Laplante Guitars
Around 1994, chemistry professor and longtime guitarist Jean-Pierre Laplante, frustrated by the dearth of decent left-handed instruments available on the market and tired of playing converted...
View ArticleIs this Gibson ES-335 legit?
Hi Zach, I’m the owner of a beautiful ES-335 I purchased in the early ’90s, and I’m trying to identify it. I don’t know anything about its history and would
View Article1953 Epiphone Zephyr Emperor Regent
Building off of the popularity of their banjos in the 1920s, as well as lessons learned from a brief experiment in the guitar realm with their smaller Recording models,
View ArticleEpiphone Limited Edition Riviera Custom P93
A triple-P-90 steal with some minor work needed
View ArticleMichael Dunn Guitars
Canadian luthier Michael Dunn has spent most of his life experimenting with interior resonators.
View ArticleBuilder Profile: Ken Parker Archtops
Though he shook up the industry in 1993 with the Fly—the most unique solidbody design the electric world had seen in years—for more than 30 years now his primary passion has been advancing the art and...
View ArticleInseparable: Alf Binnie And His Archtop
Guitars often help their owners get through tough times, but few have seen times as tough as those faced by British Royal Air Force pilot and prisoner of war Alf Binnie and his 1940s German archtop.
View Article1956 Gretsch Chet Atkins Hollow Body Model 6120
The 1955 Model 6120 included features requested by Atkins, as well as a 22-fret neck (a few early examples had only 21 frets) and a 24.5" scale.
View Article1952 Gibson L-5
From the time of its introduction in 1922 until today, the L-5 has been considered one of the finest jazz guitars.
View ArticleHeritage Super Eagle
Many players love these instruments because they have that vintage Gibson feel, without Gibson’s big-company pricing.
View ArticleSteve Grimes Guitars
As a woodworker and working musician, Steve Grimes was fascinated by the prospect of combining the two professions and began building guitars in the early ’70s.
View ArticleHarmony Archtone H1213
There are hundreds of thousands of Harmony guitars out there, and though these are mostly entry-level instruments, they’re very much a part of guitar history.
View ArticleGodin 5th Avenue Uptown GT Electric Guitar Review
A dual humbucker model with Bigsby vibrato and several clever design decisions that give it an impressive modern feel and a wider array of sounds than you’ll find elsewhere in the 5th Avenue line.
View ArticleNAMM '13 - Eastman Guitars E10D, E20OM, T184MX, & AR372CE Demos
Premier Guitar is on location in Anaheim, California, for the 2013 NAMM Show, where PG's Charles Saufley visits the Eastman Guitars booth. In this segment, we get to hear the E10D, E20OM, T184MX, &...
View ArticleIbanez AFJ957 7-String Archtop Review
At just $800, this Premier Gear Award-winning 7-string jazz box from Ibanez is perhaps the least-expensive, quality 7-string hollowbody on the market.
View ArticleEastman AR371CESB Archtop Review
Eastman''s affordable jazzbox puts ES-175 style in the hands of jazzers and rockers alike for under $800.
View ArticleEpiphone Announces Limited Edition TV Pelham Blue Collection
Epiphone Instruments announced today the release of the Epiphone Ltd. Ed. TV Pelham Blue Collection featuring six of Epiphone’s most popular classics in a beautiful TV Pelham Blue color finish.
View ArticleJackson Guitars Announces New Summer Models Including Phil Demmel Signature...
Jackson Guitars introduces thirteen new models within their JS and X series.
View ArticlePagelli Guitars Massari Review
Swiss luthier Claudio Pagelli demonstrates his complete mastery of technique with the one-of-a-kind design of the Massari.
View ArticleGretsch Introduces 2014 Roots Collection
The new collection includes flattops, resonator guitars, archtops, and more.
View Article
