Named after its founder, self-confessed old American hippy Tom Bedell, this recently launched Chinese-made brand uses solid woods throughout all its guitars, and the BMB-17-G proves to be a right charmer. Officially

D-50 STANDARD This all-solid timbered dreadnought’s ‘Standard’ suffix might imply a poor-man’s reworking of Guild’s Traditional Series D-50, but the economies are minor given the near-£200 saving in price. The finish is

Wittily dubbed a ‘Takamini’, the solid cedar/mahogany GMINI-NS, with a body profile like a considerably scaled down Takamine mini-jumbo, is officially a so-called travel acoustic, yet its 13″ body span and relatively

One of Tanglewood’s Historic Series, theTW40D-AN mahogany-backed dreadnought really captures the vintage style. The gloss antique natural finish includes an amber ageing toner on the solid spruce top – also carrying a

The Yamaha SG range came along at a time when Gibson was shooting itself in the foot with ill-advised design changes and disintegrating quality control. They’ve always been fine instruments, but the

The semi-acoustic body mixed up with blackguard features makes this a real ’50s fantasy guitar, and the relicing has been done with admirable restraint. The body wear is clearly visible and the

This sleek six-string is all about hot rod performance. It might be loosely based on the Framus Hollywood from the early ’60s, but this guitar is less nostalgic-looking than many of its

Even if it does look more than a teeny bit ’1980s throwback’, you don’t have to be a cocaine-ravaged poser to appreciate the qualities of this well-made all-round rock guitar. Charvel has

atching its name, Squier’s Vintage Modified Jazzmaster combines old-style character and sounds with simplified circuitry and hardware. In Fender popularity stakes, the Jazzmaster comes a distant third after the Strat and Tele:

The Peavey SC-2 is a singlecut solidbody adorned with a none-more-rock all-black paintjob, chrome pickups, matching hardware, and a huge pile of attitude. There’s plenty of warm, resonant tones here when you

These days the world of start-up guitars offers far more than we could have imagined a few years ago, and Fender is continuing the tradition of great-sounding, affordable guitars with the Modern

Hear A Pin Drop? Dear Theory Godmother Is there an easy way to remove the pins in the bridge of an acoustic guitar when you’re changing strings? At present I’m using a