Diana Crandall is a deputy editor of automation at Forbes Marketplace. With a master's degree in journalism from the University of Southern California and a background in marketing, she combines ...

It’s light, resonant, and plays like a dream—here’s why the Powers Electric A-Type might be the last guitar you’ll ever need. While it may take a little convincing—the A-Type is a custom-made axe that ...

It’s one of the big philosophical questions: what should an electric Ferrari sound like? Jimi Hendrix, David Gilmour or Jimmy Page, according to Antonio Palermo. He’s the guy responsible for sound and ...

On a recent afternoon in Pioneer Square, Emerald City Guitars owner Trevor Boone showed off a 1959 Gibson Les Paul — a model considered by many to be the Holy Grail of electric guitars. When it rolled ...

What do you do after changing the way acoustic guitars have been made? You channel your passion for electric guitars into a whole new creative venture. Andy Powers is the president, CEO and chief ...

A 1963 Fender Telecaster has popped up for sale at the music-gear marketplace Reverb, with a price tag of $275,000. That number comes courtesy of the instrument’s provenance: It was played by the ...

What’s considered the best-selling pop instrument of all time was invented by Southern Californian Leo Fender. Aug. 10, 1909: Clarence Leonidas Fender is born in Anaheim. 1928: Fender graduates from ...

The fact the bass guitar looks so much like a regular, six-string electric guitar can lead some to assume it’s an inferior or secondary instrument. However, anyone who's ever played one knows this is ...

More than 3,000 fake Gibson electric guitars have been seized through the Los Angeles-Long Beach port complex as part of a multiagency law enforcement investigation, making it the largest counterfeit ...

Thousands of counterfeit Gibson electric guitars were seized in a multi-agency investigation at the Los Angeles-Long Beach Seaport. The 3,000 fake guitars, if real, would be valued at about $18 ...