Looking for a guitar that’s affordable and versatile? The Reverend Guitars Sensei RT may be just what you want. It’s a sweet little guitar that can handle blues, rock, and country. It delivers everything from twang to warm tones to an aggressive chime. The Sensei RT does share some features with the other Sensei models Reverend offers, but it has one thing that makes it unique: two RevTron pickups. They’re specially designed to give you that warm, focused tone while still providing some great aggression and chime.
The Sensei RT features a solid double cutaway korina body and neck. The neck is also made from one piece of korina and is glued on. The fingerboard is from rosewood and has a twelve inch radius and pearloid block inlays. The guitar uses 22 medium jumbo frets and has a dual-action truss rod. The bridge is a Tune-O-Matic with a stop tail. It also features Reverend Pin-Lock Tuners. The controls include volume, tone, bass contour, and a three way pickup selector switch. The Sensei RT comes in midnight black and silver metal flake finishes. Both look amazing. Read more
Danelectro’s 59-DC guitar has gone through several different incarnations, each a bit different from the others. The 50th Anniversary 1959 DC Reissue Original Factory Spec Electric Guitar rolls back all those changes and additions. Danelectro actually made four different anniversary editions, including this six-string electric guitar.
This original Dano 59-DC is set up exactly like it was 50 years ago when it first debuted. This anniversary edition is 100% correct to the original factory design, including the original bottle headstock, side edge tape, and rosewood saddle bridge. It has a double cutaway body design with a rosewood fretboard. You’ll find 21 frets on the instrument, along with lipstick single coil pickups and a wrap around bridge with a rosewood saddle. Kluson style tuners are also included, just like the original model. Gold hardware, a white pickguard, and a bottle headstock wrap up this relic’s features. Read more
The Fender Custom Shop is known for producing some amazing guitars that recreate those great instruments of the past, and the ’67 Telecaster NOS Electric Guitar is no exception. It’s got all the charm and vibe of a mid to late 1960s telecaster. The Custom Shop recreates these instruments using the exact same techniques and tools that the originals were made from, and they make certain each one is made to the original specs, too. Just like the original, the ’67 Telecaster NOS is great for blues, country, and rock.
The ’67 Tele features a premium alder body, an oval C-style neck made from maple, and a round-laminated rosewood fingerboard that has a 9.5 inch radius. It uses 21 medium jumbo frets, mother of pearl dot inlays, and Schaller/Fender F tuners. The pickups are Abby handwound ’63 Tele pickups, which sound absolutely amazing. Nickel hardware, a vintage bridge with brass saddles, and three controls (tone, volume, and 3-way switch) round out the offerings. Read more
Nash Guitars TC-63 is one of their classic T-style guitars that upholds the Nash dedication to excellence. Bill Nash has once again taken high quality components made in the US and created a guitar that looks like it’s vintage while actually featuring some of the best modern hardware. The TC-63 puts out some really nice clean tones and can drive an amp like nothing.
The TC-63 features an ash or alder body that has been double bound. The neck is a thick, fat maple neck in a C shape that gives you that great old school, vintage feeling and sound. Nash offers two options for the fingerboard, maple or rosewood. The body comes in just about any color you want, while the pickguard is done in white, mint, or tortoise. The pickup in the neck is a Fralin P92, while the bridge is a Fralin T. The entire instrument goes through Nash’s deep relicing system that makes it appear to have been around for years and put through its paces. Read more
The Manta Ray 390 Limited Edition 2011 is similar to Reverend’s other Manta Ray models, but it has several features that aren’t standard. Reverend did a limited run of this instrument in 2011, and once they’re gone, they’re gone. This guitar has a lot of acoustic richness to it, with the sweet and complex overtones that only a semi-hollow can provide. This versatile instrument is perfect for a number of different styles of music, including blues, rock, and jazz. Read more
The ’59 Coronado is another great entry in the Eastwood Guitars Airline selection of instruments. The ’59 Coronado is a tribute to the Supro Coronado that was originally made by Res-O-Glas. Newer artists like Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys use the Supro Coronado for it's classic tone. But back to the '59 Coronado...this guitar sounds and plays amazing, and looks super cool too. It’s got a unique shine to it, and you can be pretty sure that you won’t see too many out there playing a similar style axe, particularly at local gigs.
