The top ten most popular guitars

10. BC Rich Warlock - This guitar was introduced in the 1970's. It is known mostly for its strange shape. It was made popular by heavy metal bands in the 1980s like Megadeth, Danzig, Warrant and Poison.

9. Gibson SG - The SG was created in 1961. Most people heard about this guitar from the heavy metal band, AC/DC.

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8. Gibson Explorer - The shape was a favorite for heavy metal guitarists. The shape was so popular that other companies made clones of this guitar. James Hetfield of Metallica played with this guitar.

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7. Danelectro - This guitar had one of the most simple designs. The Danelectro had a cylindrical pick-up nicknamed the "lipstick." This was Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin's favorite guitar in the last few years that the band played.

6. Gibson SG Doubleneck - One of the strangest looking guitars. The cool thing about this guitar was that since the top neck of the guitar had 12 strings and the bottom had 6, it could have two different feels and tones at the same time, which made it so that the guitarist wouldn't have to play with amp tones and tuning as much.

5.Gibson Flying- V - This guitar was actually a favorite of Jimi Hendrix. It is recognizable by many.

4. Rickenbacker 425, 360/12 - What's cool about this guitar is the sound of hitting all 12 of its strings. The guitar was made famous in rock and roll by George Harrison and John Lennon. It was good for finding a melodic/harmonic tone. Since then, bands from the Byrds to R.E.M. also consider this a top pick and a device used to create their unique sound.

3.Fender Telecaster - This was another guitar with a unique sound made famous by Jimmy Page. It usually has only one single-coil pick-up.

2. Fender Stratocaster - Many electric guitarists can recognize the clear and bright sound of a Fender "Strat". It is amazing that a guitar so hold still has the same power that Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton made back in the 1960's. It could be considered as one of the top choices of blues players.

1. Gibson Les Paul Standard - Standard and unchanged, this guitar is easily recognizable and is equipped with 2 humbucker pick-ups. It has almost every sound you need from a guitar. The Les Paul Standard is the most popular electric guitar in history.