Mark Sampson: Back Cat
The epitome of a restless designer/tinkerer, Mark Sampson has co-founded four guitar-amplifier companies, two of which – Matchless and Bad Cat – are indelible...
Thom Rotella’s Wes Flashback!
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Fretboard brilliance from a studio master
Guitarist Thom Rotella is a protégé of the legendary Tommy Tedesco and lists heroes including Montgomery, Green, Benson,...
Ronnie Baker Brooks: Windy City Blues Hero
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Chicago Sound, Fresh Attitude
Second-generation blues master Ronnie Baker Brooks grabbed his a custom Gibson ES-336, a Tube Screamer, and his reissue Fender Super...
Mark Farner’s Meat-and-Potatoes Rock
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New Solo Album – “Closer to My Home”
Live from his music room, Mark Farner plays “Real,” from “Closer to My Home,” his first...
Richard Tozzoli
A ’70s kid with older brothers whose vinyl collection included the Doors and Bob Marley, Richard Tozzoli has fond recollections of the sounds –...
Gary Clark, Jr.
Gary Clark, Jr. refuses to stay in his lane. More than a blues man, he’s an artist whose latest album, JPEG RAW, explores the...
“Buy That Guitar” podcast with special guest Collin Whitley
Season 02 Episode 3
Episode 3 of “Buy That Guitar” features Collin Whitley, whose fascination with that famous Rickenbacker jangle began when he was boy....
“Buy That Guitar” podcast with special guest Fred Stucky
Season 02 Episode 2
Episode 2 of “Buy That Guitar” features Fred Stucky, who has amassed one of the world’s largest and most-impressive collections of...
Michael Bloomfield’s ’63 Telecaster
A silver-spoon teen who loved sneaking into Chicago’s southside blues clubs, Michael Bloomfield reveled in absorbing all he could from the many legendary players...
“Buy That Guitar” podcast with special guest Alan Greenwood
Season 02 Episode 1
VG’s “Buy That Guitar” podcast opens its second season with host Ram Tuli joined by Alan Greenwood, founder and publisher of...