Kope Veneman founded the Kapa brand in 1962 - the Kapa name was derived from the intials of his family. Kapa owned a music shop in Hyattsville, Maryland in the USA, before starting to make his own instruments in the period 1962 to 1970 . Veneman, who was a Dutch immigrant, used imported Hofner necks and hardware from Germany on the Kapa guitars. Later models used some Japanese parts.

The Charvel Professional series is mentioned in the 1989 Charvel Jackson catalog and includes the 550XL, 650XL, 750XL and 850XL models

The Defil Julia 1 was a Polish made violin shaped semi-acoustic electric guitar. Dates of manufacture are sometime during the 1970s. The Julia 1 has a round sound hole in the centre of the body between the pickups, whereas the later Julia 2 model has a teardrop shaped sound hole at the top of the body.

The Defil Julia 1 was a Polish made violin shaped semi-acoustic electric guitar. Dates of manufacture are sometime during the 1970s. The Julia 1 has a round sound hole in the centre of the body between the pickups, whereas the later Julia 2 model has a teardrop shaped sound hole at the top of the body.

The Gretsch Rambler had a single cutaway three-quarter size hollow body (13 inches wide). The maple body had single ply bindings, two f holes and a black pickguard with the Gretsch logo on it. The neck was maple with a 20 fret rosewood fretboard with white dot inlays.

The Yamaha 611M was a superstrat style electric with an alder body and bolt-on maple neck. It had a 24 fret maple

The FENDER VENTURES LIMITED EDITION JAZZMASTER was a limited edition Fender Japan model that was only available in 1996.

The Lado brand was established in 1973. Joe Kovacic, the President and founder of Lado, learned the craft of guitar making in Zagreb, Croatia. He also worked in Austria and Germany before finally making the move to North America in 1971.

The Matsumoku company manufactured the EPIPHONE SC-550 in Japan from 1976 to 1979. Despite their high standard of construction their secondhand prices are reasonable, possibly because some people find their appearance odd. I think they look great, the scroll and German carve gives them a 19th century feel.

The Japanese made Fernandes Vertigo Standard (originally called the H-65 model) has an unusually shaped alder body, which combined with its pearloid scratchplate, gives it a retro vibe and good ergonomics. The neck is bolt on and made from maple, with a 22 fret rosewood fretboard.

PEAVEY manufactured the MYSTIC between 1983 and 1986. The neck is made from hard rock maple using Peavey's patented bilamination construction to prevent twisting and warping.

This is one of a limited production run (around 10?) ESP custom guitars made to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Japanese rock band The Alfee. It has a Steinberger style bridge with tuners. Single humbucking pickup, marked Takamizawa custom. Carved bird/angel shaped body. Headless bolt-on neck is shaped to look like a sword, and has a locking nut.

Ted Crocker builds guitars and other musician gear, with a rustic design ethic Ted Crocker gear has instant mojo.  Crocker made the Honey-Dripper guitar featured in the blues movie Honeydripper.  The design brief was a handmade guitar neck nailed to a plank with strange wires.

French artist Céleste Boursier-Mougenot has created an installation for the Barbican in London where you can watch a flock of zebra finches playing electric guitars. It's a walk-though aviary where the flock of zebra finches have set up home with their collection of electric guitars and other instruments.

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