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Gibson Flying V

Gibson Flying V
Gibson began manufacturing the Flying V in 1958. These "futuristic" guitars were originally made of korina (spelled korena at the time) which is a trademark name for limba. The guitar is named after it's shape; it has a large cut out in the body of the instrument and is thought to look like a flying...

Fender Mustang

Fender Mustang
The Fender mustang made its debut in 1964 as the beginning on a new line of Fender student Guitars. It was used commonly in surf rock music and made a come back in the 90s alternative rock and grunge scene. The Mustang has a fairly bright and mellow tone which is due in part to its duel single coil pickup...

Fender Stratocaster

Fender Stratocaster
The Fender Stratocaster, commonly referred to as "Strat" is a model of electric guitar designed by Leo Fender, George Fullerton and Freddie Travares in the early 1950s.  It's a solid-body, double-cutaway guitar with one extended top horn.   In fact, along with Gibson SG, Gibson Les Paul and the Fender...

Gibson SG

Gibson SG
Gibson SG is a popular solid-bodied guitar that was introduced in the 1960s.  SG literally meant Solid Guitar becuase the guitar body was one solid peice of wood. It's sharp double cut away body resembles horns, and is one of the most recognized electric guitars on the market.  The  guitar body...

Fender Telecaster

Fender Telecaster
The Telecaster, also known as "Tele", is a solid-bodied, duel-pickup Fender guitar.  The electric guitar was created and designed by Leo Fender in 1949.  It was one of the first solid-bodied guitars on the market, and really made an impact on the market.  The prototype was a hand-built white guitar...

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