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Gibson: Gibson guitars offers one of the larges selections of electric guitars. Their most famous guitar, the Les Paul provides fat, rich tone and incredible sustain for all guitar styles from jazz to heavy metal and is available in dozens of different models including Supreme, Classic, Standard, Studio and Classic Antique. Gibson is also famous for their SG guitar who's origin dates back to 1960 when the Les Paul was redesigned. SG models include the Standard, Special, Angus Young Signature, SG-3 and the '61 Reissue.Website: Gibson Guitars

Fender: Fender Guitars are amongst the most popular choices when it comes to selecting an electric solid body guitar. The Fender Stratocaster is one of the most versatile and widely used electric guitars in music and is available in a wide array of models. Other Fender models include the Telecaster, Esquire, Jaguar, Jazzmaster and Mustang as well as a wide selection of signature artist models.Website: Fender

Paul Reed Smith: Paul Reed Smith Guitars come in dozens of models from the 4 main model types; Satin Finish Models; Signature Models, High Gloss Models and SE Models. High Gloss models include the 1980 West Street Ltd, 513, CE Mahogany, Corvette Standard 22, Custom and Standard.Website: Paul Reed Smith

BC Rich: BC Rich offers a line of handcrafted, uniquely shaped electric guitars. Models include the the Mockingbird, Bich, Warlock, Dagger, Beast, Eagle, V, Virgin, Ironbird, Zombie and Stealth. Warbeast video. Warlock video. Mockingbird video.Website: BC Rich Guitars

Ampeg: Ampeg manufactures two models of electric guitars: the AMG100, which is crafted from traditional vintage electric guitar tone woods and has custom removable pickups, a 3-way tone circuit, and a 24-fret hard maple neck; and the classic ADA6 Dan Armstrong guitar with a plexiglass, see-through body and custom removable pickups.Website: Ampeg

Miniarik Guitars: The Minarik Guitar is a scientifically advanced electric guitar. Their design features custom tone chamber engineering throughout the entire body. Every design feature on this body shape has a purpose. Increased mass on the left side of the body accent low frequencies and reduced mass on the right side increase the voice-like high frequencies. They offer 8 models currently the Medusa,Trinity, Inferno, Goddess, Lotus, Halo, Diablo, and the manta. Website: Miniarik Guitars

AXL: AXL manufactures three series of electric guitars.The Mayhem FireAx features an angular body, a floating tremolo

bridge, two sets of humbuckers,

and one single coil pickup for tonal variety. The Marquee SRO features EMG-designed pickups, a solid alder body, a rosewood fretboard, and a classic style pickguard. The third series, the Badwater SRO, features a distressed body, antiqued hardware, and EMG-designed pickups.

Website: AXL

Daisy Rock: Daisy Rock offers five series of solid body electric guitars that are built for female guitarists: Rock Candy, Siren, Tom Boy Deuce, Rebel Rockit, and Stardust Elite. The Rock Candy series includes five models, the Rebel Rockit series includes two, and the Stardust Elite series includes five. Website: Daisy Rock

Dan Electro: Den Electro manufactures the Dano '63 Guitar, and it is offered in a variety of colors.Website: Dan Electro

Dean Guitars: Dean Guitars manufactures 15 series of electric guitars, and each series offers between 2 and 33 guitar models. The company's series include Dave Mustaine Guitars, Dean 30th Anniversary, Dean Artist Guitars, Dean Caddy, Dean HardTail Guitars, Leslie West Soltero, Soltero, SplitTail, Dean Vendetta, Dime Razorback Series, Michael Schenker Guitars, Dean ML, Dean V, Dean Z, and Custom Zone.Website: Dean Guitars

DiPinto: DiPinto offers four solid body electric guitar models. The Galaxie 2 features a mahogany body, a maple neck, two DiPinto “Dual Single” humbuckers, one volume control, and one tone control. The Galaxie 4 features four DiPinto single coil pickups and a five position switch or 4 rocker switches. The Match IV features a plain white with dot inlay, a tune-o-matic with a stop tailpiece, and a three position toggle switch. The fourth model, the Hellion, is lightweight and has a set neck with neck-though carve, an ebony fretboard with pentagram inlays, and a solid mahogany body and neck.
Website: DiPinto Guitars

Epiphone: Epiphone manufactures three series of solid body electric guitars, and each series includes several models. The Designer Collection includes the 1958 Korina Explorer, 1958 Korina Flying V, EM-1, Firebird Studio, Prophecy EM-2 EX, Prophecy EM-2 FX, Prophecy Futura EX, and Prophecy Futura FX. The Goth Collection includes the Goth '50 Explorer, Goth G-400, Goth Les Paul Studio, and Goth Thunderbird-IV. The Les Paul Collection includes 19 models.Website: Epiphone

