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  • Bishline Cimarron

    Resonator bluegrass banjo model

    Banjo · United States

    The Bishline Cimarron is one of Bishline Banjos' most popular resonator banjos, described by the maker as a bluegrass workhorse. It features a burl walnut resonator, a three-ply maple rim, a Bishline tone ring, an ebony fingerboard, and nickel-plated hardware. Bishline Banjos are handbuilt in Oklahoma.

  • Technical line drawing of Gold Tone OB-3 Twanger

    Gold Tone OB-3 Twanger

    Pre-war style resonator banjo

    Banjo · United States

    A Gold Tone Orange Blossom Twanger resonator banjo built around a maple rim.

  • Technical line drawing of Deering Goodtime Banjo

    Deering Goodtime Banjo

    Open-back five-string banjo

    Banjo · United States

    Deering's Goodtime open-back five-string banjo, a lightweight American-made student and general-purpose model.

  • Vega Old Tyme Wonder

    Old-time open-back 5-string banjo

    Banjo · United States

    The Vega Old Tyme Wonder, built by Deering, is a lightweight old-time open-back five-string banjo with a steamed violin-grade maple rim, a frailing scoop, a fiberskyn head, and a no-knot tailpiece for a warm, woody string-band tone.

  • Stelling Golden Cross

    Curly maple bluegrass resonator banjo

    Banjo · United States

    The Stelling Golden Cross was the first Stelling model to carry the trademarked Stelling peghead shape; the current version features fancy curly maple with a golden sunburst stain and purfling inlaid along the neck and resonator binding.

  • Ome Juniper

    Open-back five-string banjo model

    United States

    The Ome Juniper is an open-back five-string banjo handmade in Boulder, Colorado. It features a curly maple neck, a two-ply maple rim fitted with Ome's heavy rolled brass tone ring, an ebony fingerboard with a scoop, and aged brass hardware, producing a warm, responsive tone suited to clawhammer and old-time playing.

  • Nechville Galaxy Phantom

    Heli-Mount resonator banjo model

    United States

    The Nechville Galaxy Phantom is a five-string bluegrass banjo built around Nechville's patented one-piece cast Heli-Mount frame, which replaces conventional hook-and-nut hardware. It combines a three-ply maple rim and nickel-plated bronze-alloy tone ring with a radiused fingerboard, a tunneled fifth string, and a quick-change neck connection.

  • PRS Hollowbody II

    Hollow-body electric guitar model family

    Electric guitar · United States

    A fully hollow, double-cutaway electric introduced in the late 1990s, the Hollowbody II uses a carved maple top and back with a mahogany center block-free hollow construction for an airy, acoustic-tinged voice. It carries two PRS humbuckers and is offered with an optional LR Baggs/PRS piezo system that adds amplified acoustic tones alongside the magnetic pickups.

  • Rickenbacker 620

    Solid-body electric guitar model family

    Electric guitar · United States

    The six-string anchor of Rickenbacker's 600 Series, the 620 is a maple 'cresting wave' solid-body with neck-through construction and twin single-coil Hi-gain pickups. It pairs an R-style tailpiece with a six-saddle bridge, triangular inlays, and standard stereo output, giving the bright, chiming Rickenbacker voice in a solid-body format.

  • PRS McCarty 594

    Carved-top solid-body electric guitar model family

    Electric guitar · United States

    Named for its 24.594-inch scale length, the McCarty 594 is a Core vintage-leaning model designed with Ted McCarty-era Gibson voicing in mind. It pairs a mahogany body and figured maple top with two PRS 58/15 LT (McCarty III) humbuckers, a two-piece bridge with brass saddles, and dual volume and push/pull tone controls for a warm, classic humbucker sound.

  • PRS Custom 22

    Carved-top solid-body electric guitar model family

    Electric guitar · United States

    Introduced in 1993, the Custom 22 is the 22-fret counterpart to the Custom 24, trading two frets for a neck-pickup position closer to vintage humbucker placement. It shares the Core platform's figured maple top, mahogany body and neck, bird inlays, and PRS tremolo, delivering a warmer, more vocal voice prized for blues and rock.

  • Technical line drawing of Rickenbacker 4003

    Rickenbacker 4003

    Neck-through electric bass model family

    Electric bass · United States

    The long-running successor to the 4001, introduced around 1979 and still in production, the 4003 is Rickenbacker's signature neck-through 'cresting wave' bass. It carries two single-coil pickups, a maple body and neck, full-length skunk-stripe neck-through construction, deluxe triangular inlays, and mono/stereo output, delivering the ringing sustain and treble punch heard on countless rock recordings.

