Arco — musical instruments, makers, and models

Fender Stratocaster

Electric guitar model

Electric guitar

Introduced by Fender in 1954, the Stratocaster is one of the most influential and widely imitated electric guitars ever made. Its contoured double-cutaway solid body, bolt-on maple neck, three single-coil pickups with a five-way selector, and synchronized vibrato bridge produce a bright, articulate voice that has shaped rock, blues, pop, surf, and country. Players from Buddy Holly and Jimi Hendrix to Eric Clapton and David Gilmour built signature tones on it, and the design has anchored Fender's line for seven decades.

Yamaha DX

Family of Yamaha FM synthesizers

Japan

The DX family is Yamaha's line of digital synthesizers based on FM (frequency modulation) synthesis, launched with the hugely influential DX7 in 1983. It spans flagship and budget keyboards such as the DX1, DX5, DX9, DX21, DX27, DX100, and DX11, the rackmount TX tone generators, and the modern Reface DX.

Gibson Les Paul

Solid body electric guitar

Electric guitar · United States

Introduced in 1952 as Gibson's first solid-body electric, the Les Paul pairs a mahogany body with a carved maple top and a glued-in neck. With its twin humbucking pickups, rich sustain, and thick tone, it stands alongside the Stratocaster as one of the two defining electric guitars of rock and blues.

Adams Professional Gen II Timpani

Professional orchestral timpani family

Timpani · Netherlands

A professional Adams timpani family built around the company's Generation II balanced-action design.

Steinway Model D

Concert grand piano

Piano · Germany

A Steinway concert grand piano measuring 8 feet 11 3/4 inches long, positioned by Steinway as its pinnacle concert grand.

Roland TR-808

Analog drum machine

Drum machine · Japan

The Roland TR-808 Rhythm Composer is a programmable analog drum machine that Roland produced from 1980 to 1983. Its sounds are generated by analog circuitry rather than samples, giving it a distinctive booming kick, snappy snare, and sizzling cymbals and hi-hats. Commercially unsuccessful at launch, it became one of the most influential instruments in popular music, defining the low end of hip-hop, electro, and dance records and remaining a sought-after sound decades later.

Minimoog

Analog monophonic synthesizer

Synthesizer · United States

The Minimoog is a portable analog monophonic synthesizer made by Moog Music, with a 44-key keyboard and three oscillators feeding Moog's signature ladder filter. The original Minimoog is the Model D, later reissued by Moog Music.

Martin D-28

Dreadnought acoustic guitar

Acoustic guitar, Steel-string guitar · United States

A C. F. Martin Standard Series D-14 fret dreadnought acoustic guitar with spruce top, East Indian rosewood back and sides, and a 25.4-inch scale length.

ESP Kirk Hammett

Electric guitar model

Electric guitar

ESP's line of signature guitars for Kirk Hammett, lead guitarist of Metallica. The models share metal-oriented superstrat construction and Hammett's trademark skull-and-bones fingerboard inlays, and they span both ESP's high-end instruments and more affordable LTD versions.

Shure SM57

Dynamic cardioid instrument microphone

Microphone · United States

A Shure unidirectional dynamic microphone for musical instrument pickup, live sound reinforcement, and recording.

Nord Lead

Virtual analog performance synthesizer family

Synthesizer · Sweden

The Nord Lead is a family of virtual analog synthesizers introduced by Clavia in 1995. The original Nord Lead pioneered the 'virtual analog' concept—digitally modeling analog synthesis with knob-per-function control—and its bright red instruments became staples on stage and in the studio.

Bach Stradivarius 180S37

Professional B-flat trumpet

Brass instrument, Trumpet · United States

A Bach Stradivarius professional B-flat trumpet with a .459-inch medium-large bore, #37 yellow brass bell, #25 mouthpipe, Monel pistons, and silver-plate finish.

Electric Guitars

Models: 380 · Makers: 65

Solid-body, semi-hollow, and hollow electric guitars.

Synthesizers

Models: 245 · Makers: 33

Hardware synthesizers, synth model families, and related electronic instruments.

