As the US auto industry has its ‘Big Three’ (or what’s left of them), the two big guns in the electric guitar space remain Fender and Gibson, and these legendary companies continue to dominate the market. While their product lines are varied and diverse, the Telecaster, Stratocaster, and Les Paul are considered universally as the archetypal electric guitars.
Other renowned companies with legions of devotees include California-based Rickenbacker; Gretsch (actually bought by Fender in 2002); and Maryland luthier-gone-big-time Paul Reed Smith (PRS). Read more…
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One person may practice an instrument for an hour a day, another for only 10 minutes a day. 
Lil Wayne (aka Weezy F. Baby) is a name that most people who know music are familiar with. 
Savvy businesspeople recognize and envision the revenue that mixtapes can generate when marketed wisely. 
