Epiphone Zakk Wylde Les Paul

Warwick Bass
     
 

Fender Guitars

Leo Fender started producing electric guitars in 1950 when his company released the Esquire quitar which featured a solid body and one pickup. About a year later, the two pickup broadcaster was released described as modern bodied with adjustable solo lead pickup. This guitar changed name to the Telecaster for copyright restrictions implied by Gretsch. The Stratocaster was born out of feedback letters from Tele customers who suggested improvements like a contoured body. It was released in 1954 and is still made today.

Fender Stratocaster

Fender Strat - Eric Clapton signiature model

Dobro Resonator

Nigel Tufnel Guitar
     

The Gibson Les Paul has to be one of the all time classic guitars played by such legends as Slash, Jimmy Page, Mark Knopfler and modern players like Zakk Wylde. It comes in various specifications from the bare Studio, Standard(as pictured above), Special and many newer models such as the Faded and the Les Paul Robot which automatically tunes itself.

Les Paul still plays his own guitars to this day but over 50 years ago, there weren't any electric guitar companies. He approached Gibson a few times with an acoustic guitar that had been cut in two parts that were screwed back together with a solid lump of wodd imbetween. The Guitar had a coil wound around a magnet placed underneath the strings which picked up the string vibrations and converted them into electricity. This was the first electric guitar. Gibson laughed at the contraption and swiftly showed him the door (if it were Brian May, he would a guitar from it).
   

Squier M80

Dimebag - Dean Razorback Rebel

Les Paul Studio

Les Paul Special - Very nice, how much? £2000
 

At this time, a chap called Leo Fender had been playing around with electric guitars for a while and had starting selling the Fender Broadcaster, a prequel to the Telecaster. Gibson quickly ate their Stetsons and got the young Les Paul and his 'Log' back into the office for a talk. Soon afterwards the Les Paul went into production and the production line hasn't stopped rolling since.

The guitar is made from a mahogany body with a maple top and glued in mahogany neck. This gives the guitar lots of sustain and a very woody bass/mid heavy sound that is suitable for rock and jazz.
 

Charvel Van Halen

Dean from Hell - Dimebag Darrell
 
 

 

Marshall mini stack

      

Marshall JCM 800

Gibson Jackson Fender Ibanez Charvel Epiphone Kramer Dean Gretsch Parker Rickenbacker Zemaitis Daisy Rock Specials Fender Bass Gibson Bass Musicman Hofner Warwick Chapman Takamine Ovation Taylor Yamaha

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