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Quick Reference Buying Guide By Musical Genre
* Entry level models available
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| Genre |
Popular Choices |
Rock 'n' Roll
Beatles, Rolling Stones, Grateful Dead, Eagles, etc. |
Strat style (single coil)*
Tele style (single coil)*
Les Paul style (humbucker)*
ES-335 style (humbucker, hollowbody)*
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Hard Rock
Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Van Halen, Guns 'n' Roses, Soundgarden, Stone Temple Pilots, Creed, Iron Maiden, Spinal Tap, Slipknot, Korn, etc. |
Les Paul style (humbucker)*
ES-335 style (humbucker, hollowbody)*
Ibanez guitars (humbucker)*
Jackson guitars (humbucker)*
PRS guitars (humbucker)
Hamer guitars (humbucker)
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Rockabilly and Surf
Ventures, Shadows, Beach Boys, Elvis, Dick Dale, Stray Cats/Brian Setzer, Reverend Horton Heat |
Jazzmaster style (P-90)
Jaguar style (single coil)
Strat style (single coil)*
Tele style (single coil)*
Gretsch guitars (humbucker...but twangy, and P-90s)
Rickenbacker guitars
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Alternative and Punk
The Clash, The Sex Pistols, Television, The Ramones, Nirvana, No Doubt, Green Day, The Strokes, White Stripes, Sonic Youth |
Jazzmaster style (P-90)
Jaguar style (single coil)
Strat style (single coil)*
Tele style (single coil)*
Mustang style (single coil)*
Les Paul Jr. style (P-90)*
ES-335 style (humbucker, hollowbody)*
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Country, Folk and Bluegrass
Chet Atkins, Roy Buchanan, Johnny Cash, Doc Watson, Alan Jackson, Hank Williams, Sr., James Burton, Glen Campbell, Ani DiFranco, Jewel, Melissa Etheridge |
Strat style (single coil)*
Tele style (single coil)*
ES-335 style (humbucker, hollowbody)*
Any acoustic guitar
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Jazz and Blues
Wes Montgomery, George Benson, B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Howlin' Wolf, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Django Rheinhart |
Strat style (single coil)*
Tele style (single coil)*
ES-335 style (humbucker, hollowbody)*
ES-135 style (humbucker, hollowbody)
Any hollowbody electric guitar
Any acoustic guitar (for acoustic blues or jazz)
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