Guitars

Unbelievable art-piece Fender Telecaster guitar on display.

Spectacular stained glass Telecaster at the Fender Custom Shop display.

A hot new pedal has made its way to our Granville location: The Fuzz Master General. This is an updated version of the Ace Tone FM-2 Fuzz Master Professional, a vintage pedal famous for its rowdiness. This pedal has been re-imagined with a focus on the modern player. EarthQuake has really done something cool with this pedal, taking an old...

Guitar collectors, an absolute gem has arrived at our Granville location: The gleaming Ibanez PS1CM Paul Stanley Signature PS Series Cracked Mirror Guitar! The inspiration for this incredible guitar comes from none other than legendary guitarist and Kiss frontman, Paul Stanley. You may recognize this model from back in the KISS Dynasty era, when Paul played one everywhere he performed...

Our Granville acoustic guitar department had a very special arrival earlier this month…the Martin CEO-7 with a stunning autumn sunburst finish. The CEO-7 draws its inspiration from the mid 30’s vintage Gibson L-00 models. It features a solid Adirondack spruce top with solid mahogany back and sides, a long rectangle bridge with a drop-in bone saddle, and beautiful golden age...

We must be in Memphis – we took a quick swing by the legendary Sun Studios, snapped a few photos, and continued on to the factory. The sign to not stand in the street seems like solid advice. The Memphis factory is very unusual as it is located right in the downtown core of Memphis, near Beale Street and the...

After we finished at Gibson USA, we went over to the Custom Shop. Our first stop was the meeting room, which had these cool screens with blueprint-type graphics of all of the small parts: In the case was this ’58-style V with Lonnie Mack-style Bigsby mounting: Here’s what the inside of the factory looks like: This shot is interesting: it...

In Part 1 we took a quick overview of the manufacturing process at Gibson USA. In this part we will take a look at some of the interesting and unusual things we saw. Check out this: either there’s another guy out there named Nikki Six, or this piece of wood is intended for Nikki Sixx. In any case, artist names...

Tom Lee Music just got back from a whirlwind tour of the Gibson guitar factories in Nashville and Memphis, Tennessee.  We are proud to now be a Gibson dealer in most of our locations, and what better way to mark the occasion than to take you behind the scenes where all of these amazing guitars are made! Our first stop...

We’re happy to announce the arrival of the new 2015 Les Paul Standard Premium Quilt! This beautiful guitar in an Ocean Water Perimeter Candy finish comes equipped with plenty of new features that are exclusive to its 2015 model. G FORCE Tuning™ System: This automatic tuning system allows for quicker & more precise tuning as well as additional tuning options...