ABOUT VG FRIENDS OF VG REGISTER RESOURCES SEARCH SITE MAP VG NEWSWIRE CURRENT ISSUE ROGER GIFFIN ARCHIVE SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES FEATURES VG TV PRICE GUIDE VG STORE FREE CLASSIFIEDS UPCOMING EVENTS ONLINE READERS GALLERY ADVERTISING WITH VG HALL OF FAME HOME		Current Issue Issue Archive FEATURES ST. BLUES GUITARS Then and Now St. Blues is the epitome of a brand with a unique niche in guitar lore. Born in a Memphis music store where notable guitarists often took instruments for repair, it now ranks among the revitalized. By Willie G. Moseley AMP-O-RAMA 1964 Fender Super Reverb Although plenty of players turn to this 4x10" 40-watter as “a tweed Bassman with effects,” there’s a whole lot more to it than that... And, if you will, a little less, too. By Dave Hunter 5 x 18 = BRITISH CRUNCH BLISS For many guitarists, there is no equal to the sound of a British amp driven to distraction with the volume knob twisted clockwise until it’ll turn no more! We gather five amps that replicate a certain British-made 18-watt legend and give them the business. By Bob Dragich GIBSON ROY SMECK ELECTRIC TENOR BANJO As instrument builders began developing electric versions of every instrument, Gibson enlisted one of the biggest instrumental stars of the era to ensure the success of its first electric banjo. By George Gruhn and Walter Carter RICK VITO'S TALE OF TWO GRAILS Find of a Lifetime Thanksgiving, 1990, was truly a holiday to remember for for the renowned Bob Seger/Fleetwood Mac guitarist who tells what may be the most remarkable “right place at the right time” story. By Ward Meeker 1967 EKO CONDOR In many ways, ’67 marked a farewell to innocence before a tempestuous storm that was about to break (King, Kennedy, the Chicago Democratic Convention...). And so, in many ways, was this nifty EKO reflective of the transitional Summer of Love. By Michael Wright BASS SPACE 1982 Gibson Victory When you consider their status as a last-gasp instrument from Gibson’s waning days as a property of Norlin, the ironically dubbed “Victory” series of guitars and basses had a lot going for them. By Willie G. Moseley DEPARTMENTS Vintage Guitar Price Guide Builder Profile Burriss Amplification Upcoming Events Vintage Guitar Classified Ads Dealer Directory The Great VG Giveaway ’08 Win a Bluetron Blueverb amp! Readers Gallery FIRST FRET Reader Mail News and Notes Freddy Powers, Electric Guitar in Wichita, Hendrix tribute tour, All-Star Guitar Night, Guiness Guitar Record, In Memoriam, more! On The Jimmy Reed Highway With Omar Dykes and Jimmie Vaughan By Dan Forte True ’60s TV Variety “Best of Jimmy Dean” on DVD By Rich Kienzle Tony Vega Never Too Late for The Blues By John Heidt Ask Zac By Zac Childs John Jorgenson Continued Gypsy Inspiration By Michael Dregni Chris Duarte Texas Guitar Makes a Comback By John Heidt Matt Schofield Top-Ranked Brit By Willie G. Moseley The Sadies Brothers in Collaboration By John Heidt COLUMNS The (Way) Back Beat A Pretty Girl is Like a Melody: Fretted Cheesecake Advertising Through the Years, Part 3 By Peter S. Kohman Q&A With George Gruhn Acousticville Mandolin of the Future? By Steven Stone “401K” Guitars “Supply and Demand” and the 1960 Gibson Les Paul Standard By Gil Hembree Fretprints Johnny “Guitar” Watson By Wolf Marshall TECH Guitar Shop Cosmetic Surgery By Tony Nobles Dan’s Guitar Rx A Höfner Bass Gets Straight, Part 2 By Dan Erlewine Talkin’ Amps With... erry Kilgore: The Tube Tramp Tells the Truth, Part 2 By David Jung REVIEWS The VG Hit List Moby Grape, Dick Dale, Omar Dykes/Jimmie Vaughan, John Fogerty, Pink Floyd, Riot on the Sunset Strip, more! Check This Action Pickin’ In The Living Room By Dan Forte Vintage Guitar Gear Reviews Gadow guitars, E-H Nano LPB-1/Soul Preacher, Line 6 Variax 700/Bass Floor POD Gearin’ Up! The latest cool new stuff!		2312 Log In Here * Email: * Password:
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