FEATURES
PAT MARTINO
The jazz legend is a national treasure and inspiration to musicians and music lovers of all stripes. His career spans four decades, and his tale of trial and tribulation is one of the most powerful success stories in music. By Wolf Marshall
PETE ANDERSON
His 20-year association with Dwight Yoakam was one of the most fruitful in country music history; with Anderson playing and producing, they scored six Top 10s and two #1 singles. Now an in-demand producer/label head, he‘s keeping an eye open for the next Dwight. By Dan Forte
R.L. BURNSIDE
North Mississippi Blues Legend
In the hill country of North Mississippi, they play a different style of blues – pulsating, hip-thrusting, single-chord, groove blues. And R.L. Burnside is the master of the form. By John Puckett
GIBSON RD ARTIST
Toward the end of the ’70s, Gibson addressed the challenge of changing tastes with its RD Series guitars, boasting active electronics and a unique design. Top of the line was the luxurious RD Artist, introduced in ’78. By Michael Wright
THE BASS SPACE
1938 Gibson Upright
It didn’t necessarily herald the advent of electric bass as a viable instrument, but it was Gibson’s first attempt at a stringed bass that could be amplified with a pickup. By Willie G. Moseley
THE DIFFERENT STRUMMER
Harmony Thinline Electrics
If you’re over a certain age, your first electric guitar was likely a Harmony Rocket thinline. Though one of Harmony’s most popular electrics, it was by no means its only (or best) model. By Michael Wright
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B>Executive Rock
A Decade of Decay
By Willie G. Moseley
Q&A With George Gruhn
Acousticville
The Custom-Made Crapshoot
By Steven Stone
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Pat Martino
By Wolf Marshall
Guitars With Guts
Guitar Myths
By R.E. Bruné
Gigmeister
The Porch Board
By Riley Wilson
TECH
Amps
Versed in the Vernacular, Part III
By Gerald Weber
Ask Gerald
By Gerald Weber
REVIEWS
The VG Hit List
Music, Video, and Book Reviews: Robben Ford, The Fleshtones, Derek Trucks Band, Carl Verheyen, Big Bill Morganfield, Robin Trower, The Tube Amp Book, more!!
Check This Action
Priority Females
By Dan Forte
Vintage Guitar Gear Reviews
Koch Classictone 410, Brown’s Guitar Factory Fretted/less, Crate V Series amps, Marshall DSL401/JMP-1 Tube preamp!
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