Issue Archive

November 2005

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FEATURES SLASH Vintage “Contraband” and Velvet Revolver He arrived on the scene with a simple setup, a true sense of melody, ambition, and an attitude that separated...

October 2005

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FEATURES IN DETAIL Gibson’s 1953-’65 Firebird A direct shot at Fender’s Jazzmaster and Jaguar rock guitars, it was an unexepectedly funky offering from the staid, traditional Gibson....

September 2005

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FEATURES GRETSCH GUITARS The Artful Icon Gretsch guitars reached their prominence in a time when guitars were made for the average man to play his average tune....

August 2005

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FEATURES TONY IOMMI The Godfather of Metal Gets Fused Hailed as one of the most influential rock guitarists of all time, he conjured up dark and heavy...

July 2005

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FEATURES 76 WATTS THE HARD WAY The VG Low-Watt Tube Shootout ’05 For guitarists, the richness and warmth of tube saturation is the key to nirvana. But...

June 2005

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FEATURES 1953 GIBSON LES PAUL JUNIOR Gibson records tell us the Les Paul Junior was introduced in 1954. But this instrument has tone and volume pot...

May 2005

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FEATURES ZAKK WYLDE Unassuming and unapolgetic, he is the Les Paul-and-Marshall-jacking badass of hard rock. With Ozzy Osbourne, he helped heavy metal survive the grunge rush....

April 2005

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FEATURES DOUBLENECKS, TRIPLENECKS And the “California Weird” Factor Just where the first multi-neck instrument was built isn’t known. But one thing is certain; guitar players are always...

March 2005

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FEATURES 50 YEARS OF CRUNCHY, CLEAN DIRT Gibson advanced electric guitar technology with the introduction of the humbucking pickup in 1955. Patented in ’59, it changed...

February 2005

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FEATURES GRETSCH 6134 WHITE PENGUIN One of the rarest Gretsch instruments, it was also one of the company’s dressiest guitars. Still, no more than a few...
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