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If You’ve Got a Honey Guitar, Consider Yourself Lucky
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If You’ve Got a Honey Guitar, Consider Yourself Lucky

Our columnist’s musings on honey bring him back to a forgotten little guitar company in Japanese history that didn’t last very long, but produced some interesting models.

The Mystery of the Hybrid Hollowbody Guitar
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The Mystery of the Hybrid Hollowbody Guitar

A roadside stop in Massachusetts yielded a mysterious gem that hinted at a recombinant building operation.

Video Games and Vintage Guitars: Gotta Catch ’Em All!
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Video Games and Vintage Guitars: Gotta Catch ’Em All!

In the midst of his explorations of Japanese guitar culture, our columnist stumbled upon a vintage collector who also happens to be part of the Pokémon design team.

How an English Punk’s MIJ Electric Got Its Tone
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How an English Punk’s MIJ Electric Got Its Tone

This guitar is the same model that belonged to Pete Shelley of the Buzzcocks. Of course, the one that our columnist owns still has its whole body intact.

One Journalist’s Tribute to Japanese Guitar History
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One Journalist’s Tribute to Japanese Guitar History

Our columnist’s pursuit of guitar lore brought tears to the eyes of the late Japanese builder Yasuo Momose, who became nostalgic for his designs like the one featured here.

Valco Mutt guitar
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The Curious Phenomenon of Mutt Guitars

When you’ve built your entire life around guitars, our columnist says, it’s shockingly easy to connect their history with just about anything—including dogs.

Made in Japan: Tribute to Yukichi Iwase
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Made in Japan: Tribute to Yukichi Iwase

In light of our columnist’s hero’s passing, this month’s guitar is an unconventional Teisco model built with plywood and formica.

An Axe Made for a Secret Agent
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An Axe Made for a Secret Agent

This Japanese model was named after a ’60s 007 film and equipped with so many knobs and switches it might have appealed to James Bond himself.

An Old Kraftsman Fixer-Upper with Powerful Pickups
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An Old Kraftsman Fixer-Upper with Powerful Pickups

With a bit of old-fashioned elbow grease, this Kay model, sold in the early to mid ’60s, can be turned into a viable playin’ machine.

Epiphone ET-270 guitar
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Reaching Nirvana with a ’70s Epiphone

This guitar, which Kurt Cobain used in the late ’80s, has pickups that really shine with high gain.