Next year, guitar manufacturer C.F. Martin Co., based in the Lehigh Valley, marks the 100th anniversary of its "Dreadnought" model. When it was introduced, the instrument seemed odd; it was much ...
References to a guitar-like stringed instrument date back nearly a thousand years, but honestly, none of these lute-ish, uke-ish oddities qualify as a guitar. There is a lot of debate about when the ...
What’s the rarest guitar you’ve ever come across? Whatever it is, chances are it’s not as rare as Matt Swanson’s 1930 Martin OM-45 Deluxe – an acoustic guitar so rare that it’s been insured for seven ...
It’s difficult to think of a single object that rivals the guitar’s role in music and culture. “In popular culture, I don’t think there’s a more long-running, iconic thing than the guitar,” said HP ...
Gibson’s final Certified Vintage drop of 2023 is an all-Epiphone collection that celebrates the 150th anniversary of the firm’s oldest brand, with a run of “golden-era” 1960s electric guitar, acoustic ...
From heavy metal shredding to country twang, no one guitar is built the same. The nuances of guitars, such as the versatile tone and the varying bodies, differentiate brands and, more importantly, ...
UPDATE: The David Gilmour Guitar Collection fetched $21.5 million on June 20 at Christies New York, making it the most valuable musical instruments sale in auction history. Indianapolis Colts owner ...
Jim Irsay's collection of music, American history, and pop culture artifacts and memorabilia will be auctioned off at ...
My friend, Emily, and I were enjoying our chicken dinner at the Country Club of Missouri in early March when an extremely tall gentleman approached us and said he was a Guitar. I invited him to join ...