Acoustic Guitars

Models: 233 · Makers: 43

Acoustic steel-string and nylon-string guitars, guitar model families, and related variants.

Harps

Models: 155 · Makers: 10

Pedal harps, lever harps, harp makers, model families, and orchestral harp variants.

Electric Basses

Models: 88 · Makers: 26

Electric bass guitars and related model families.

Effects pedals

Models: 77 · Makers: 21

Guitar and bass effects — overdrive, distortion, fuzz, delay, reverb, modulation, and more, in pedal, rack, and multi-effects formats.

Ukuleles

Models: 51 · Makers: 22

Ukuleles, ukulele makers, model families, and related variants.

Flutes

Models: 60 · Makers: 12

Concert flutes, alto flutes, bass flutes, piccolo families, flute makers, and related variants.

Eurorack Modules

Models: 43 · Makers: 10

Modular synthesizer modules in the Eurorack format.

Organs

Models: 37 · Makers: 14

Acoustic, electric, and electronic organs and organ model families.

Cymbals

Models: 38 · Makers: 6

Ride, crash, hi-hat, effects, orchestral, and specialty cymbals, plus cymbal makers and series.

Drum Kits

Models: 34 · Makers: 8

Acoustic and hybrid drum kit model families, shell packs, and related drum sets.

Yamaha

Japan musical instrument manufacturer

Models: 120 · Categories: 11

Yamaha is a Japanese musical instrument manufacturer founded in 1887 and one of the largest in the world, producing pianos, guitars, wind and brass instruments, drums, and a wide range of electronic instruments.

Roland

Japanese electronic and amplification instrument maker

Models: 70 · Categories: 10

Roland is a Japanese maker of electronic musical instruments, including synthesizers, drum machines such as the TR-808, and the JC-120 Jazz Chorus, a benchmark solid-state guitar amplifier known for its built-in stereo chorus and produced since 1975.

Fender

United States electric guitar maker

Models: 56 · Sources: 2

Fender is an American maker of electric guitars, basses, and amplifiers, founded in California in 1946. Its Telecaster, Stratocaster, and Precision Bass are among the most influential solid-body electric instruments ever built.

Camac Harps

French harp maker

Models: 46 · Categories: 1

Camac Harps is a French harp maker producing pedal, lever, electric, and specialty harps for professional and student players.

Gibson

United States guitar manufacturer

Models: 43 · Categories: 3

Gibson is an American guitar manufacturer founded in 1902 and based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is known for archtop, hollow-body, and solid-body electric guitars such as the Les Paul, SG, and ES-335, as well as acoustic flat-tops.

Stentor Music

British orchestral string instrument brand

Models: 36 · Categories: 3

Stentor Music is a British orchestral string instrument brand associated with student and advancing violins, violas, cellos, double basses, bows, and cases.

Eastman Strings

Orchestral string instrument brand

Models: 35 · Sources: 5

Eastman Strings is an orchestral string instrument brand with violin, viola, cello, bass, bow, case, and string-family instrument lines.

Moog Music

American company

Models: 33 · Categories: 2

Moog Music is an American maker of synthesizers founded by Robert Moog in 1953, a pioneer of the commercial analog synthesizer known for the Minimoog and a range of modular and performance synths.

Córdoba Guitars

Nylon-string and acoustic guitar brand

Models: 33

Córdoba is a guitar brand known for classical, flamenco, fusion, and other nylon-string guitars.

Korg

Musical instrument manufacturing company

Models: 29 · Categories: 6

Korg is a Japanese maker of electronic musical instruments founded in 1963, producing synthesizers, keyboards, drum machines, tuners, and effects.

ESP

Japanese guitar maker

Models: 28 · Categories: 3

ESP is a Japanese guitar maker founded in Tokyo in 1975, known for custom and production electric guitars and basses, especially the pointed designs popular with metal and hard-rock players.

Vox

British amplifier and keyboard maker

Models: 25 · Categories: 2

Vox is a British musical-equipment brand established in the late 1950s, best known for the AC30 guitar amplifier and the Continental combo organ widely used in 1960s pop and rock. The brand is now part of Korg.