The Sakashta Noupaul is by no means a typical modern electric guitar. But it adds to the traditional Les Paul base with some nice features which bring the venerable Les …
Jens Ritter Porsch
Jens Ritter is a master luthier with a keen eye for designs which tantalize the senses. His Porsch design exemplifies this in so many ways. Note the beautiful curves, asymmetry, …
Sakashta Blackjack
The Sakashta Blackjack was made for jazz guitar legend, Pat Martino. It’s essentially a Style NY Version-R model, but with extra features for Pat. You can’t see it in the …
Glacier Spruce Acoustic
This is not really modern in terms of construction or design, but what makes it unique are the materials. It has a glacier spruce top. The spruce was recovered in …
Sakashta 7-String Archtop
This may be the only example of a Sakashta 7-string, and it’s an archtop no less. Owned and played by Mike Oria in the SF Bay Area, this is a …
Parker Fly
The Parker Fly came from the ideas that Ken Parker had regarding making the guitar lightweight yet strong. The neck is reinforced with an exo-skeleton of carbon fiber. The fretboard …
Raulo Guitars
A young master luthier from Puerto Rico, Raulo Guitars uses interesting wood combinations in conjunction with guitar designs which fuse acoustic and archtop construction. Shown here is the Era -1900 Acoustic Guitar PurpleHeart/Majó …
Neil Peart Retires?
I know this blog is about modern guitars, but this is such big news. Apparently he’s been quoted as retiring: http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/rush-neil-peart-retirement-1.3354504 But hold on … maybe not! http://ultimateclassicrock.com/geddy-lee-neil-peart-retire-comment/ Let’s hope …
Sakashta Spotlight
Taku Sakashta was a master luthier and a design genius. The Spotlight is one of his last guitars he made before his untimely death. Sporting a Spruce body with Maple …
Myka Guitars
David Myka is another talented luthier who can make just about anything. He will do custom designs, but does gravitate towards his own design shapes which emphasize offset asymmetric body …
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