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The History of the Fender Duo-Sonic
A favorite of Jimi Hendrix, this petite powerhouse gives a taste of authentic pre-CBS Fender without the five-figure price tag
The History of the Gibson Flying V
A failure when introduced in 1958, the Flying V eventually became one of Gibson's most iconic electric guitars
The History of the Gibson ES-335TD
This iconic semi-hollow thinline presented the best of both the solidbody and acoustic worlds
Les Paul Said He Gave Gibson All of His Secrets for This Guitar, but Why Didn’t It Sell?!
An under-the-radar vintage gem, here’s why Les Paul’s favorite signature model suffered a similar fate to the now uber-collectible ‘Burst
The History of Martin 45-Series Acoustic Guitars
Take a close look at this stunning pre-war 000-45 with CF Martin & Co’s museum and archives specialist, Jason Ahner, as he schools us on the history of Martin’s flagship flat-tops
The History of Martin 18-Series Acoustic Guitars
From mid-19th-century parlors to MTV, we retrace the history of Martin’s all-American 18-series flat-tops with CF Martin & Co’s museum and archives specialist, Jason Ahner
The History of the Gibson L-5
As the L-5 celebrates its 100th anniversary this year, we take a look back at the evolution of Gibson’s seminal f-hole jazzbox with archtop historian Thomas Van Hoose and examine how this watershed design set benchmarks in guitar building
The History of the Fender Jazzmaster
With the Jazzmaster’s underdog image rapidly fading into the past, we take a step back in time with Fender historian Terry Foster, and catch up with Mike Long, proprietor of vintage specialists ATB Guitars in Cheltenham, U.K., to touch on its future
