Models

Every model, most significant first.

7 models

  • Technical line drawing of Music Man StingRay Bass

    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.

  • Technical line drawing of Fender Telecaster

    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.

  • Supro Dual Tone

    Solid-body electric guitar model family

    Electric guitar · United States

    A 1950s and 1960s electric from Valco's Supro brand, fitted with two pickups and known for its raw, gritty tone. Associated with players from Link Wray to Jimmy Page, it has become a sought-after vintage instrument.

  • Technical line drawing of Danelectro 59

    Danelectro 59

    Double-cut electric guitar model family

    Electric guitar

    A reissue of Danelectro's classic late-1950s design, built with a Masonite-and-plywood body, a bolt-on neck, and bright-sounding lipstick-tube pickups. Inexpensive yet distinctive, it delivers a jangly, slightly lo-fi tone that has charmed players for decades.

  • Technical line drawing of a Fender Jazzmaster-style offset electric guitar

    Fender Jazzmaster

    Offset electric guitar model family

    Electric guitar

    Introduced in 1958 as Fender's flagship, the Jazzmaster has a large offset body, wide flat single-coil pickups, a dual rhythm/lead circuit, and a floating tremolo with a separate bridge. Originally marketed to jazz players, it instead became a cornerstone of surf, then later alternative and indie rock.

  • Technical line drawing of G&L L-2000

    G&L L-2000

    Active/passive solid-body electric bass model family

    Electric bass · United States

    Introduced in 1980, the L-2000 is G&L's flagship four-string bass. It pairs two G&L Magnetic Field Design humbuckers with the Tri-Tone control system, whose mini-toggles select pickups, switch series/parallel routing, and toggle active/passive operation, plus active treble and bass controls. It uses a bolt-on neck and the Leo Fender-designed Saddle-Lock bridge.

  • Technical line drawing of G&L L-2500

    G&L L-2500

    Five-string active/passive solid-body electric bass model family

    Electric bass · United States

    The five-string member of G&L's L-Series, the L-2500 packs the L-2000's feature set into a 34-inch-scale five-string. It carries dual G&L Magnetic Field Design humbuckers, the Tri-Tone control system with active/passive and series/parallel switching, a hard-rock maple neck, and the Saddle-Lock bridge.