Models
Every model, most significant first.
44 models
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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.
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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.
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Recording King RK-R35 Madison
Mastertone-style bluegrass resonator banjo
Banjo · China
The Recording King RK-R35 Madison is a five-string bluegrass resonator banjo built on a three-ply steam-bent maple rim with a Mastertone-style bell-brass cast tone ring and one-piece flange, a maple neck with two-way truss rod, and a maple resonator.
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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.
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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.
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Dean Cadillac
Electric guitar model
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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Eastman MD315
F-style mandolin
Mandolin · China
An Eastman F-style mandolin with solid spruce top and solid maple back and sides.
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Charvel Pro-Mod San Dimas Style 2
San Dimas Style 2 electric guitar model
Mexico
Charvel Pro-Mod San Dimas Style 2 is cataloged within the Charvel San Dimas electric guitar family.
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Gretsch White Falcon
Hollow-body electric guitar model family
Electric guitar · Japan
Introduced in 1955 as Gretsch's luxury flagship, the White Falcon (G6136) is a large 17-inch single-cutaway hollow body finished in white with gold sparkle binding and gold hardware. It carries twin Filter'Tron humbucking pickups and a Bigsby vibrato, and remains one of the most recognizable and prestigious electric guitars ever made.
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Gretsch Country Gentleman
Hollow-body electric guitar model family
Electric guitar · Japan
Developed with Chet Atkins and introduced in 1957, the Country Gentleman (G6122) is a refined hollow-body electric, later offered as a 17-inch double-cutaway. It features twin Filter'Tron pickups, an Adjusto-Matic bridge, and a Bigsby vibrato, delivering the warm, articulate Gretsch voice favored in country, rockabilly, and pop.
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Gretsch Duo Jet
Single-cutaway chambered solid-body electric guitar model family
Electric guitar · Japan
Introduced in 1953, the Duo Jet (G6128) is Gretsch's single-cutaway, chambered solid-body electric, built with a mahogany back and an arched laminated maple top that retains some hollow-body resonance. It carries twin Filter'Tron pickups and a Bigsby vibrato and was famously played by George Harrison.
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Squier Cyclone
Electric guitar model
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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Epiphone Sheraton
Electric guitar model
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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Epiphone Dot
Semi-hollow electric guitar
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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Epiphone Les Paul 100
Electric guitar model
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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Charvel Pro-Mod So-Cal Style 1 HH
Superstrat electric guitar model
Electric guitar · Mexico
The Charvel Pro-Mod So-Cal Style 1 HH is a Southern-California superstrat with an alder body, a bolt-on maple speed neck with graphite reinforcement, a 12-to-16-inch compound-radius maple fingerboard with 22 frets, a 25.5-inch scale, two direct-mounted humbucking pickups, and a Floyd Rose 1000 Series double-locking tremolo.
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Charvel Pro-Mod San Dimas Style 1
San Dimas Style 1 electric guitar model
Mexico
Charvel Pro-Mod San Dimas Style 1 is cataloged within the Charvel San Dimas electric guitar family.
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Squier Contemporary Stratocaster Special
Modern Stratocaster-style solid-body electric guitar model
Electric guitar
The Squier Contemporary Stratocaster Special is a modernized Stratocaster aimed at rock and metal players. It has a poplar body, a roasted maple C-shaped neck with 22 jumbo frets and a flatter 12-inch fingerboard radius, a 25.5-inch scale, an HSS pickup layout pairing ceramic single-coils with a hot ceramic humbucking bridge pickup, and a two-point tremolo.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Gretsch G5422 Electromatic
Hollow-body electric guitar model family
Electric guitar
A double-cutaway hollow-body in Gretsch's mid-priced Electromatic Collection, the G5422 pairs a laminated maple body with vintage-style trestle bracing, twin Black Top Filter'Tron pickups, an Adjusto-Matic bridge, and a Bigsby vibrato. It delivers classic Gretsch jangle and twang at an accessible price.
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Gretsch G2622 Streamliner
Semi-hollow center-block electric guitar model family
Electric guitar · Indonesia
A double-cutaway semi-hollow in Gretsch's entry-level Streamliner Collection, the G2622 uses a laminated maple body with a spruce center block to control feedback. It carries dual Broad'Tron humbucking pickups for a fuller, higher-output voice, an Adjusto-Matic bridge, and a V-Stoptail.
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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.
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Epiphone Les Paul Custom
Single-cutaway solid-body electric guitar model
Electric guitar
The Epiphone Les Paul Custom is the dressed-up version of the Les Paul, with multi-ply binding, gold hardware, a bound ebony fretboard with mother-of-pearl block inlays, and a split-diamond headstock inlay. It has a mahogany body with a maple cap, a one-piece mahogany neck, a 24.75-inch scale, 22 medium jumbo frets, a LockTone Tune-o-matic bridge and stop bar, and ProBucker Custom humbuckers based on Gibson's Custombucker pickups.
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Epiphone ES-335
Semi-hollow electric guitar model
Electric guitar
The Epiphone ES-335 recreates Gibson's original thinline semi-hollow design, built with a layered maple body and a solid maple center block for sustain and feedback resistance. It has a mahogany Rounded C neck, an Indian laurel fretboard with 22 frets, a 24.75-inch scale, a LockTone Tune-o-matic bridge and stopbar, and Alnico Classic PRO humbuckers.
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Epiphone Les Paul Standard 60s
Single-cutaway solid-body electric guitar model
Electric guitar
The Epiphone Les Paul Standard 60s, part of the Inspired by Gibson Collection, recreates the look and feel of an early-1960s Les Paul Standard. It pairs a mahogany body with an AA flame maple top, a mahogany SlimTaper 60s neck with an Indian laurel fretboard and 22 frets, a 24.75-inch scale, a LockTone Tune-o-matic bridge and stopbar tailpiece, and ProBucker-2 and ProBucker-3 humbuckers with CTS electronics.
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Dean V 79
Flying-V-shaped electric guitar model
Electric guitar
The Dean V 79 is a reissue built to the original 1979 Dean V specs, with a mahogany body and maple top, a set mahogany neck, an Indian rosewood fingerboard with 22 jumbo frets and a 12-inch radius, a 24.75-inch scale, Grover tuners, a Tune-o-matic bridge, and a pair of Dean zebra humbuckers.
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Dean ML 79
ML-shaped electric guitar model
Electric guitar
The Dean ML 79 is a reissue of the original 1979 Dean ML, with a mahogany body and maple top, a set mahogany neck, a rosewood fingerboard with 22 jumbo frets, a 24.75-inch scale, the distinctive split V-shaped tailpiece with a Tune-o-matic bridge, and dual humbucking pickups.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Eastman MD815
Adirondack/maple F-style mandolin
Mandolin · China
The Eastman MD815 is an F-style (F-hole) mandolin with a solid Adirondack spruce top and solid highly flamed maple back and sides, an ebony 12-inch-radius fingerboard with pearl dots, gloss finish, Gotoh tuners, and an Eastman cast-aluminum tailpiece.
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Eastman MD515
Gloss-finish F-style mandolin
Mandolin · China
An Eastman F-style mandolin with gloss finish, solid spruce top, and solid maple back and sides.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.