Electric Guitar Trends

Price comparison: modern Gibson Les Pauls with 1968 Gibson Les Pauls.
In mid 1968, the price of a Les Paul Custom Black Beauty was $545. Adjusted for inflation, today’s price should be $3,215.00.
Today, a Gibson Les Paul Supreme Figured will cost you $3,409.00.

A Gibson Custom Shop 1968 Gibson Les Paul Custom is $3,898.00.

Both of these guitars [...]

 
Here are the Top Ten Selling Fender Electric Guitars, for Week 30, 2009.

Fender American Standard Stratocaster

Fender American Standard Telecaster

Fender Standard Stratocaster

Fender SE Special Strat Value Pack

Fender Standard Stratocaster HSS

Fender American Deluxe Stratocaster HSS

Fender Standard Telecaster

Fender Highway One Series Telecaster

Fender Classic Series ‘72 Telecaster Deluxe

Fender Standard Telecaster Ash

There are 5 Stratocasters and 5 Telecasters in the [...]

 
The Fender Strat Plus was manufactured from 1987 - 1999. It is a high end model in 3 variants: Strat Plus, Strat Plus Deluxe, and Strat Ultra.
According to The Stratocaster Book, in late 1986 Jeff Back asked Fender to make a custom Stratocaster painted the same color as the hot rod in the movie American [...]

 
Here are the Top Ten Selling Epiphone Electric Gutars for Week 28, 2009.

Epiphone Limited Edition Les Paul Custom(Silverburst)

Epiphone Limited Edition Les Paul Studio Deluxe

Epiphone Limited Edition Riviera Custom P93

Epiphone Les Paul Standard Plain Top

Epiphone Les Paul Standard Plus Top

Epiphone Limited Edition 1966 G-400

Epiphone Limited Edition Wilshire

Epiphone Les Paul Special II

Epiphone Goth Les Paul Studio

Epiphone Tom [...]

 
I was scrambling to learn some new songs before band practice the other day, and I realised the tools I use to learn songs have changed over the years.
Then
I still remember learning songs on vinyl records, having to pick up and drop the turntable needle if you wanted to hear a section over again.
 
Now
Today, I [...]

 
In the late 1980’s, sales of acoustic guitars were so dismal, that even manufacturers such as Martin and Larrivee were making electric guitars.

The word got around and soon famous artists were performing ‘unplugged’ concerts, tv performances, and recording unplugged albums.

MTV began its Unplugged series in 1989.
The whole idea was to rekindle interest in acoustic guitars [...]

Here are the most popular electric guitars, for Week 27, 2009
Budget guitars are electric guitars in the $300 - $500 range.
Mid-Range means $750-$1,000 electric guitars. High-End means $1,500 - $2,000.

Budget Electric Guitars

The Epiphone Limited Edition Riviera Custom P93 retained its number one spot this week. I see the Epiphone Dot is back [...]

I was expecting to see mostly distortion pedals in a Top 10 list, but that was not the case. Here are the Top 10 electric guitar effects pedals, for Week 27, 2009.

Boss RC-2 Loop Station

A friend demo’d his RC-2 Loop Station for me the other day. While there is a steep learning curve [...]

Steel guitar strings have been with us for a long time now. However, they have been changing over the years.
Gypsy jazz guitarist Django Reinhart was known for using Argentine strings on his Selmer Maccaferri acoustic jazz guitar. These strings have silver plated wraps on the wound strings to create a unique warm tone, [...]