The Fender Stratocaster. The Gibson Les Paul Standard 1958. The Guild Starfire III. These are just a few of the axes that have earned the moniker "classic." In this entertaining, informative guide, guitar maven Walter Carter gives the lowdown on these and hundreds of other models, with model name and number, finishes, year of manufacture, production period, a wealth of fascinating history, background and trivia, and which artists played — and sometimes advertised — each instrument.