Most of us pick up the guitar to make a personal statement. It’s our way of saying, “Hey, man, I only know three chords and five recycled blues licks, but I’m special — I’ve got something to say. I am not an animal… I AM HUMAN!”
But if it’s “unique” we’re after, why do so many of us settle for guitars that look the same? You know the ones — red, black, white or sunburst… two humbuckers or three single-coils… a maple neck or maybe rosewood… yawn. (Okay, okay, one or two of you may have guitars with quilted tops, but that doesn’t make you different. It only means you’re a hedge fund manager with a few bucks.) Regardless, all too often guitar players are drawn to a variation on the same theme.
We’re not pointing fingers; we’re often guilty of the same crime. But recently, thanks to Covid-19, we’ve had a little extra time to reflect on our lack of imagination and the error of our ways. It’s also given us plenty of time to dig through the internet. And to our amazement, we’ve discovered a new and wonderful world of interesting — and surprisingly affordable — guitars. Instruments so different, they’ll certainly make your pals sit up and say “Amazeballs!”
The following are some of our favorite online guitar companies, each offering their own intriguing vision. And best of all, they’ll send their six-string wares right to your home… virus free.
EASTWOOD GUITARS
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TC Electronic TC 2290P Dynamic Digital Delay
THE MID EIGHTIES was a golden age for digital delay, thanks to the proliferation of pro- and studio-quality rack effects units from Eventide, Korg, Lexicon, Roland and Yamaha.
Danelectro Doubleneck
WHEN I THINK back to the Seventies, the famously coined “Me” decade, it seems the only surefire way you could leave audiences awestruck was to strap on a doubleneck guitar.
CARLOS ALOMAR
The former David Bowie guitarist talks Young Americans, Station to Station and the Berlin Trilogy, plus recording (and co-writing) \"Fame\" with John Lennon
GEORGE TERRY
It turns out Eric Clapton's Seventies guitarist (and co-writer of \"Lay Down Sally\") also played on ABBA's \"Voulez-Vous.\" Below, he looks back on a decade-plus of E.C., Bee Gees, Diana Ross and more
FRANK MARINO
The Mahogany Rush frontman charts the band's Seventies lows and highs, plus SG's, pickups and how he was definitely not visited by the ghost of Jimi Hendrix
DEWAYNE "BLACKBYRD" MCKNIGHT
The jazz/funk/fusion veteran on his smooth segue from Herbie Hancock sideman to full-on Funkdaledic member -plus his '70s gear and what he learned from Shuggie Otis
PAT TRAVERS
The Canadian-born virtuoso discusses the rise and fall of the Pat Travers Band, witnessing the U.K. punk revolution and the riotous roots of \"Snortin' Whiskey\"
JOE PERRY
The iconic guitarist looks back on Aerosmith in the Seventies, the decade that literally made and temporarily broke apart those Bad Boys from Boston
DAZED and CONFUSED
Providing more hits and misses than a vintage K-Tel Top 40 compilation, the guitar industry during the '70s was anything but boring
BEST 70s SOLOS, RIFFS and FORGOTTEN HEROES
A horde of guitar stars including Warren Haynes, Doug Aldrich, Sophie Lloyd, Frank Marino, Vernon Reid and Mike Campbell (not to mention Blackbyrd McKnight, Jared James Nichols, Steve Lukather, Steve Morse and Charlie Starr) choose the best stuff from the '70s