While the Coronado is based on the Res-O-Glas model, it has been upgraded. The Coronado features a tone-chambered mahogany body. It also features rubber body bindings and a Tone Pros bridge. These are all differences from the original model. In addition to the mahogany body, the new model has a bolted-on, bound Maple neck and a rosewood fingerboard with block markers. It uses Alnico Hot-10 humbuckers and a BIGSBY tremolo. The instrument has two volume controls, two tone controls, and a three way switch with a vintage switchplate. It uses Grover style hardware in nickel and chrome. Read more
The Suhr Custom standard guitar is one of the best Suhr has produced (there’s a reason it’s their standard—it sets the bar as far as they determine quality). However, there are many players out there who want to really get more of a jazzy vibe, and the Suhr Standard isn't quite the best for the job. To handle that need, Suhr has created the Suhr Custom Archtop. It provides the great playability of the Classic while creating a much more mellow jazz sound. Of course, like the Classic, it also retains Suhr’s great looks, and it’s an instrument that is sleek and elegant.
The Archtop generally comes with a mahogany back and a figured maple top, although you can work with Suhr if you’d like other woods. The neck is generally made from mahogany as well, but again, different wood combinations are available if you prefer. There are many different hardware options too, making the Custom Archtop one of the most customizable guitars Suhr offers.
The Custom Archtop is definitely a specialty guitar. If you’re a jazz player, you’re going to love its resonant tone and mellow sounds. For other types of music, you may be better off going with the Standard, but you might still want to test drive a Custom Archtop just to see what sounds you can get out of it.
For more info be sure to check out the Suhr website: http://www.suhrguitars.com/archtop.aspx
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The Sensei HB-FM by Reverend Guitars sounds like a classic flametop, but it’s much thinner and lighter. You get all those smooth sounds you’d expect from a flametop with a more focused midrange and a clearer treble response. The Sensei HB-FM is a very versatile instrument, but thanks to its thin body, it’s much lighter than many comparable guitars.
The guitar has a body made from solid korina and a top made from flame maple. The medium oval neck is glued on and is made from a piece of korina as well. The Sensei has a rosewood fingerboard with a twelve inch radius and pearloid block inlays. It uses 22 medium jumbo frets and has a dual-action truss rod. The tuners are Reverend pin-lock tuners, while the bridge is a TOM with a stop tail. The guitar features a volume and tone controls, plus a bass contour control and a three way switch. Read more
The Grosh ElectraJet model has several different variants, including the ElectraJet VT. This modern classic guitar takes the original ElectraJet model and tweaks it just a bit, giving it a thicker sound and giving it a telecaster type configuration. This gives it a lot of fat and thickness, but it can still chime and twang like an ElectraJet. The biggest change that creates this tone is the change in the body’s shape. The lower horn is extended, creating a beefed up telecaster that has a lot of versatility.
The ElectraJet VT’s body is made from Southern swamp ash that is fairly lightweight. The neck is made from one piece of clear maple doing in a medium large roundback style. It has a ten inch radius and features German Jesca 6150 medium fretwire. It uses Gotoh Vintage T style brass saddles and has a chrome cover neck with an exposed bubbin bridge. The bridge pickup is a Don Grosh Hand-wound EJVT, while the neck is a Standard T pickup. The guitar has a four way selector switch—bridge, neck, bridge and neck in parallel, and bridge and neck in series.
The ElectraJet VT is very nicely balanced and ergonomically balanced. It’s versatile enough to play everything from jazz and blues to country to rock. You’ll get a lot of out this guitar. It comes in a number of different colors and retails for $2,689. Read more
The Airline line of guitars was created by VALCO back in 1958, and they produced these instruments up through 1968. They were sold exclusively through Montgomery Ward. While the run was limited, these instruments were very popular, and a number of famous guitarists still play them today. While finding an original Airline Town and Country can be difficult, Eastwood Guitars’ reissue is a great duplicate and faithfully recreates the sound of the older instrument.
The Town and Country DLX features a mahogany body with tone chambers. The neck is bolted on and is made from bound maple. The rosewood fingerboard has block markers on it. The guitar uses two Airline vintage voiced single coil pickups and one Alnico hot-10 pickup. The five way adjustable roller bridge, Bigsby licensed tremolo, and vintage Kluson style nickel and chrome hardware complete the look. The Town and Country DLX has two unique features: a striped pickguard and rubber body binding. It features a three way switch, three volume controls, three tone controls, and a master volume control. The guitar usually retails for $1,499, although it can be found for less than $1,200. It usually comes with a deluxe case. Read more
