Models
Every model, most significant first.
216 models
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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Schecter C-1
Double-cut solid-body electric guitar model family
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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Rickenbacker 360
Semi-acoustic guitar made by Rickenbacker
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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PRS Custom 24
Carved-top solid-body electric guitar model family
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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Parker Fly Deluxe
Flagship carbon-exoskeleton electric guitar
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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Ovation Adamas 2087GT
Carbon-top deep-contour roundback acoustic-electric flagship
Acoustic guitar, Steel-string guitar · United States
The Ovation Adamas 2087GT is a flagship roundback acoustic-electric with an ultra-thin carbon-graphite-and-birch composite top, Ovation's signature multiple upper-bout soundholes, a deep-contour Lyrachord bowl, a cutaway, and an aluminum Kaman Bar neck reinforcement. It is built in Ovation's New Hartford, Connecticut custom shop.
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Gretsch G6120
Hollow-body electric guitar model family
Electric guitar · Japan
One of Gretsch's most famous hollow-body electrics, originally developed with Chet Atkins and finished in its signature bright orange. With FilterTron humbucking pickups and a Bigsby vibrato, it became a cornerstone of rockabilly through players like Eddie Cochran and Brian Setzer.
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Guild D-55
Guild's flagship rosewood dreadnought
Steel-string guitar, Acoustic guitar · United States
The Guild D-55 is the company's flagship dreadnought, an all-solid-wood guitar with a Sitka spruce top, Indian rosewood back and sides, scalloped Adirondack bracing, and a mahogany neck with ebony fingerboard. It is built in Oxnard, California and prized for its big, projecting voice.
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G&L ASAT Classic
T-style solid-body electric guitar model family
Electric guitar
A Telecaster-style electric from G&L, the company Leo Fender founded after Fender. The ASAT Classic uses G&L's Magnetic Field Design single-coil pickups in a familiar single-cutaway body, delivering a bright twang with a fuller low end.
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Fano Alt de Facto JM6
Hand-built vintage-inspired electric guitar
United States
The Fano Alt de Facto JM6 is a hand-built electric guitar with a contoured alder body and a curvy, vintage-inspired outline. It uses a 25.5-inch scale and is often loaded with hot Lollar P-90 pickups, though pickups, woods, hardware, and finishes are all chosen to order. Like the rest of Fano's Alt de Facto line, each JM6 is built one at a time in the USA.
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Duesenberg Starplayer TV
Semi-hollow electric guitar model family
Electric guitar · Germany
A semi-hollow electric from the German maker Duesenberg, styled with retro Art Deco flair. It pairs a single-coil neck pickup with a humbucking bridge pickup and a smooth vibrato tailpiece for a versatile, vintage-flavored voice.
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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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Ibanez JEM
Signature superstrat electric guitar family
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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Guild Starfire
Semi-hollow electric guitar model family
Electric guitar
A line of semi-hollow electric guitars Guild introduced in the early 1960s, ranging from simple single-pickup models to fully appointed double-cutaway versions. The Starfire family is prized for its warm, woody tone and vintage character.
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Fender Jaguar
Short-scale offset electric guitar model family
Electric guitar
Introduced in 1962 as Fender's top offset model, the Jaguar uses a short 24-inch scale, bright single-coil pickups, an elaborate rhythm/lead switching system, and a floating tremolo. First embraced by surf players, it later became a favorite of alternative and indie guitarists.
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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.
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Taylor 814ce
Grand Auditorium acoustic-electric guitar
Steel-string guitar · United States
The 814ce is a Grand Auditorium acoustic-electric guitar built with a Sitka spruce top and Indian rosewood back and sides. It uses Taylor V-Class bracing, a Venetian cutaway, and Expression System 2 electronics, and ships with a hardshell case.
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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.
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Squier Classic Vibe '50s Stratocaster
Stratocaster-style solid-body electric guitar model
Electric guitar
The Squier Classic Vibe '50s Stratocaster recreates the look and feel of an early Stratocaster, with a pine body, a maple neck and fingerboard, a 25.5-inch scale, 21 narrow-tall frets, three Fender-Designed alnico single-coil pickups in an SSS layout, and a vintage-style synchronized tremolo.
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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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Reverend Double Agent
Offset solid-body electric guitar model family
Electric guitar · South Korea
A semi-hollow electric from Reverend Guitars pairing a P-90 in the neck position with a humbucker at the bridge. It includes the brand's bass-contour control for dialing back low end, giving a wide range of jangly to punchy tones.
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Mayones Regius
Neck-through superstrat-style electric guitar model
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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Hofner 500/1
Violin-style hollow-body electric bass family
Electric bass
The famous "violin bass," a hollow, violin-shaped electric bass made by the German maker Hofner. Lightweight and short-scaled with a warm, thumpy tone, it is inseparable from Paul McCartney, who has played one throughout his career.