ESP Guitars: ESP Guitars manufactures seven series of electric guitars: the Signature Series, ESP Custom Series, ESP Standard Series, ESP Vintage Series, LTD Graphic Series, LTD Deluxe Series, and LTD Standard Series. Each series includes several models.Website: ESP Guitars

Fernandes Guitars: Fernandes Guitars offers many different styles of electric guitars to fit your needs. They offer the Ravelle guitar which has six different models of that one guitar. They offer the Vortex guitat which had three different types of finishes. They also offer 8 other guitars which each of them offer a couple different types of models of that guitar.Website: Fernandes Guitars

G&L Guitars: G&L offers three different guitars which are the Comanche, Legace, and the S-500. Their Semi-Hollow instruements have long been a signature part of the G&L family. They offer all kinds of different colors for each of the guitars. They deliver rich, full, woody tone on every note. The acoustic chambers are musically fine-tuned.Website: G&L Guitars

Godin Guitars: Gretsch Guitars offers four different groups of guitars and those groups are performance, signature, multiac, and a-series. All four of the groups offers a huge and wide variety of different guitars that can fit your specifications. They have dozens and dozens of completly differernt types of guitars.Website: Godin Guitars

Gretsch Guitars: Gretsch makes several models of solid body electric guitars including the Bo Diddley, Mini Diddley, Billy Bo, Malcolm Young and the Malcolm Young II Signature series, the Electromatic Solid Body Collection, Electromatic Double Neck, 23 models of the Professional Collection Solid Body Guitars and the G. Love Electromatic Corvette. Website: Gretsch Guitars

Hagstrom: Hagstrom makes eight models of solid body electric guitars. The Ultra Luxe Series, the Select Series, the Super Swede Series, the Swede Series, the Deluxe Series, the F20/F200 Series, the F200P Series and the F300 Series.Website: Hagstrom Guitars

Hallmark Guitars: The Hallmark solid body electric guitars include the Deke Dickerson Signature Model which comes with either chrome or gold hardware; the 60 Custom Guitar in rare custom finish; the Swept Wing Guitar in Vintage or Custom; the Stradette Guitar in Vintage or Custom, and the Custom Shop Stradette 005.Website: Hallmark Guitars

Hamer Guitars: The Hamer Designer solid body guitars come in six different models, each with their own unique features. Most are limited model editions. The Korina Junior utilizes a full depth dovetail neck joint to provide resonance galore. The Standard Custom features a one-piece Honduras Mahogany bound body, a 3-piece stressed Mahogany bound neck, oversized dovetail joint and Mother-Of-Pearl crown inlays and a Flamed Maple top. The Studio comes in three models - the Studio Custom, the Studio P90 and the Studio. Other models include the Talladega and the Vector Korina. Hamer also makes an XT series of solid body guitars which includes the Californian, the Standard, the Sunburst, and the Vector.Website: Hamer Guitars

Hohner: Honer solid body electric guitars come in the following models: the HR Series are designed with a lightning-fast maple neck, high-output Teslatm pickups, and an original Floyd Rosetm tremolo; the MR Series features a custom-contour neck with a compound radius design with a rosewood fretboard. The Teslatm VR-I and VR-III pickup combination produce a wide range of tonal possibilities, and the strung-thru body design ensures warm, rich sustain and incredible tone. The OSC standard straddles the line between traditional and forward-thinking designs, while the OSC Archtops combine a hard-rock body style with the free-form soul of a Jazz/Fusion instrument. The TB Series for when you need the playability of a standard double-cutaway, but long for the warmth and sustain of a set-neck, stop-tailpiece instrument. The all Mahogany construction, combined with Teslatm coil-tappable humbuckers and Grovertm tuners make the TB series the perfect addition to your axe arsenalWebsite: Hohner USA

Ibanez: The Ibanez solid body electric guitars come in thirty different series. Each series has a number of models to chose fromWebsite: Ibanez

Italia: The Italia solid body electric guitars include the Maranello Series which comes in the Classic, Standard, Custom and Speedster models. The Modena Classic features Wilkinson WMH pickups, Tune-O-Matic bridge with roller saddle & chrome hardware. The Mondial Sportster has a Hard Maple neck and a Rosewood fingerboard. The Modulo Tipp 1 and Tipo 3 both feature a Wilkinson VS50-II bridge and 5-way lever switches. The Muira comes with a 634mm(25")scale / 22f scale/fret, a Hard Maple neck and a Rosewood fingerboard.Website: Italia Guitars

