orchestra Model and Dreadnought.

Epiphone Casino

Electric guitar model

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.

Breedlove Oregon

USA-made acoustic guitar series in Oregon myrtlewood

United States

The Oregon Series is a USA-made Breedlove line, handcrafted in Bend, Oregon, pairing Sitka spruce tops with Oregon myrtlewood back and sides; Breedlove promotes myrtlewood as a sustainable alternative to rosewood and mahogany. Models were offered in the company's Concertina, Concert, and Concerto body shapes and hand-voiced with Breedlove's Sound Optimization process. Breedlove now lists the Oregon Series among its models made before the 2026 lineup.

Stradivari Violin

Violin family of Antonio Stradivari

Violin · Italy

The violins of Antonio Stradivari (Cremona, c. 1666-1737) are the most celebrated in the Western tradition, prized for their projecting, complex tone and refined construction in spruce and maple. Stradivari's output spans an early Amatise period, the experimental 'Long Pattern' of the 1690s, and the mature 'golden period' after 1700 that produced his most sought-after instruments. Surviving examples carry individual names and are held by museums, foundations, and leading soloists; several are cataloged here as exemplars.

Ibanez RG Prestige

Electric guitar subseries

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.

Elektron Digitakt

Digital drum sampler and sequencer

Sampler · Sweden

The Elektron Digitakt, released in 2017, is a compact digital drum machine and sampler with an eight-track sequencer. Known for Elektron's deep parameter-locking sequencing and hands-on workflow, it became a hugely popular tool for beat-making and live performance.

Camac Little Big Blue 44

44-string small electroacoustic pedal harp

Harp · France

The Little Big Blue 44 is a 44-string electroacoustic pedal harp in Camac's Blue line, a more compact amplified pedal harp with onboard pickups and a seven-pedal mechanism on a natural maple body.

Arturia MicroFreak

Synthesizer model

Synthesizer · France

The Arturia MicroFreak, released in 2019, is a hybrid synthesizer pairing a versatile digital oscillator (with many synthesis models) and an analog filter, played from a distinctive touch-plate keyboard. Its modulation matrix, sequencer, and affordable price made it a popular experimental instrument.

Yamaha SILENT Series

Silent practice and stage string instrument series

Yamaha's SILENT Series is a line of solid-body and skeleton-frame electric string instruments built for near-silent practice through headphones and for feedback-free amplified performance. The series spans violins, a viola, cellos, and an upright bass, each using piezo pickup electronics and a removable control box or onboard preamp so players can monitor privately or send a balanced line/XLR signal to a stage rig.

Viscount Legend

Clonewheel organ series

Organ · Italy

Viscount's Legend line of portable clonewheel organs, designed in Italy with KeyB, using Tonewheel Modeling Technology (TMT) to recreate classic electromechanical organ tone including crosstalk, tonewheel flutter, electrical hum, and octave tapers. The flagship dual-manual Legend carries two 61-note waterfall keyboards with two sets of nine drawbars per manual plus pedal drawbars, and the line spans dual-manual and single-manual stage configurations.

Virtual ANS

Software synthesizer emulating the Russian ANS photoelectronic synthesizer

Synthesizer · Russia

Virtual ANS is a software synthesizer developed by Alexander Zolotov (WarmPlace) that recreates the ANS, the photoelectronic synthesizer built in the Soviet Union by engineer Evgeny Murzin and named after the composer Alexander Nikolayevich Scriabin. Like the original instrument, it produces sound from drawn images: the user paints on a vertical spectrogram-style canvas where the horizontal axis is time and the vertical axis is pitch, and the program resynthesizes that picture additively across a large bank of sine-tone oscillators. It runs on Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, and in a web browser, and is widely used for spectral, drone, and experimental sound design.

Streamer Bass

Bass guitar produced by the German Warwick company

Electric bass · Germany

A bass from the German maker Warwick built on a sculpted, contoured body derived from the classic Streamer shape. With its dense tonewoods and through-body or bolt-on neck construction, it produces the growling, mid-rich tone Warwick is known for.

Sequential Prophet

Series of Sequential polyphonic synthesizers

United States

The Prophet series is Sequential's line of polyphonic synthesizers, beginning with the Prophet-5, the first fully programmable polysynth. It includes the MIDI-pioneering Prophet-600 and, after the company's revival, the Prophet '08.