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 RIDING WITH LOS LOBOS 30 Years & Still Going Strong Arguably the most important American band to come out of the 1980s, musically and sociologically, its contributions have secured the band’s place in the history of many styles. By Dan Forte THE BASS SPACE 1960s Truetone Bass This ’60s cheapo is the Western Auto house brand equivalent of a Kay #5915 and was, in its initial state, perhaps noteworthy for what it didn’t have – markers on the fretboard! By Willie G. Moseley 1929 Gibson GB-3 Guitar Banjo Gibson’s Mastertone banjos arrived in 1925, boasting innovative features more suited for Dixieland music. In the hands of a skilled player, a six-string guitar banjo has a sound that rivals a good resonator guitar. By George Gruhn THE BANGLES Yesterdays... and Today After a 10-year separation, the two-guitar band that rose to prominence in the 1980s with hits like “Manic Monday” and “Walk Like an Egyptian” reunited in ’99 to overwhelming response. By Kraig Sollenberger JERRY SCHEFF Before and Beyond Elvis Best known for holding down the bottom-end in Elvis Presley’s fabled TCB Band, he has been a fixture in the recording scene for decades. And he has always done things his own way. By Willie G. Moseley MARIAN HALL First Lady of the Steel Guitar Few, if any, women are mentioned amidst the legends of the steel guitar, but Marian Hall is one to remember. Her sound and style were vital to country, jazz and swing in the 1950s and early ’60s. By Cindy Cashdollar THE DIFFERENT STRUMMER Yamaha’s Full Metal Jacket When you think of Superstrats, you don’t think of Yamaha. Nevertheless, it made some very nice examples of the form, in the shadow, perhaps, of its better known SG/SBGs. This is their story. By Michael Wright DEPARTMENTS Dealer News Vintage Guitar Price Guide Builder Profile Butler Custom Sound Upcoming Events Vintage Guitar Classified Ads Dealer Directory The Great VG Giveaway ’04 Win a D’Addario/Planet Waves gear package! Readers Gallery FIRST FRET Reader Mail News and Notes First World Guitar Congress, New Albums, Gibson Songwriting Contest, S.I.R Moves, Dr. Dylan, In Memoriam, more! Barney Kessel 1923-2004 By Dan Forte Executive Rock Now Hear This... By Willie G. Moseley First Look! Clapton Throws a Party Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival By Dan Forte Photos by Eddie Malluk. Classic Concerts Elvis Presley By Willie G. Moseley BR549’s New Blood By John Heidt COLUMNS Q&A With George Gruhn Acousticville Chinese-Made Mandolins By Steven Stone FretPrints Barney Kessel By Wolf Marshall Gigmeister Thoughts Are Things By Riley Wilson The Bitter Ol’ Guitar Curmudgeon Guitar 101 By Stephen White TECH Dan’s Guitar Rx Fixing Lil’ Junior, Part 2 By Dan Erlewine Guitar Shop Pimp My Guitar By Tony Nobles Amps Five Ways to Preserve Your Vintage Amp By Gerald Weber Ask Gerald By Gerald Weber REVIEWS The VG Hit List Music and Book Reviews: Fleetwood Mac, Jimi Hendrix, The Pretty Things, Gurf Morlix, Thackery and Benoit, Blasters and Nat King Cole on DVD, more ! Check This Action Uniquely American Music Dan Forte Vintage Guitar Gear Reviews Gibson Cloud 9 Les Paul, Aiken Invader, Line 6 Variax Acoustic, Guyatone Flip Tube Echo, Floyd Rose Redmond Model One! Gearin’ Up! The latest cool new stuff!		2312 Log In Here * Email: * Password:
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