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The Byrdland is the first of Gibson's Thinline series. [1] Many guitarists did not desire the bulk of a traditional archtop guitar such as Gibson's L-5, one of Gibson's top models. The Byrdland, with its overall depth of in (5.7 cm), is thinner than the L-5's in (8.6 cm) depth. Gibson's president, Ted McCarty, sought opinions and ideas about ...
The Fender Jaguar is an electric guitar by Fender Musical Instruments characterized by an offset-waist body, a relatively unusual switching system with two separate circuits for lead and rhythm, and a short-scale 24" neck. Owing some roots to the Jazzmaster, it was introduced in 1962 as Fender's feature-laden top-of-the-line model, designed to ...
The Fender Telecaster, colloquially known as the tele / ˈtɛli /, [1] is an electric guitar produced by Fender. Together with its sister model the Esquire, it was the world's first mass-produced, commercially successful [note 1] solid-body electric guitar. Its simple yet effective design and revolutionary sound broke ground and set trends in ...
The Fender Telecaster Thinline is a semi-hollow guitar made by the Fender company. It is a Telecaster with body cavities. Designed by German luthier Roger Rossmeisl in 1968, [1] it was introduced in 1969 and updated in 1972 by replacing the standard Telecaster pickups with a pair of Fender Wide Range humbucking pickups, bullet truss-rod and 3-bolt neck.
The short scale may make playing easier for people with small hands, and also lowers string tension for a given pitch, making string bending easier. Its short scale, combined with a relatively low cost and extremely direct vibrato arm, made the Mustang a cult guitar in the 1990s. Before that, its low cost and marketing as a student guitar made ...
Tune-o-matic ABR-1 style, after 2008 Nashville style. Pickup (s) 1, 2 or 3 Firebird Pickups, Full Size Humbuckers, or P-90s. Colors available. Classic White, Ebony, Pelham Blue, Heritage Cherry, Vintage Sunburst, Antique Natural. The Gibson Firebird is a solid-body electric guitar manufactured by Gibson beginning in 1963.
The "plectrum guitar" is a four-stringed guitar with a scale length of 26 to 27 inches (66 to 69 cm) and tunings usually based on the plectrum banjo, C 3 −G 3 −B 3 −D 4 or D 3 −G 3 −B 3 −D 4. They are also commonly tuned like a mandocello, C 2 −G 2 −D 3 −A 3, one octave down from the tenor guitar, much as the relationship ...
The Gibson ES-339 is the descendant of the ES-335. It is made from a solid maple center block and maple laminate top, back and sides. It is smaller than the ES-335, closer to the size of a Les Paul model. In terms of electronics, the ES-339 differs from the ES-335 with the use of what Gibson calls the Memphis Tone Circuit.