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I love signature guitars , and it ’ s not a hero worship thing . I just really appreciate an instrument designed by someone who plays day in and day out for their career ; their countless experiences with different instruments leads them to come up with thoughtful and useful innovations that improve upon classic designs . It ’ s a bonus when a guitar is designed by a player I admire , and when I see one of those , I know my wallet is going to take a hit . I ’ ve written about signature guitars before , and since then , a new crop of very interesting guitars have emerged , so I think it ’ s time to revisit the subject . Here are a handful of signature models that I ’ m certain will be keepers — if you can manage to get your hands on one .

6 SUPERB SIGNATURE SIX- STRINGERS

Words by Sam Hill

I love signature guitars , and it ’ s not a hero worship thing . I just really appreciate an instrument designed by someone who plays day in and day out for their career ; their countless experiences with different instruments leads them to come up with thoughtful and useful innovations that improve upon classic designs . It ’ s a bonus when a guitar is designed by a player I admire , and when I see one of those , I know my wallet is going to take a hit . I ’ ve written about signature guitars before , and since then , a new crop of very interesting guitars have emerged , so I think it ’ s time to revisit the subject . Here are a handful of signature models that I ’ m certain will be keepers — if you can manage to get your hands on one .
38 TONE TALK // 6 Superb Signature Six-Stringers