Emerald City Guitars has weathered storms in Pioneer Square for nearly three decades to become one of the top vintage guitar sellers in the U.S., a word-of-mouth destination for touring musicians.

Many musicians play guitars, but some have a special connection to their prized axe. So special, in fact, the guitars have names and are treated like family.

For decades, an obsessive duo of guitar guys has been amassing a definitive collection. The art these objects created changed the world.

The Spanish factory closed by the late ’30s, so Hoshino adopted the name for itself and made acoustic guitars in Japan, at first branded as Ibanez Salvador and soon simply as Ibanez.

The artist Larry Bell has amassed a vast collection of acoustic instruments, carefully stored in a climate-controlled room.

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Reclaimed Rhythm's John Pavek, a luthier, builds unique electric guitars from reclaimed wood in Charleston. He works with his son, Joseph, another artisan.

Before that, major parts of the process were outsourced to South Korea, where a small team of master builders still makes the brand’s acoustic guitars.

Hayward tends to favour dreadnought style guitars when playing acoustic and has used a Martin D-28 extensively. He recently favours a Texas-built Collings D3.

Gibson Brands, the guitar manufacturer, is threatening legal action against the company behind Trump Guitars over alleged trademark infringement.

Donald Trump's latest moneymaking scheme has resulted in a cease-and-desist order from a legendary American brand.The president-elect has endorsed a series of limited-edition guitars priced up to ...

Both acoustic and electric styles are available, for $1,250 and $1,500, respectively, as well as “Presidential” and “God Bless the USA” models and “Signature Edition” guitars.