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Choosing a Guitar

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Body/Headstock Shape
===Body/Headstock Shape===
This is the main thing you see when you first see a guitar, besides the finish color. Guitars come in all kinds of different shapes, with various pickguard and face designs. Here's a list of the most common shapes/styles:
* B.C. Rich
** Warlock
** Mockingbird
* [http://www.deanguitars.com/ Dean]
** [http://www.deanguitars.com/subcategory?series=ml_series ML (Dimebag)]
* [http://www.music-man.com/instruments/guitars.html Ernie Ball/Music Man]
** [http://www.music-man.com/instruments/guitars/the-majesty.html Majesty]
** [http://www.music-man.com/instruments/guitars/silhouette.html Silhouette]
** [http://www.music-man.com/instruments/guitars/luke.html Luke]
* [http://www.espguitars.com/guitars ESP]
** [http://www.espguitars.com/products?categories=eclipse-series-guitars-3 Eclipse]
** [http://www.espguitars.com/products?categories=frx-series-guitars-2 FRX]
** [http://www.espguitars.com/products?categories=horizon-series-guitars-3 Horizon]
** [http://www.espguitars.com/products?categories=m-series-guitars M-Series]
** [http://www.espguitars.com/products?categories=mystique-series-guitars Mystique]
* [http://www.evhgear.com/ EVH]
** [http://www.evhgear.com/gear/?section=guitars&series=Wolfgang%C2%AE%20USA Wolfgang]
** [http://www.evhgear.com/gear/subpage/?partno=5107902528 Striped]
* [http://www.fender.com/guitars/ Fender]
** [http://www.fender.com/guitars/jazzmaster/ Jazzmaster]
** [http://www.ibanez.co.jp/products/u_eg_series_pre.php?year=2014&cat_id=1&series_id=31 Iceman]
** [http://www.ibanez.co.jp/products/u_eg_sig_series14.php?year=2014&cat_id=1&series_id=22 Jem]
* [http://www.espguitars.com/guitars ESP]
** [http://www.espguitars.com/products?categories=eclipse-series-guitars-3 Eclipse]
** [http://www.espguitars.com/products?categories=frx-series-guitars-2 FRX]
** [http://www.espguitars.com/products?categories=horizon-series-guitars-3 Horizon]
** [http://www.espguitars.com/products?categories=m-series-guitars M-Series]
** [http://www.espguitars.com/products?categories=mystique-series-guitars Mystique]
* [http://www.jacksonguitars.com/guitars/ Jackson]
** [http://www.jacksonguitars.com/guitars/kelly/ Kelly]
** [http://www.jacksonguitars.com/guitars/soloist/ Soloist]
** [http://www.jacksonguitars.com/guitars/warrior/ Warrior]
* [http://peavey.com/products/index.cfm/category/523/Instruments Peavey]
** [http://peavey.com/products/index.cfm/item/738/116780/Power%26nbsp%3BSlide%26trade%3B%26nbsp%3BBlack PowerSlide]
* [http://www.prsguitars.com/ Paul Reed Smith]
** [http://www.prsguitars.com/s2series/ S2 Series]
* [http://www.deanguitars.com/ Dean]
** [http://www.deanguitars.com/subcategory?series=ml_series ML (Dimebag)]
* [http://peavey.com/products/index.cfm/category/523/Instruments Peavey]
** [http://peavey.com/products/index.cfm/item/738/116780/Power%26nbsp%3BSlide%26trade%3B%26nbsp%3BBlack PowerSlide]
* [http://www.evhgear.com/ EVH]
** [http://www.evhgear.com/gear/?section=guitars&series=Wolfgang%C2%AE%20USA Wolfgang]
** [http://www.evhgear.com/gear/subpage/?partno=5107902528 Striped]
* B.C. Rich
** Warlock
** Mockingbird
Besides the sillouhette, also pay attention to the "top". This is really the ''face'' of the body - the part facing the audience. Some bodies use a rounded top to give the guitar a more 3-D look, which I find appealing.