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Whether you know it or not, you’ve heard a Rickenbacker.
Most people don’t realize that the company - which is fifteen years older than Fender - made the first mass-produced electric guitar. Here’s a look at one of America’s most influential guitar manufacturers from the ground up.

The Fender Precision bass is a timeless classic with a tone that caters to a universal taste and bass that is an out-and-out workhorse.

Sadowsky basses have become one of the most formidable J-style basses on the planet. The Sadowsky is famous for being a scaled-down Jazz bass with a durable, reliable and highly-customizable build with a killer preamp.

Rickenbacker basses, like the 4003 and earlier 4001, rank as some of the most iconic and coveted models in this history of the instrument. From punk to jazz, these instantly recognizable bass guitars can be heard on a massive range of recordings from virtually every era and genre. Their solid neck-thru builds and balanced playability, combined with a sound that's at once heavy, versatile, and nuanced, have made these instrument perennial favorites for the bass players of the world.

Martin and Taylor are two of the biggest acoustic guitars manufacturers in the world. Martin are steeped in history, having been established in 1833 whereas Taylor are a more modern company, starting out in 1974. We sell a lot of guitars from both camps and many customers ask us which brand is better between Martin and Taylor, and what the differences between them are. As with such things as this, the answer is not so simple – neither brand is ‘better’ per se; they offer players different thing

Kiesel basses, formerly known as Carvin, are USA-made instruments with top-notch build quality using the most beautiful top woods and tonewoods that deliver excellent value. The styles range from bolt-on to neck-thru to multi-scale to classic P or J style bass guitars. They are highly customizable.

You want to play a musical instrument and you have narrowed the choices down to the flute or the piccolo. The following considerations may help you with your decision.
The flute and the piccolo are both part of the woodwind family of instruments. They are reedless and sound is produced by the player’s air being blown across the mouthpiece. The flute is the oldest known instrument to produce tones, rather than just rhythm. A standard concert flute is approximately 26 inches in length, while th

Many bass players dream of owning a Rickenbacker bass, an iconic musical instrument that has been played by some of the most legendary bassists since the 1970s. Rickenbacker basses are highly coveted and often seen as a holy, beautiful, one-of-a-kind bass with a unique and legendary tone.

For the purists, the term ‘archtop’ refers to the hollow body acoustic/electric guitars popular during the ’60s in jazz circles and later played by jazz greats such as Pat Methany. Others consider any guitar that does not feature a ‘flat top’ an archtop guitar.

While this would normally be well beyond the capabilities of most of us (most musical instruments are complex, after all, and require specialist equipment to build) DIY kit guitars help make this dream a reality.