The (Way) Back Beat: Top O’ The Line, For Only $150!
Having looked at the most expensive electric guitars offered in 1960s – over 50 years ago. Traditional makers – Gibson, Guild, and Gretsch –...
Freddie Green
Fellow musicians called him “Pep” or “Pepperhead.” He was also known as “Mr. Rhythm,” and he could drive a band like no other guitarist....
Gibson Wall-Board Guitar
In the world of “guitarcheology,” it’s well-documented that the truly interesting stuff – prototypes, one-offs, custom instruments – usually surface close to the source....
Gibson’s Crest Models
Gibson has produced two guitars bearing the “Crest” name. While both designs date to the 1960s, they’re very different instruments.
The first incarnation was a...
Gibson’s “SG” Les Paul
In 1961, Gibson replaced the single-cutaway Les Paul with a new line of lighter, thinner, mahogany double-cut solidbodies. Developed under the aegis of Ted...
Gibson Super 400
Much of America was still recovering from the Depression in 1934 when Gibson introduced a guitar at a price that was almost $100 higher...
Ray Benson’s Gibson ES-355
Anyone with a taste for real country music - in particular, Western swing - will recognize this guitar. Even though Asleep At The Wheel...
The Fender “High-Powered” Twin
1958-’59 Fender Twin
Preamp tubes: one 12AY7, two 12AX7
Output tubes: four 5881 (6L6 equivalents), fixed bias
Rectifier: GZ34 (5AR4) tube
Controls: Volume, Volume, Treble, Bass, Middle, Presence
Output:...
Dave Gant’s Amp Collection
Dave Gant grew up in Ada, Oklahoma, and while the city of 17,000 will never be confused with Memphis or Nashville in terms of...
Name that Twang
The fledgling Guild company scored a coup when it signed Johnny Smith to an endorsement deal in 1956. Perched atop the jazz-guitar scene at...