Jackson Guitars: The Jackson solid body electric guitars come in several different models. The Dinky series comes in six models including the Pro series, Artist Signature and the Select series. The Kelly series comes in three models - the JS, the Pro and the Select. The King V is the flying V series and comes in five models. The Mark Morton Signature Model features a chambered mahogany body and flame maple top, 24.75”-scale mahogany neck with compound-radius ebony fingerboard with shark-eye inlays, Seymour Duncan® ’59 humbucking pickups with coil tap switches, Tune-o-matic bridge, Sperzel® pearl button tuners and chrome hardware. The Phil Collen Signature Series features a mahogany body with quilt maple top, bolt-on quartersawn eastern hard rock maple neck with compound radius maple fingerboard and Fender® Stratocaster® headstock, DiMarzio® pickups with Jackson Sustainer/Driver in H/S/S condiguration, Floyd Rose® Original tremolo and gold hardware. The Rhoads series includes 12 models of modified flying V guitars. The Soloist series comes in ten models and the Warrior has four models.Website: Jackson Guitars

Jay Turser: Jay Turser makes six different solid body electric guitar series. The J50 series carries six models; the JT-200, JT300 and JTLT series each carry five models. The Modern series carries ten different models and the Modern Classics come in three models.Website: Jay Turser

Johnson Guitars: The Johnson Solara Standard solid body electric guitar is the perfect entry into the world of big, hot-rodded tone. This guitar has a big, stadium sound that players want, at a price that won't set them back. The solid maple top and set-in neck allow for great intonation and seamless playing. The dual humbuckers give the Solara Standard that cutting sound and bright edge that players crave. The Solara Classic is built with an arched, solid maple top for excellent sustain and resonance, and dual humbucking pickups for scorching tone. The Solara Catalyst comes equipped with two high-output humbucking pickups, as well as a floating tremolo bridge and locking nut. The humbuckers provide aggressive mids and chunky lows while the floating bridge gives players unprecedented tonal freedom. Built with superb materials for explosive tone, the Johnson Catalyst is a sure-fire favorite. Website: Johnson Guitars

Laguna: The Laguna solid body electric guitars come in six models. The LE222 MBK uses Laguna's signature lightweight body that's designed for comfort and easy playability. The LE222 MSL features satin nickel hardware and is available in metallic black or metallic silver. The LE322 AVB and LE322 TWB each feature a custom-wound Alnico V, coil-tap pickups and a striking finish. The LE422 TBC has wood blend that produces a full range of tones, special pickups that age gracefully, and a gorgeous, highly figured AAA flamed maple veneer. The LE422 HBT is all about aesthetics you can see, feel and hear. The 524 FRTRD starts with the same soulful wood combination as the 422, but adds extra frets, a speedier, flatter radius fingerboard, and a superior double-locking tremolo system. The LE524 FRTBK has "Custom Shop" looks fused with high-performance features which make the Laguna LE524 the premier instrument for players whose needs
blur the line between form and function.Website: Laguna

Line 6: Line 6 has three models of electric, solid body guitars - the Variax 700, 600 and 300. Each one features 22 medium profile frets, digital I/O jack for POD® XT Live, POD X3 Live, Vettaâ„¢ II, and Workbench connectivity and are powered by footswitch, on-board batteries, Vetta II, PODxt Live or POD X3 Live.Website: Line 6

Michael Kelly: The Michael Kelly solid body electric guitars come in several different models. Series include the Patriot, Hex, Vex, Valor, Hybrid and the Hourglass Limited. Each series has a number of models to chose from.Website: Michael Kelly

Musicman: The Musicman features eleven models of solid body electric guitar. The Axis, the Axis Supersport, the Luke, the John Petrucci 6 String, the John Petrucci 7 String, the Benji Madden, the Silhouette, the Silhouette Special, the Steve Morse, the Albert Lee and the Sub 1.Website: Musicman

OLP Guitars: OLP makes five styles of solid body electric guitar. The MM1 has a vintage tremolo bridge and two direct mounted OLP humbucker pickups. The MMI Floyd Series has Floyd Rose® Original double locking tremolo electronics with bolt-on construction. The MM612 Double Neck has a basswood body and quilt film top. The Luke has two point fulcrum tremolo electronics and one humbucker and two single-coil pickups. The Petrucci has a two point fulcrum tremolo recessed bridge(non-locking) and two OLP humbuckers.Website: OLP Guitars

Parker Guitars: The Parker Fly Guitar Series is a top of the line guitar that has been chosen by many of the world's finest and most respected players since it was first introduced in 1992 and is unmatched in its range of acoustic and electric sounds. There are six models in this series to chose from. The Parker Nitefly is a lightweight, solid tonewood instrument. The neck features stainless steel frets and carbon and glass fretboard.Website: Parker Guitars

