Jazzarette is the brain child of Belgian guitarist, composer, artist and luthier Zbiggy Smith. At the moment the main Jazzarette model is a unique archtop jazz guitar, in small scale production at the moment but Zbiggy is looking for a manufacturing deal.

Iner Souster makes experimental musical instruments. His stringed instruments are often made from salvaged materials, and are art works in themselves.

Ultra-cheap dreadnought style guitar from Alvarez. Made in Asia. Mahogany Back/Sides , Laminated Spruce Top, Rosewood Fingerboard with Chrome Die-Cast Tuning Machines. Black pickguard.

Retail price around $130 in 2008

Mike Shubic worked in marketing for 16 years, then one day he decided to quit the day job to make and sell outdoor sculptures. This giant guitar is one of his creations: it measures 12 feet by 4 feet (although he can make it to any size). It is made from metal, and Mike says it can actually be played. It is still available for sale for $6500.

The C.F. Martin company aquired the Swedish Levin company and then the Goya brandname in around 1974 and produced instruments under this name until 1996. These Goya guitars were made in Japan, Korea and Taiwan.

Grand concert sized classical guitar, of professional quality. Graduated old-choice fine veined spruce top with rosewood back and sides. Mahogany neck with ebony finger board and rosewood head peice. The neck was reinforced with an aluminium T bar. Marquetry purfling around the soundhole, decorative inlay on the headpeice.

Grand concert sized classical guitar. Graduated old-choice fine veined spruce top with highly flamed curly maple back and sides finished in natural blond. Mahogany neck with ebony finger board and rosewood head peice. The neck was reinforced with an aluminium T bar. Marquetry purfling around the soundhole, decorative inlay on the headpeice. Spanish style rosewood bridge.

Classic grand concert size classical guitar. Alpine spruce top with flamed maple back and sides finished in grey-brown colouring. Mahogany neck with rosewood finger board. The neck was reinforced with an aluminium T bar. Inlays and purfling around the soundhole, white binding around the back and front of the body. Spanish style rosewood bridge. Nickel plated machine heads with bone rollers.

The first Goya guitars were made in 1950s Gothenburg (Goteborg), Sweden by the Levin company. Levin used the Goya brandname on guitars exported to America through the Hershman Musical Instrument Company in New York. Goya and Levin guitars models are essentially identical. The distribution of Goya guitars then went to Kustom Electronics Inc. and then to Dude Inc. sometime in the early 1970s.

The Gretsch Grand Concert Cutaway G3366, with a Deep Red Stain, was introduced with the Historic Series beginning in 2000 and discontinued in late-2003.

Deep Red Stain

Chrome hardware

Set, maple neck with rosewood fingerboard

Width:  15"

Depth:  3.5" to 4"

NECK : Nato
TOP : Selected Spruce (laminate)
BACK & SIDES : Ovankol
FINGERBOARD : Rosewood
BRIDGE : Rosewood
TUNING : Chrome Diecast
FINISH : High Glossy Natural
SCALE : 650 mm

Pendragon Guitars is the brandname of luthier Andy Evans.  Andy is based in Penarth, South Wales and makes a range of hand made and custom made acoustic guitars and mandolins. He also provides repairs and set-ups.

The Six String Nation guitar is a unique custom instrument made by luthier George Rizsany. It is made from 64 items and each one represents an important aspect of Canadian history or culture.

While attending the NAMM show over the last 10 years, Barry Wood noticed that many unusual products from the small independent companies were stashed away in side rooms and never seen by the mainstream visitor. Every year, like some modern day Indiana Jones, Barry hunts down these treasures in the darkened tunnels of the winter NAMM exhibition.

Designer Rich Roland founded NEO Products in 1989. In the early 90s NEO started research and development in the use of plastics in stringed instruments. Since then, NEO has developed a number of unusual plastic guitars and violins. NEO moved to Wildwood, New Jersey in 2000. Rich Roland is an expert in the use of neon, and has used neon lighting in some of his instruments.