National-Dobro Model C
We’ve seen some pristine vintage pieces in these pages over the years, but as far as time-capsule amps go, when you consider age-to-condition ratio,...
Festive Frets
Listen to VG’s "Festive Frets Holiday Play List" on Spotify!
From the two-string refrain that kicks off Bobby Helms’ “Jingle Bell Rock” to the rejuvenated...
1938 Supertone Gene Autry Roundup
In the depths of the Great Depression, people turned to entertainment for distraction. Not that there was much to be had when cash was...
St. Moritz Stereo
The notion of a stereo guitar became almost implicit when guitars started having two pickups. But it didn't become a reality on an actual...
Gretsch 7680 Super Axe
Most of us are – or should be – aware of the enormous contributions of the late Chet Atkins, the Country Gentleman, to American...
1965 Epiphone Emperor
The Epiphone Emperor has a long, convoluted history. It first appeared in Epiphone's catalog in late 1935 as a response to Gibson's Super 400,...
An Odd Gibson EH-150
Lap-steel guitars were the first commercially available electrics – ancestors of the guitars we plug in today, regardless of their shape. The popularity of...
Simon Adahl’s 1958 Höfner 162
He may not be part of anthropological history like Dutch paleontologist Eugene Dubois, but Simon Adahl did have to dig a bit to discover...
Gibson K-5 Mandocello
The violin-style f-holes of Gibson’s F-5 mandolin, L-5 guitar, and other Style 5 instruments, are the most famous and most significant elements of Lloyd...
Gibson’s 1958-’62 ES-335TD
The Redoubtable “Dot-Neck”
Early every guitar conceived or designed by Ted McCarty during his tenure as president of Gibson (1948-’66) is
today seen as exemplary of...