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 THE BASS SPACE Mosrite "TV" Model Ventures Bass Many consider custom-color Fenders the definitive surf instruments, but Mosrite and the Ventures formed the preeminent ’60s band/brand association, even if the relationship was brief. By Willie G. Moseley ROCKIN' ON BOBO Aerosmith Returns to Its Roots Aerosmith's new album, Honkin' On Bobo, is its rootsiest, most rockin' record in years. High-energy blues-influenced rock, it features 11 blues classics and a new original that capture the band’s essence. By Lisa Sharken 1939 MARTIN D-45 From 1933 to ’42, Martin produced 91 D-45s, the most deluxe and highest-priced flat-top guitar in its line at the time. Today, it’s among the most soughtafter steel-string flat-tops, and highest-priced vintage American-made acoustic. By George Gruhn THE VENTURES And Counting For most budding guitar players in the early 1960s, the “fab four” were Don Wilson, Nokie Edwards, Bob Bogle, and Mel Taylor – the classic lineup of the Ventures. By Willie G. Moseley ’31 SUPERTONE BRADLEY KINCAID Guitarmaking has a long history of artist “endorsements.” But the Supertone Bradley Kincaid was the first media-driven guitar, built by Harmony and sold primarily through Sears beginning in 1929 – and it was the first “cowboy” guitar. By Michael Wright AL CAIOLA Private Guitarist and arranger on radio, TV, and dozens of jazz and easy-listening albums, he has played sessions with everyone from Sinatra to the Coasters. He’s also one of the guitar’s most influential ambassadors. By Dan Forte THE DIFFERENT STRUMMER In Praise of Pointy Guitars If you were 15 years old in 1980, it’s time for you to savor recollections of the “good old days.” So give in to the moment and wax nostalgic about the “pointy” aspect of ’80s guitars! By Michael Wright DEPARTMENTS FIRST FRET Reader Mail News and Notes Tampa Hard Rock’s 41-foot PRS, Frampton Meets Gorby, Hiland on PHC, LOC Honors Parton, Clapton U.S. Tour, In Memoriam, more! Steve Sechler Roadwork and “Rose Colored Glasses” By Willie G. Moseley Executive Rock In Praise of Non-Reverse ’Birds By Willie G. Moseley John Pizzarelli By John Heidt Heavens to Mergatroid! Jimmy Thackery’s ’64 Strat rides again By Bob Dragich Classic Concerts ZZ Top By Eric Shoaf COLUMNS Guitars With Guts Ramon Montoya’s “La Maravilla” By R.E. Bruné Q&A With George Gruhn Acousticville Messing Up a Fine Instrument By Steven Stone FretPrints The Ventures By Wolf Marshall Gigmeister Line 6 Variax By Riley Wilson The Bitter Ol’ Guitar Curmudgeon Bull In A China Shop By Stephen White TECH Dan’s Guitar Rx The “Nashville” Tune-O-Matic By Dan Erlewine Guitar Shop Polishing Your Axe By Tony Nobles Amps The Triode Preamp Gain Stage By Gerald Weber Ask Gerald By Gerald Weber REVIEWS The VG Hit List Music and Book Reviews: The Stratocaster Chronicles, Jackson Browne, Sam Bush, Bottle Rockets, Biller & Horton, Matt Rae, The Subdudes, Stanley Brothers, Martin Guitar Masterpieces, more! Check This Action Confessions of a Folkoholic... Dan Forte Vintage Guitar Gear Reviews Phantom Teardrop Deluxe/BW Bass, Gator Twin Guitar Case, Parker Nitefly Mojo Flame, Crafters Mark Taylor mandolin, Planet Waves Trim Tuners! Gearin’ Up! The latest cool new stuff!		2310 Log In Here * Email: * Password:
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