Peavey: Peavey offers thirteent solid body electric guitars including a signature, custom and special series.Website: Peavey

Rickenbacker: The Rickenbacker offers four series of solid body electric guitars. The 600 Series with five models, the 4000 Series also with five models, the Vintage Series with three models of solid body guitars and the C Series with six models.Website: Rickenbacker

RKS Guitars: The RKS Electric Guitars include the Dave Mason Signature, the Malibu, the Nirvana, the Original Ash Solidbody and the Ulruru Boomerang. Additional models include Crest Gloss, Graphic Series, Impact Gloss, Impact Satin, The Wave and Velocity Satin among others.Website: RKS Guitars

Schecter Guitars: The Schecter Electric Guitars come in several models and designs. Some of the series include the Artist, Hellraiser, Blackjack, Omen, Damien, SemiHollow and Baritones. Additional series include the C, S, Tempest and Devil.Website: Schecter Guitars

Silvertone: Silvertone Electric Guitars include the Blues Master, Fastback, Liberator, Revolver, Rockit, S. Master Pro & S. Master Special. Silvertone has been an icon in the American guitar industry. Our mission now, as it was when we began, is to make quality instruments from quality materials with contemporary styling while providing exceptional value. We have confidence in what we are doing, so many Silvertone products come with a Limited lifetime warranty.
Website: Silvertone

Spector: The Spector Electric Guitars includes the Professional Series ARC6 Pro. the ARC6 Pro Trem and the USA Series ARC6 and the ARC6RW.Website: Spector

Squire Guitars: The Squire (Fender) Electric Guitars come in the following models: The Stratecaster, which includes the Affinity, Bullet, Deluxe & Obey Graphic Series; the Telecaster, which includes the Affinity, Obey Graphic, Standard, Vintage Modified & Artist Series; and the Hello Kitty Series.Website: Squire Guitars

Taylor Electric Guitars: Taylor Electric Guitars include the Classic which features a trans white solid ash body with a vintage crushed pearl pickguard, maple neck and chrome hardware. The full-output Style I humbuckers are clear, spanky, tone-rich and ready to relay your attitude. The Standard features Ivoroid binding highlighting the sculpted armrest and cutaway. Coil-exposed Taylor Style II humbuckers unleash a huge, aggressive sound without sacrificing tonal nuances. The Custom - an exotic, heavily figured inset koa or walnut top is a wood lover’s dream. The high-performance, Taylor Style I humbuckers are a tone lover’s happy reality. Artistic, Mother-of-pear fretboard inlays and on-edge Ivoroid binding around the body and headstock, with micro-purfling up the fretboard, complete the high-end design detail. The T5 Standard is the #1 selling semi-hollow body electric guitar and the only hybrid with real analog electric and acoustic tones. The T5 Standard comes in 6- or 12-string, featuring chrome hardware and either a spruce or maple top. The T5 Custom comes in 6- or 12-string and features gold hardware on most models and a spruce, maple, koa, or other exotic top. Website: Taylor Electric Guitars

Washburn: The Washburn Electric Guitars come in seven different series, each with several models. Series include the Signature, Idol, Paul Stanley, HM, N, X & Hollow Bodies. Washburn’s 120 year history is steeped in the tradition of fine instrument making. Every guitar reflects the hard-working spirit of the Washburn employees who craft and design each guitar. Website: Washburn

Wilson Brothers: Wilson Brothers Venture Electric Guitars come in seven different models.

These budget priced Venture model electric guitars were designed by the Ventures to meet their high quality specifications but be more affordably priced then the VCM series custom guitars. The VM series guitars are made in Korea and are available in various model styles and colors.

Website: Wilson Brothers

Yamaha: Yamaha electric guitars come in several models. The include the AES, Pacifica, Gigmaker, E, RGX, Archtop, SBG & Eterna Series. The Wes Borland Signature boasts a distinctive design incorporating Yamahas unique Takumi-Kezuri construction in which the back, sides, and center block are all carved from one block of wood (alder, in this case). A two-piece carved maple top finishes the instrument, making it a true semi-hollowbody electric guitar. Other notable design elements include YASH (Yamaha Artist Services Hollywood) designed Custom33 pickups and binding on the inlayed 12-degree angled headstock, F-holes, and beautifully contoured body. Website: Yamaha

Zemaitis: Zemaitis custom shop offers several series including the Pearl, Metal & Disc Front Series, Sculptured, Superior & Standard Series. The GZ Series offers the legend & quality of handcrafted Zemaitis guitars at an affordable price.Website: Zemaitis