As soon as Fender put the Stratocaster in production in 1954, it became very popular and has been in production continuously. There have been some changes and modifications along the way, but the basic Strat has always been available.
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From the dawn of the banjo orchestra around the turn of the 20th century, every guitar company had to deal with the increasing need for volume. But with the invention of electric amplification, microphones – no matter how good they were
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Michael Gurian was born in Brooklyn, New York, and in 1965 opened a shop building classical instruments, expanding to steel string guitars in 1969. In 1971 he moved his shop to Hinsdale, New Hampshire, and was well on the way to becoming a prominent player in the North American guitar industry.
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Oskar Graf has been building guitars in a small town in Ontario, north of Kingston, since 1970. In that time, he’s built over 400 instruments, many used by prominent players.
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Today we are featuring the Taylor 528e First Edition. This large body guitar features a mahogany top, back and sides and a special First Edition peghead and fretboard inlay.
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It’s almost a sure bet that you have heard Barney Kessel. As a member of the ‘Wrecking Crew’, the group of go-to session musicians in Los Angeles during the 1960’s, he played — anonymously, of course — on a vast number of hit records.
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