By Danny Trent | Electric Guitars
Electric Sound Products (ESP) was founded in 1975 by Hisatake Shibuya in Tokyo, Japan as a guitar part replacement company. Word spread quickly, however, of the high quality of ESP’s parts, labor, and installation, and the company soon had an excellent reputation and was well on its way to becoming the obvious choice for many […]
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By Danny Trent | Electric Guitars
Ah, the humble but mighty Telecaster. Essentially where it all began for mass production of electric guitars, with a design that has remained true to itself over the years. An ever popular choice amongst indie guitarists and country players alike, the Standard Telecaster is an aspiration of many guitarists, so when they’ve overcome getting their […]
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By Danny Trent | Electric Guitars
The Rogue name is shrouded in a decent amount of mystery, having no official website or any accessible information about the manufacturing company, location, or… basically anything else. But after speaking with some Guitar Center employees and performing some dedicated Google searching, it became clear that Rogue guitars are the house brand for Musiciansfriend—an online […]
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By Danny Trent | Electric Guitars
What’s this? A Gibson? For less than $1k? New? Am I sure? Sure I’m sure! Occasionally, I find myself jealous of today’s beginner and intermediate guitarists. An affordable new Gibson was not a thing when I was learning and developing my playing. But for a few years now, Gibson have been offering precisely that. The […]
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By Danny Trent | Electric Guitars
Ibanez is a brand that has been around forever, and has its market fairly well nailed at this point. It’s a brand for the shredders, and no model is more synonymous with that than their RG models. The Iron Label series of RGs is designed specifically for metal players. Ibanez are very explicit that they’re […]
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By Danny Trent | Electric Guitars
The is an exact replica of Kurt Cobain’s famous guitar, right down to the unique controls and humbucking pickups. If you are a guitarist that prefers to play on a typical Jaguar or a Jazzmaster, this is a guitar that you will want to try! The body of the Kurt Cobain guitar is based around […]
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By Danny Trent | Electric Guitars
Roland Sherwood Ball (known as “Ernie” Ball) was a musician from his early life onward and learned much of what he knew from highly skilled family members. By the time he was 19, Ball was a touring musician, playing primarily pedal steel guitar. Shortly thereafter, he joined the US Air Force Band in his early […]
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By Danny Trent | Electric Guitars
The is a hollow body electric guitar that produces a truly beautiful sound; this instrument truly has a full and rich tone that you can only really produce a high-quality hollow body electric guitar. If you’ve ever had the luxury of playing a hollow body electric guitar, you’ll know exactly what I’m talking about. Bottom […]
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By Danny Trent | Electric Guitars
A short scale guitar can be any guitar: bass guitars, acoustic guitars, scale electric guitar, acoustic-electric bass guitar – you name it, and there is probably a short scale version of the guitar on the market. These types of bass guitars are more compact than your average bass guitar and make an excellent choice if […]
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By Melanie Griffin | Electric Guitars , Guitar Accessories
The cool thing about electric guitars is how much you can change their personality with a single build tweak. One common thing that gives them the most personality is their pickups – those raised areas of plastic with circles of metal that sit under your strings. They’re what pick up the sounds from your strings […]
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