  • Gold Tone CC-100 Cripple Creek

    Open-back five-string banjo model

    United States

    The Gold Tone CC-100 Cripple Creek is an entry-level open-back five-string banjo set up at Gold Tone's Florida workshop. It has a hard maple neck and multi-ply maple rim with a rolled brass tone ring, a bound rosewood fingerboard with snowflake inlays, and a two-way adjustable truss rod for comfortable, beginner-friendly playability.

  • Gold Tone OB-150

    Orange Blossom bluegrass resonator banjo

    Banjo · United States

    The Gold Tone OB-150 Orange Blossom is a pre-war-style bluegrass banjo with a three-ply maple rim, one-piece flange, and brass flathead tone ring (the same ring as the OB-250), professionally set up with a custom neck fit.

  • Friedman Vintage-T

    USA-built T-style electric guitar with P-90 pickups

    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.

  • Friedman NoHo 24

    USA-built double-cutaway electric guitar with Triple D humbuckers

    United States

    The Friedman NoHo 24 is a double-cutaway solidbody electric guitar built in the USA. It combines a resonant alder body and a quilted maple top with a 24-fret hard-maple neck and an ebony fingerboard, and is loaded with two Friedman Triple D humbuckers for a clear, high-output voice. A 24.75-inch scale, stainless Jescar frets, and a full Plek setup support fast, stable playability.

  • Friedman Metro-D

    USA-built set-neck single-cutaway electric guitar with humbuckers

    United States

    The Friedman Metro-D is Friedman's set-neck, single-cutaway solidbody electric guitar, designed by Dave Friedman with luthier Grover Jackson and built in the USA. It uses a mahogany body with a figured maple top and a long-tenon mahogany neck, carrying two Friedman humbuckers (a Classic in the neck and a hotter Classic+ in the bridge) with coil-splitting, routed to a TonePros tune-o-matic bridge and stopbar. A compound-radius fingerboard, 25.5-inch scale, and full Plek setup make it a modern take on the classic set-neck single-cut.

  • Friedman Vintage-S

    USA-built S-style electric guitar with HSS pickups

    United States

    The Friedman Vintage-S is a double-cutaway, S-style solidbody electric guitar built in the USA by Dave Friedman with luthier Grover Jackson. It pairs an alder body and a bolt-on maple neck with an HSS pickup set: a Friedman Classic+ humbucker at the bridge plus reverse-wound middle and neck single-coils that give hum-cancelling in-between positions, all routed through a two-point vibrato bridge. A 10-to-14-inch compound-radius maple fingerboard, 22 frets, and thin aged nitrocellulose lacquer round out the specification.

  • Weber Bitterroot

    Sitka/maple F-style mandolin

    Mandolin · United States

    The Weber Bitterroot is a traditional F-style mandolin with f-holes, a hand-graduated solid Sitka spruce top with tone-bar bracing, a maple neck, an ebony fingerboard, ivoroid binding, a 14-inch scale, and a cast Weber tailpiece.

  • Gibson F-5

    F-style mandolin model

    United States

    The Gibson F-5 is the archetypal F-style mandolin, introduced in 1922 and refined under acoustic engineer Lloyd Loar. It pairs a carved solid spruce top with figured maple back and sides, violin-style f-holes, a longer neck with fifteen frets clear of the body, and the scrolled body that became the reference design for bluegrass mandolins.

  • Deering Golden Era

    Flagship resonator banjo model

    United States

    The Deering Golden Era is a flagship bluegrass resonator five-string banjo built in the USA. It pairs a quartersawn curly maple neck and three-ply maple rim with Deering's bell bronze tone ring, a hearts-and-flowers inlaid ebony fingerboard, and a Cremona sunburst finish for a powerful, traditional bluegrass voice.

  • Deering Boston

    Steel-rim 5-string resonator banjo

    Banjo · United States

    The Deering Boston is a five-string resonator banjo that breaks with tradition by using a 3/16-inch rolled steel drum that rings like a tone ring, paired with guitar-style geared tuners and a poplar/mahogany or maple resonator, on a 26 1/4-inch scale.

  • Deering Calico

    Curly maple 5-string resonator banjo

    Banjo · United States

    The Deering Calico is a professional five-string resonator banjo with a quartersawn curly maple neck and three-ply maple/poplar resonator, an 11-inch three-ply violin-grade maple rim, and Deering's -06- 20-hole bell bronze tone ring, with a 26 1/4-inch scale.

  • Collings MT

    A-style mandolin model

    United States

    The Collings MT is the satin-finish A-style mandolin built by Collings in Austin, Texas. It features a carved Engelmann spruce top with figured maple back and sides, a maple neck, ebony fingerboard, and adjustable ebony bridge, delivering a clear, focused tone in a cleanly appointed instrument.