Mahogany, maple and two humbuckers — the recipe behind most of the riffs you learned first. Heavier and darker than a bolt-on, but it pushes an amp's front end in a way nothing else quite replicates.
Still the sound most people mean when they say 'electric guitar'.
The template for British rock. Little gain on paper, enormous attitude in practice — the crunch happens because the power section is being asked to do something it barely wants to do.
Two pickups, a bridge plate and zero excuses. The Tele's snap sits in a mix without EQ surgery, which is why it never left country, indie, punk or session work.
A moving mid-boost you steer with your foot. Parked halfway it's a cocked-wah lead voice; rocked with the phrasing it's the most expressive pedal ever built.
A serious working guitar built around speed, stability and high-output rock tones. The compound-radius neck makes fast legato feel effortless, and the bridge humbucker is voiced tight enough that palm mutes stay defined under heavy gain instead of turning to mush.
The most adaptable electric guitar ever designed. Three single coils, a five-way switch and a vibrato that rewards a light touch — it covers Hendrix, Gilmour, SRV and Mayer without ever pretending to be more than a plank, a neck and some wire.
Two pickups, a bridge plate and zero excuses. The Tele's snap sits in a mix without EQ surgery, which is why it never left country, indie, punk or session work.
