Featured: Fender Custom Shop ‘68 Telecaster Thinline, 2023

"The Fender Thinline Telecaster holds a special place in the Fender lineage. When it debuted in 1968, it was a genuinely new idea; take the beloved Telecaster platform, chamber the body, add an F-hole, and create something that breathed and resonated in a way no solid-body Tele could. It was lighter, more open-sounding, and undeniably cool. This Custom Shop '68 Thinline Journeyman Relic captures all of that original spirit and then raises the bar considerably.

"I cherry-picked this particular guitar from a dealer friend of mine. The 3-color sunburst over the ash body is gorgeous, with the grain showing through the Journeyman Relic finish in a way that gives it real visual depth. The aging is spot-on; it looks like a guitar that was loved and played over the years, but well cared for..." - Craig

Featured: PRS Private Stock Golden Eagle HML, 2009

"Every great guitar has a story, but very few can claim a place at the very beginning of something that changed the instrument forever. The PRS Private Stock Golden Eagle does exactly that. It traces directly back to the early 1980s, when Paul Reed Smith built a maple-topped guitar for a customer in Maryland using wood from a 300-year-old dresser drawer. That customer passed on the guitar. Howard Leese, Heart's guitarist and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, saw a Polaroid of it and sent Paul a check immediately. That guitar, the original Golden Eagle, became Howard's main instrument for the next 17 years. It appeared on every Heart record and every Heart gig through the band's massive '80s era and beyond..." - Craig

Featured: Yanuziello Black Top Deluxe, 2021

"This particular Yanuziello was originally built for me. I asked Joe to do a jet-black gloss top paired with a faded russet toner on the body and neck, a combination inspired by some of the vintage custom-ordered archtops that Gibson did back in the day. The result is elegant and reserved, a classic look that lets the craftsmanship do the talking. The figured mahogany body and neck provide that warm, woody foundation Joe's guitars are known for, and the select Sitka spruce cap under that black top adds its own resonant character. Look closely, and you can see Joe's mastery at work: how the Macassar ebony headstock melds seamlessly into the neck, the handmade polished ebony bridge with its bone cap, how the modified Bigsby is fitted with precision, how every joint and curve reflects a builder who simply does not cut corners..." - Craig

Featured: Gil Yaron LP-Style, 2013

"Gil’s story is worth knowing. He grew up repairing guitars for local Fender and Gibson dealerships as a teenager, then spent time in Los Angeles in the early 1990s at the height of the Les Paul revival, doing re-tops and conversions and absorbing everything there was to know about what made those original late-50s Gibsons so special. His quest to recreate the sound and feel of the most exalted vintage electrics involved the kind of investment in time and skill that could never be justified on a dollars-per-hour basis, and yet he pressed on, guitar by guitar, until the world took notice.

What set his builds apart wasn’t just dimensional accuracy. It was the obsessive sourcing: old-growth mahogany, reclaimed flamed maple tops, pre-CITES Brazilian rosewood fingerboards, his own hand-wound PAF-perfect humbuckers, and NOS wiring harnesses and caps. He spent years gathering the data, the tooling, and the materials to do it right. And then he got to work..." - Craig

Featured: Steve Klein Custom Electric

"I feel fortunate to offer a unique electric built by the legendary luthier Steve Klein. This ergonomic headless wonder — serial number 029 — was custom-made for my friend and virtuosic guitarist Matte Henderson in 1990. If you are familiar with Klein's electrics, you already know how fantastic these guitars are, especially the early ones like this. That's why, along with Matte, acclaimed musicians like Henry Kaiser, Bill Frisell, and David Torn recorded with one. It's a joy to play; I own one myself. I love it..." - Craig

Featured: Stephen Marchione Uni-Body Carve Top, 2018

"Stephen's Uni-body guitar model is an extraordinary piece of guitar craftsmanship. It is not something that can be custom-ordered. The reason is that Marchione only builds this rare model when he finds a perfect piece of wood. And I mean perfect in every way. It is rare to find a single piece of wood perfect enough to be carved into a complete guitar.

"It's a stunning piece of work. Poplar is an excellent tonewood, particularly when torrefied, giving it additional stability and a sweet vintage tone. There is no compromise to its resonance because of any glue joints. Why? Because it doesn't have any. Other than the ebony fingerboard, this exceptional guitar is crafted from one beautiful, superbly carved, and finished singular piece of wood...'" - Craig

Featured: Probett Rocket III, 2017

"I've been a fan of Damian Probett's work for years and have played several of his guitars, but this 2017 Rocket III was my first encounter with this particular model. What Damian has done here is create a thoughtful recipe of two guitar build worlds—a boutique builder who found the sweet spot between Leo and Kalamazoo.

"The concept is brilliant in its simplicity: take that familiar Strat-like body shape and six-in-line headstock with vibrato bridge, then marry it to a set neck construction and 24.625" scale length. The result feels immediately comfortable and familiar, yet somehow fresh..." - Craig

Featured: Scero JS-CD Tele, 2025

"Cornell Dupree's modified Telecaster is one of those instruments that tells you everything about the player who wielded it. No pickguard, thumbtack-filled screw holes, that mysterious DeArmond pickup nestled between the neck and bridge positions — it wasn't about looking pretty. It was about getting the job done across thousands of sessions, from Aretha to Miles Davis.

"Josh Smith is a remarkable guitar player. Cornell is one of his guitar heroes, too. He commissioned Louis Scutti at Scero Guitars to build his first Cornell Dupree tribute because he wanted that same working musician's versatility that made Cornell "Mr. 2500” sessions...'" - Craig