| Made in | Guitar's country of origin (where it has been made, actually). Thank you for letting us know when a country is missing! |
| General Comment | General comments about this model. |
| Start Year | The year the production of this model started. |
| End Year | The year the production of this model ended. |
| SN Location | Where is usually located the serial number. For example, back of the head, neck plate, etc. |
| Nb Manufactured | Number of instruments produced, useful for a short run by instance. |
| Last Retail Price | Last known street price, not the price you paid for it! Please also mention the currency (ex: US$). |
| Type | Allows you to choose among a list of possible ones. Please use 'Unknown' when you don't know, and 'Other' when it's not in the list. |
| Shape | Allows you to choose among a list of shapes. Well-known (not to say historic) shapes are provided. |
| Headless | Is the head absent in this model (tuners are then usually located near the bottom of the body, but could also be elsewhere). |
| Head Comments | Head-related comments (veneer, shape, etc). |
| Reversed Head | Allows to specify whether the guitar has an inverted head or not (when the head is 'inverted', tuners are then in-raw, on the treble-side of the guitar). |
| Tuning Machines | Tuning machines comments: brand, gear-ratio, buttons shape, finish, etc. |
| Inlaid Head | Does the head contain inlays or other inserts. |
| Inlays Comment | Head inlays related comments (material, shape, etc). |
| Nb frets | Number of frets. Please do not include the possible zero-fret. |
| Neck Comment | Neck-related comments: materials, if it's a laminated one, shape or other details. |
| Nut material | Allows you to pick the material used for the nut. |
| Zero-Fret | To indicate if the guitar has a zero-fret (just below the nut, forming then the real starting point for calculating the scale). |
| Neck setting | Choose among the possible settings: The neck can be glued (set-neck), bolt onto the body (bolt-on), or through the body (through body; in this case, the neck forms the central part of the body, which also contains two glued sides). |
| Laminated Neck | To indicate whether the guitar has a one-piece neck (only one piece of wood), or a laminated neck, formed of different pieces of wood glued together (in the length direction) to offer a better resistance and rigidity. Warning: If the neck is formed of two parts as it's sometimes the case in modern industrial processing (the head is glued to the neck), it must not be considered as a laminated one if it's formed of one material in one piece. |
| Neck material | Choose here the material used for the neck. Please use the neck-comments to detail if the neck is laminated. |
| Fingerboard material | Choose here the material used for the fingerboard. |
| Neck Binding | Is the neck bound? |
| Inlaid Fingertouch | Is the fingerboard inlayed (dots, blocks, other)? |
| Inlays Comment | Fingerboard Inlays-related comments. Enter here the fingerboard inlays shape, material, etc. |
| Neck radius | Please indicate here the camber (radius) of the fingerboard. |
| Body width | The maximal width is expected here. |
| Body Comment | Body-related comments, when the woods are used in a way that cannot be described with the specs form, or to give specific features. |
| Strings Thru | Are the strings traversing the body? |
| f-(or other) Holes | Is there one or more holes? |
| Holes Comment | To give specific details about holes (shape, location, diameter, etc). |
| Body Binding | Is the body bound? |
| Body Material | To use when the body is made of (only) one material. In this case, it's safe to leave other body material fields to 'Unknown'. |
| Body Top Material | Material used for the body top. If not applicable, please leave as 'Unknown'. |
| Body Middle Material | Material used for the middle part of the body, when the body is made of different layers. If not applicable, please leave as 'Unknown'. |
| Body Back Material | Material used for the back of the body, for a (semi-)hollow or an acoustic, for example. If not applicable, please leave as 'Unknown'. |
| Body Side Material | Material used for the sides of the body, when the guitar is a (semi-)hollowbody, an acoustic, or when it's a neck-trhough construction (body wings). If not applicable, please leave as 'Unknown'. |
| Pickguard | Is there a pickguard? |
| Pickguard Comment | Pickguard-related comments: colour, number of layers, material, etc. |
| Mikes Config | Starting from the neck-pickup, gives the pickup(s) configuration via a letters combination: (H)umbucker, (S)ingle-coil, (P)iezo. For example, a fat strat is SSH, a usual LP is HH, etc. |
| Electronics Comment | To provide additional details about electronics: special circuitry, other controls, etc. |
| Microphones Comment | To provide additional comments about pickups: brand, model, etc. |
| Nb Volume Controls | Number of volume control(s). |
| Nb Tone Controls | Number of tone control(s). |
| Pick-Up Selector | When the guitar has two or more pickups, is there a pickup selector? |
| Pick-Up Sel Nb Positions | Number of positions for the pickup switch above. |
| Tap/Coil Capable | Is the guitar features tap-coil? |
| Tap/Coil Push/Pull | Is tap-coil obtained with a push/pull? |
| Phase Switching Capable | Can pickups be put out of phase? |
| Piezzo | Is there a piezzo or a transducer? |
| Piezzo Comment | Piezzo or transducer related comments: preamp features, etc. |
| Active Electronics | Is there active electronics (do we need a batterie to make her scream?!)? |
| Hardware Comment | Hardware related comments (finish, colour, materials, etc). |
| One-piece bridge/stop | Is the bridge also act as a stop-bar (as with most trems, for instance)? |
| Bridge Comment | Bridge related comments (brand, finish, features, etc). |
| Tremolo | Is there a tremolo? |
| Tremolo Comment | Tremolo related comments (brand, finish, features, etc). |
| Stop/Tail Comment | Comments about stop-bar or tail. |
| Notes | Allows to enter free text to add comments and specific datas or story about the model. |