The Market for Boutique Guitars

The Market for Boutique Guitars

Getting an Axe That’s Truly One-of-a-Kind  Many a professional will tell you that every guitar is unique, with a sound, feel and song all its own. Over the past quarter of a century, and increasingly over the last decade, that has become even more true, as the market...
Is Component “Hi-Fi” Dead?

Is Component “Hi-Fi” Dead?

Is There Still a Market for Premium Home Audio?   Remember the first really great set of speakers you owned? Maybe they were Bose-901s, with most of the sound reverberating off the walls to create a true surround sound. Were you one of those stereo geeks who eschewed...
The Creation of the Electric Guitar

The Creation of the Electric Guitar

How a Centuries-Old Instrument Got a New Life   Though there are 3,000-year-old carvings of people playing stringed instruments that look vaguely like the modern guitar, the term “guitar,” from the Spanish guitarra, first came into popular usage in the 12th century in...