In 1940, Les Paul mounted strings on solid block of pine to minimize body vibrations on an electric guitar called “The Log.” He made it by literally putting a 4×4 block of wood in the middle ...

An electric guitar can be a rewarding woodworking project that doesn’t require a bunch of experience. Compared to an acoustic guitar, whose body construction and materials vastly affect its ...

In Episode 4, we focus on the finishing touches—sanding, painting, and applying the final coat to the guitar body. Watch as ...

Solid body guitars, that’s your standard no-holes electric are exactly that - dense pieces of solid wood. Semi-hollow body guitars such as Gibson’s ES-335 feature a top, back and sides, but also use a ...

A new body shape with radical contours, custom Fishman pickups, 13 tonal voices, and a floating trem stabilizer headline the Chleo, which ushers in a new era for PRS guitars ...

It is the Sine pad and moveable electric guitar pickups that makes this such a radical proposition. Well, it’s like a powdered-steel pickguard that wrap around the body and sits proud of it. It is ...

Paul was "instrumental" in the invention of the solid-body electric guitar. Let's celebrate his birth date with your favorite electric guitar instrumental tracks. We'll spin a set.