Marek’s trademark Stradi body design has always worked well for bass bodies, and I have always felt that it would work for guitars as well. He previously made a guitar …
OD Guitars
I played a 7-string from OD Guitars at the Holy Grail Guitar shown in Berlin in 2016, and it was a great instrument — a well-balanced shred machine. I like …
Fender vs Gibson
I was looking at the differences in the guitars used as a base for modern guitars, and it is fascinating how they are so different, yet usable in so many …
V-BDN VG-Strandberg
Strandberg has been a trailblazer on headless guitars for a while now, with its ergonomic design, unique neck shape, and fan-fret-capable fixed and trem bridges. Boss/Roland has been on the …
PRS 7-String Multi-scale
Usually I don’t post guitars which have a lot of bling, but I thought I would make an exception here mainly because: This is PRS’s first multi-scale guitar, 24.75 to …
Beauregard MB Facette Archtop
Mario Beauregard has been showcased previously with the MB Facette in a sparkle black finish. But it bears revisiting when a guitar this sexy comes on the market in a …
Sankey Black Swan 7-string
At Sankey Guitars, one of Michael Sankey’s specialities is headless guitars. And the Black Swan is no exception. In the current landscape of modern headless guitars, you see a lot …
Lavoie Acoustic Multi-Scale
Benoit Lavoie has been showcased here previously, but it’s hard not to show his works due to their modern design and his consistent innovation. In this example, we see Benoit …
Emerald Guitars
I’ve heard a lot of carbon fibre guitars and haven’t been impressed with their overall feel and sound. They have a certain appeal to the modern guitarist, however. Not just …
Rick Toone Dark Matter
With Rick Toone, you can always tell his guitars as they have a certain aesthetic: typically darker colors, wood melded with metal and carbon-fiber with an industrial look — often …