Vintage Vault Platypus Meets ’Bird with This Reverse Gibson Rarity This month’s guitar is a variation on the Firebird III, so rare that its production number is likely in the dozens. Peter Stuart Kohman Oct 03, 2023
Vintage Vault A ’30s Electric That Carved a Path Not Taken Before electrics became branded in the mainstream as typically solidbodies, there were some early 20th-century models that explored alternate avenues. Joel Handley Sep 11, 2023
Wizard of Odd A Sunburst Solidbody, Straight from Sears With such a flashy flame top, the Silvertone 1445 was built to catch the eyes of department store shoppers. Frank Meyers Aug 07, 2022
News Grez Guitars Releases the Solidbody Mendocino Junior This single cutaway guitar features a body crafted from a single piece of reclaimed old-growth redwood and loaded with a Wolfetone P-90. News Jun 10, 2021
News Orange Announces the OE-1 Guitar The OE-1 is handbuilt from solid mahogany and offers a pair of different pickup options. News Jun 03, 2021
Bass Does a Solidbody Bass' Unplugged Tone Matter? Pt. 2 More on why an electric 4-string’s acoustic sound might not predict its plugged-in performance. Heiko Hoepfinger Dec 25, 2020
Bass Bench Does a Solidbody Bass' Unplugged Tone Matter? The old adage says not to judge a book by its cover—so why do we do it so much with instruments? Heiko Hoepfinger Dec 04, 2020
Gear The World's Doomiest SG? Cue metal music for this two-pickup 1962 Gibson EB-6 bass—one of just 68 in existence. Dave Rogers Laun Braithwaite Tim Mullally Oct 25, 2020
Gear Surf with a Space-Age Samurai Up close and personal with a mint-condition 1968 Yamaha SG-5. Dan Orkin Sep 14, 2020
Gear Rig Rundown: Brother Hawk Graduating beyond his hardcore roots, guitarist/vocalist JB Brisendine marries the sting of Neil Young’s “Old Black” with searing and spacey Southern-rock grooves. Perry Bean Aug 05, 2020
