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Introducing Season 2 of Buy That Guitar Podcast

Listen to Season 2 of “Vintage Guitar Presents: Buy That Guitar,” hosted by Ram Tuli, co-author of The Official Vintage Guitar Price Guide. In this season, we explore a variety of topics, including the ever-expanding vintage guitar market, the jangly sound of Rickenbacker guitars from the sixties, the cool beginnings of Gretsch, Newman Guitars, the iconic Fender Stratocaster, and the rarest and most expensive pedals and effects in today’s vintage market, among many other fascinating topics.
Our second season launches on January 14th, with new episodes released every Tuesday!

Please feel free to reach out to Ram at Ram@VintageGuitar.com with any questions or comments you may have. Like, comment, and share this podcast! Listen here.

Introducing Season 2 of Buy That Guitar Podcast

Listen to Season 2 of “Vintage Guitar Presents: Buy That Guitar,” hosted by Ram Tuli, co-author of The Official Vintage Guitar Price Guide. In this season, we explore a variety of topics, including the ever-expanding vintage guitar market, the jangly sound of Rickenbacker guitars from the sixties, the cool beginnings of Gretsch, Newman Guitars, the iconic Fender Stratocaster, and the rarest and most expensive pedals and effects in today’s vintage market, among many other fascinating topics.
Our second season launches on January 14th, with new episodes released every Tuesday!

Please feel free to reach out to Ram at Ram@VintageGuitar.com with any questions or comments you may have. Like, comment, and share this podcast! Listen here.

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Classic Instruments

The Martin OM-28

Although popular music of the 1920s featured the tenor banjo as the preferred rhythm instrument, the guitar’s popularity rose steadily through the decade, and by the ’30s, it had overtaken the banjo. As had been the case with tenor banjos, mandolins, and classical/minstrel banjos in earlier eras, the best-selling fretted instrument attracted the most attention […]

by George Gruhn and Walter Carter
Artists

Pop ’N Hiss: Led Zeppelin’s IV

Heaven Sent

It’s impossible to overstate the influence Led Zeppelin’s “untitled” fourth album – call it IV, ZoSo, Runes, Four Symbols, whatever – has had on musicians of all stripes. Released November 8, 1971, the album was a towering creative achievement that has been the subject of unequaled acclaim, speculation, and lore. Of its eight songs, “Stairway […]

by Bret Adams
Music

Chris Cain

Raisin’ Cain

Chris Cain returns with his 15th solo album, and it’s marvelous. Joining forces with Alligator Records, Cain continues his musical path with troubled stories and a guitar style that combines Albert King with the harmonic sophistication found on the finest Steely Dan recordings. It’s an irresistible formula. Funky grooves, toe-tapping shuffles, and ballads comprise an […]

Artists

Dan Fogelberg

The sociopolitical attitude of the American population is often said to be gauged in reference to a town in Illinois. But “How will it play in Peoria?” isn’t the only reason the city is notable; it’s also the hometown of singer/songwriter/guitarist Dan Fogelberg, whose plaintive voice, evocative songs, and prowess on guitar have resulted in […]

Artists

Ron Wood

Stone Solo

“I’ve always wanted to rock,” gushes 63-year-old Ron Wood, whose journey from the shy 10-year-old washboard player in older brother Ted’s ’50s skiffle group to the renowned veteran guitarist in “The World’s Greatest Rock and Roll Band” has been one wild joyride. Born Ronald David Wood on June 1, 1947, in London’s Hillingdon section to […]

Music

The Minus 5 and the Monkees

Of Monkees and Men, Good Times, etc.
Monkee Business

The 1960s – that halcyon decade which Americans today are most inclined to reconsider with dewy eyes – is in the midst of a retrospective heyday. Assuming the Stones’ ill-fated NorCal bacchanalia in December ’69 represents the final nail in the coffin for this parade of 50th-anniversary observations, we have another three years of Aquarian […]

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Artists

Frank Gambale

Soulmine

Frank Gambale has had an amazing career playing the music he loves. From being the go-to guy for sweep-picking, and later replacing Al DiMeola in Return To Forever, Gambale drops jaws wherever he goes, and whether playing straight jazz, instrumental rock, or contemporary fusion, he plays from the heart and head. Gambale’s current project is […]

Artists

Derek St. Holmes

Making Rock and Roll Cool Again

Derek St. Holmes has been in the rock and roll business since the early 1970s and is best known for his work as guitarist, vocalist, and co-songwriter with the original Ted Nugent band. Ever the unsung hero, St. Holmes was delivering the word on favorites like “Stranglehold,” “Snakeskin Cowboys,” and “Hey Baby,” back when people […]

Artists

Fillmore Flashback

Mike Campbell on Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ Legendary 1997 Set

In early 1997, Tom Petty was unsure what the future held for him or his band, the Heartbreakers. But he was searching for something new on the heels of his hit solo album, Wildflowers, and the enormously popular tour that followed. “I just want to play and get away from the land of videos and […]

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Gittler Classic

Back to the Future

The Gittler guitar was invented in the late 1970s by Allan Gittler, whose vision to reduce the guitar to its most essential elements led him to design an instrument that looked like a cross between modern art and a musical fishbone. The instrument gained a following that included Andy Summers of The Police, who famously […]

VG Approved Gear

JHS 3 Series

Budget Boutique

JHS’ seven new 3 Series pedals strip away cosmetics and frills. History has told us that simple pedal designs can sacrifice key elements. Is that the case here? Presented in plain white aluminum boxes, the series includes an Overdrive, Distortion, Fuzz, Chorus, Delay, Reverb, and Compressor. And economy doesn’t end with the spare window dressing. […]

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Classic Instruments

1905 Gibson F-2

In the opinion of most American mandolinists, Gibson brought mandolin design to a level of perfection in 1922, with the introduction of the Master Model F-5. It wasn’t much earlier – 25 years or so – that Orville Gibson created the F model as one of two mandolin body styles (the other being the symmetrical […]

George Gruhn and Walter Carter
Classic Instruments

The Peoples’ Guitar

Gibson’s Depression-Era Exports

Many aren’t aware that some of the archtop guitars Gibson produced during the Depression were marketed under different brand names, including Kalamazoo, Recording King, Cromwell, