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Tom Morello Strat $1800 Fender seems to be stuck selling tribute “artist” model guitars for folks that once were notable but no longer seem relevant.

Six Million Dollar Man Six Million Dollars for a 1959 Martin guitar!

Declaration of Independence Today is July 4th, 2026.

Facebook I find it amazing and I am honored by the number of friendships I have through social media.

Young Dean Zelinsky Dean Guitars are perhaps one of the most interesting guitar stories that I have run across in the past 16 years that I have been writing these articles.

Gay guitars!!!?

Aspen AD18 During the 1980’s my wife decided she wanted to learn to play guitar.

Hohner Guitars Hohner Musikinstrumente GmbH & Company is the current name of Hohner Musical Instruments Company.

Cease and Desist DÜSSELDORF, Germany (March 9, 2026) — Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) has secured a significant legal victory following a ruling by the Regional Court of Düsseldorf that establishes broad legal protection for Fender’s iconic…

Leo Fender with '50's P Bass Leo Fender gets credit for inventing the first bass guitar, but did you know that another musician and inventor named Paul Tutmarc actually developed and marketed the first electric string bass guitar almost 15 years earlier in

1967 Josh White Model It was in 1966 that Ovation Guitars first came on the scene.

Ed Sullivan and the Beatles 1964 In 1964 the Beatles made their first United States appearance on the Ed Sullivan television show.

Fibonacci Guitars Fibonnaci Guitars are Boutique builders of some of the most wonderful handmade archtop guitars.

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The Folk Singer Issue Where Have All the Folkes Gone…Long time passing?

The Regional Court of Düsseldorf DÜSSELDORF, Germany (March 9, 2026) — Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) has secured a significant legal victory following a ruling by the Regional Court of Düsseldorf that establishes broad legal protection for…

Jerry Jones Jerry Jones was a well known figure in Nashville.

Bob Taylor - Kurt Listug 1985 Taylor Guitars were not even a glimmer in the eye of a teenaged boy named Bob Taylor when he was a student in the Eleventh Grade.

1970 Martin 0-16 New Yorker In 1973, when I was 21, I purchased my one and only Martin guitar.

Geezer Butler is a Geezer. by Di Arrehea Pantz Ever since he was a young boy, Michael Joseph Butler was called “Geezer”.

Late 1960's Kustom Amps There are some men that just seem to be born to become entrepreneurs.

1970 Martin 0-16NY I mentioned in another article my love/hate relationship with a Martin 0-16NY guitar that I once owned.

Stanley Jordan A few days ago my friend Randy sent me a video of the amazing Stanley Jordan tapping out Autumn Leaves on two guitars.

The Teddybears In 1964 there was a huge interest in the electric guitar mostly due to The British Invasion of the popular music acts.

Deadheads I worked for a large financial company for 12 years.