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Huss & Dalton TD-R
Traditional Series rosewood dreadnought guitar
Steel-string guitar · United States
The TD-R is a dreadnought from the Huss & Dalton Traditional Series, built with a thermo-cured red spruce top and Indian rosewood back and sides, a mahogany neck, and an ebony bridge and fingerboard. It uses a slightly wider 1-3/4 inch nut than typical vintage dreadnoughts and is handcrafted in the USA.
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Harmony Rocket
Hollow-body electric guitar family
Electric guitar
A hollow-body electric from the American budget maker Harmony, popular in the 1960s. With its thin archtop body and gold-foil-style pickups, the Rocket offered an affordable, characterful tone that has been rediscovered by modern players.
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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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ESP Eclipse
Electric guitar model
Electric guitar
ESP's flagship single-cutaway electric, the Eclipse takes the classic set-neck, carved-top format and builds it for modern hard rock and metal. Typically loaded with active humbuckers and finished in bold solid colors, it pairs a familiar single-cut shape with a high-output, aggressive voice.
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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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D'Angelico Excel EXL-1
Hollow-body archtop guitar model
South Korea
The Excel EXL-1 is a 17-inch single-cutaway hollow-body archtop electric guitar inspired by John D'Angelico's original Excel introduced in 1947. It pairs a laminated spruce top with laminated flame maple back and sides, a set three-piece neck with a C-shaped profile, an ebony fingerboard, and a 25.5-inch scale. A single floating Seymour Duncan Johnny Smith mini-humbucker, a floating ebony bridge, and the brand's stairstep tailpiece give it a woody, articulate tone for jazz rhythm and lead.
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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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Collings D2H
Rosewood dreadnought flat-top acoustic guitar
Acoustic guitar, Steel-string guitar · United States
The Collings D2H is a flagship dreadnought with a Sitka spruce top, East Indian rosewood back and sides, a mahogany neck, and an ebony fingerboard, hand-built in Austin, Texas. It is renowned for its tight, powerful, and exceptionally clear voice.
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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.
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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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Vigier Excalibur
Solid-body electric guitar model line
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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Suhr Classic S
S-style solid-body electric guitar model
Electric guitar · United States
The Suhr Classic S is an S-style solid-body electric guitar built by Suhr in Lake Elsinore, California. It combines an alder body and a bolt-on tinted maple neck with Suhr V60LP single-coil pickups and a two-post vintage-style tremolo, and is offered in both SSS and HSS pickup configurations, the latter adding an SSV bridge humbucker.
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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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Steinberger Spirit GT-PRO
Headless electric guitar model
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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Santa Cruz Tony Rice
Tony Rice signature dreadnought acoustic guitar
Steel-string guitar · United States
The Tony Rice signature model is a dreadnought developed over decades of collaboration between flatpicker Tony Rice and Santa Cruz founder Richard Hoover. It is voiced for substantial treble and midrange for lead playing with clean note separation and traditional bass, built with Indian rosewood back and sides and a Sitka spruce top.
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Prucha Professional
Five-string resonator bluegrass banjo model
Banjo · Czech Republic
The Professional is Prucha's fourth original banjo design, built in the Czech Republic to prewar specifications. It features a flathead tone ring with an original zinc alloy flange unique to the Prucha workshop, with inlay patterns on both headstock and fingerboard. Wood type and binding are customizable, resulting in a fully original instrument, starting at EUR 3,420.
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Parker Fly
Carbon-and-glass Fly series of electric guitars
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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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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Nash S-63
Aged S-style solid-body electric guitar model
Electric guitar · United States
The Nash S-63 is an S-style solid-body electric guitar built by Nash Guitars with aged, relic nitrocellulose finishes. It pairs a standard alder body and rosewood-fingerboard neck with three single-coil pickups and a vintage-style tremolo, paying homage to the early-1960s S-body design while updating playability and sound.
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Novo Serus T
Retro-modern solid-body electric guitar model
Electric guitar · United States
The Serus T is a Novo Guitars retro-modern solid-body electric guitar handbuilt in Nashville. It features a tempered pine body, a tempered maple neck with rosewood or maple fingerboard, a 25.5-inch scale, two single-coil pickups (a Fralin high-output Tele in the bridge and a Fralin P-45 in the neck), and a Telecaster-style bridge plate with compensated brass saddles.
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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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Kiesel Aries
Superstrat-style solid-body electric guitar model
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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Knaggs Severn
Double-cutaway solid-body electric guitar model
Electric guitar · United States
The Severn is the flagship of Knaggs Guitars' Chesapeake Series, a double-cutaway solid-body electric guitar with a flat body, a set rock-maple neck, a 25.5-inch scale, and 22 frets. It is offered in a wide range of pickup layouts (including SSS, T-style, HSH, HH, P90 and Firebird) with Knaggs Chesapeake hardtail or tremolo bridges.
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James Tyler Studio Elite HD
S-style solid-body electric guitar model
Electric guitar
The Studio Elite HD is one of James Tyler Guitars' most popular models, an S-style solid-body electric guitar built in the USA. It features a solid alder body (with swamp ash or mahogany options), a quartersawn maple neck, a slanted SSH pickup configuration of Tyler single coils and humbucker with a midboost preamp, and a two-post tremolo bridge.