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 King's Ransom Seagal, Gibbons, and Albert King’s Flying Vs United by their devotion to a musical form and a deep respect for one of its legends, an action-film superstar and rock-and-roll icon spend some quality time with three guitars made famous by blues royalty. By Wolf Marshall The Airline 62-9015A From Montgomery Ward’s Airline range, this gem was manufactured by Danelectro and defines the glories of the ’60s-department-store tube amplifier. By Dave Hunter Gibson’s Mastertone banjos Gibson knew the tenor banjo would be popular when it made its first one in 1918. But one model in particular is representative of the company’s desperate attempt to develop a five-string that could compete in the market. By George Gruhn and Walter Carter Paul Gilbert All About Vintage - Import-Style! A teenager when he hit the scene, he unveiled the heavy metal band Racer X in the mid ’80s and made his mark as a top player in the genre. A longtime Ibanez enthusiast, his collection includes some early gems. By Lisa Sharken Höfner’s Fledermausgittarre A Bat By Any Other Name Pure Höfner showpiece in concept and execution, only 12 were made. And for as pedestrian as it may be in terms of materials, its design was a radical departure. Today its sole purpose is to entice aficionados and collectors! By Ward Meeker The Teisco SD-4L Time was, it mattered where a guitar was built. Like in 1963, when this Teisco was made in Japan. In the minds of the Americans for whom it was created, that meant “cheap.” But was it really that bad? By Michael Wright The Carvin DN440T A veritable poster child for the custom-build ethos on which Carvin was founded, this unique doubleneck bass from the late 1980s combines the company’s stock offerings with a couple of one-off twists. By Willie G. Moseley DEPARTMENTS Vintage Guitar Price Guide Builder Profile Metal Pedals Upcoming Events Vintage Guitar Classified Ads Dealer Directory Readers Gallery FIRST FRET Reader Mail News and Notes Taj Mahal inducted to Blues HoF, Cactus Cafe turns 30, Peavey Gifts Delta Music Institute, In Memoriam, more! Larry Coryell The Godfather of Fusion Returns By Pete Prown Guy King Chicago’s Latest Royalty By John Heidt Ask Zac By Zac Childs Danny Caron Busy in the Bay By John Heidt Andreas Oberg Euro-Jazz Powerhouse Shares Craft By Pete Prown Fareed Haque Wordly Jazz Virtuoso By Pete Prown Cris Jacobs Guitar Views From a Bridge By John Heidt Gary Louris Acoustic Flood By Wallace Marx Jr. COLUMNS The (Way) Back Beat The Burns Story, 1964: Solid Heyday By Peter S. Kohman Q&A With George Gruhn Acousticville Great “Truths” of Collecting By Steven Stone “401K” Guitars The Guild Starfire III By Gil Hembree Fretprints Surf’s Up! By Wolf Marshall TECH Dan’s Guitar Rx Fretless Finish Fix-Up By Dan Erlewine Talkin’ Amps With... Cabinet Building 101 By David Jung Shop of Hard Knocks Top 10 $10 Tricks, Part Two By Will Kelly REVIEWS The VG Hit List CD, DVD, and Book Reviews: Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck, David Grissom, Nick Lowe, Tennesse Ernie Ford, Bryan Clark, Neptune Bound: The Ultimate Danelectro Guitar Guide, more! Check This Action R&B Royalty By Dan Forte Vintage Guitar Gear Reviews Fender Road Worn guitars, Stromberg Newport Hollowbody, Blackbird Rider, Centrance AxePort Pro, Retro-Sonic pedals, Dan Armstrom Green Ringer/Orange Squeezer, Lindy Fralin Hum-Cancelling P90s Gearin’ Up! The latest cool new stuff!		2312 Log In Here * Email: * Password:
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