Ellen Angelico

Ellen Angelico is an in-demand session musician in Nashville, called a "top-flight guitarist" by NPR Music and "one of the greatest utility players in Nashville" by the Nashville Scene. When she is not backing up a variety of talented acts from the Grand Ole Opry to Guam, Ellen can be found at legendary guitar store Fanny’s House of Music fixing guitars, updating the website, and penning a quarterly column for Premier Guitar. Ellen attended Berklee College of Music, and is a member of the American Federation of Musicians, Local 257. Learn more at ellenangelico.com.

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Ellen Angelico

A Mysteriously Excellent Kay Effector

In the ’70s, beginner guitars were often a gamble. But once in a while, a loser turns out to be a sleeper.

Heavy Metal, Hawaiian-Style: Gibson’s 1940s Lap Steel

When Does a Guitar Become “Vintage?”

This collaborative effort between Japanese and American guitar builders aimed for old-school quality without breaking the bank.

A New Yorker Fit for Memphis Minnie

This National electric is just the tip of the iceberg of electric guitar history.

An Elegant PRS and the Truth About Angry Larry

This 2019 PRS Custom 24-08 has a 10-top, making it one of the company’s most elite models, and it longs to be played.

Bass Players, Beware: A Low-Ender Novelty for One-Man Bands

While this forgotten, oddball instrument was designed with multidextrous guitarists in mind, it never quite took off—making it a rare, vintage treasure.

How Kramer Tuning Fork Headstocks Came to Be

This bass sports some original modifications made by Gary Kramer following the early-’70s departure of his partner Travis Bean.

From Epiphone to Guild: How a ’50s Archtop Got Its Strings

Here’s the tale of how the now-Gibson-owned Epiphone company came to be, and its unexpected connection to the birth of this Guild model.

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Ellen Angelico

In the ’70s, beginner guitars were often a gamble. But once in a while, a loser turns out to be a sleeper.

This collaborative effort between Japanese and American guitar builders aimed for old-school quality without breaking the bank.

This National electric is just the tip of the iceberg of electric guitar history.

This 2019 PRS Custom 24-08 has a 10-top, making it one of the company’s most elite models, and it longs to be played.

While this forgotten, oddball instrument was designed with multidextrous guitarists in mind, it never quite took off—making it a rare, vintage treasure.

This bass sports some original modifications made by Gary Kramer following the early-’70s departure of his partner Travis Bean.

Here’s the tale of how the now-Gibson-owned Epiphone company came to be, and its unexpected connection to the birth of this Guild model.