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The Höfner 500/1 Beatle Bass
McCartney's 1964 auctioned HöfnerKarl Höfner GmbH & Co. KG, better known as the Hofner Company, has been manufacturing stringed musical instruments for over 100 years. The business was founded by...
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The Christmas Wish Book
The Beatles on Ed Sullivan 1964The Beatles first appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show in February of 1964. Although I was just a kid, I’d been listening to rock music for several years before on the local...
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The Rickenbacker 360/12 and a Little History About RIC 12 String Guitars
1966 Rickenbacker 360/12Perhaps one of the most iconic guitars in Rock history, not just by sight, but by sound is the Rickenbacker 360/12 string guitar.The Rickenbacker company was started by Adolph...
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Reggie Young - The Most Heard Guitarist That You Have Never Heard Of
Unless you have watched Gil Baker’s movie “Session Men”, most of us have never heard of Reggie Young. But if you turned on the radio, or purchased records in the late 1960’s through the 1990’s, you...
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Zane Carney Höfner Jazzica Model
Zane Carney Hofner Jazzica ModelI recently learned that Höfner Guitars has just introduced The Zane Carney Jazzica Model guitar. For anyone not familiar with Höfner, this is the German company that...
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Harold Bradley - One Of The Most Recorded Guitarists In History
Harold BradleyHarold Bradley passed away last week at age 93. According to Guitar Player magazine and other sources, he is among the most recorded guitarists in history. He was the younger brother of...
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February 3rd, 1959. The Day The Music Exploded
A Makeshift Memorial near Clear Lake Iowa at the crash site.February 3rd, 1959 is known as The Day The Music Died. Dion Dimucci, who was Buddy Holly’s good friend calls it The Day The Music Exploded. I...
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The Gibson Melody Maker
Berz "Billy" Wagner and I went to the same High School and Middle School.. Billy was a year older then me, and he had a band called The Erector Set, which was named after a popular toy of the day that...
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Gibson Double Neck Gutiars
Jimmy Page with Gibson EDS-1275Whenever I think of Gibson double neck guitars, the first thing that comes to mind is Jimmy Page's EDS-1275, which had a six and a twelve string neck.17th Century multi...
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Peter Tork - His Life and His Instruments
Peter Tork (Thorkelson)OK I admit it. When I was around 13 years old, The Monkees television show was a very popular for folks around my age. Every week I watched the show, and I even went to The...
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Glenn Snoddy - Inventor Of The Fuzz Tone.
Glenn Snoddy at Quonset Hut StudioGlenn Snoddy made a career as a recording engineer. He learned this trade during WWII when he was in the Army, and stationed in the South Pacific. He was a radio and...
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Welson Guitars - The Original Pawn Shop Prizes
Wills Pawn Shop Cincinnati OhioAt around 13 years of age, the Guitar Bug bit me, and bit me hard. I started off practicing on a $20 pawn shop guitar, and decided not just to learn how to play the darn...
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Dick Dale - His Guitar and Amplifier and His Contributions to Music - May He...
Dick DaleOne of the men that has done more than most to shape the world of modern rock guitar, and even the world of heavy metal music gets very little respect or recognition these days.King of the...
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Levin and Goya Guitars
I am curious about the least known brands of guitars, and one brand I had not really explored were Levin Guitars. I had read they were built in Sweden, but that was the extent of my knowledge.Herman...
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On the Anniversary of Nokie Edwards Passing - March 24th, 2018
Nokie Edwards 1935 - 2018Nokie Edwards, best know as lead guitarist with The Ventures passed away on March 12, 2018 at the age of 82.Born Nole Floyd Edwards on May 9, 1935 in Lahoma, Oklahoma, and...
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How You Can Transform Your 1956 Fender Stratocaster Into a Hello Kitty® Strat
Today, my friends, I will show you how you can take a vintage 1956 Fender Stratocaster and update it to the more contemporary 21st Century look of a Hello Kitty® Strat. It's much easier than it...
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The Gibson Byrdland - A Most Unique Guitar
1955 Gibson ByrdlandThe Byrdland is a stunning looking electric guitar that is made by Gibson. Its name derives from the names of guitarists Billy Byrd and Hank Garland for whom Gibson originally...
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Relish Guitars
Aristides model 070There are some very interesting and innovative guitars coming out of Northern Europe. Last year I wrote about Aristides Guitars that are built in the Netherlands.Versoul Raya 6I also...
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Vintage Hagstrom Guitars - 1958 to 1967
Dodds Music StoreI started playing guitar when I was 13 years old, and took lessons at Dodd’s Music Store in Covington, Kentucky. That is where I fell in love with the guitar. I would hang out at that...
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Supro Solidbody Guitars - 1952 through 1967
1952 Supro OzarkYears ago, I ran across this unusual guitar in a pawn shop. It was a single cutaway, one pickup guitar with a bolt-on neck, and a “Gumby”-style headstock. The owner wanted $100 for it,...
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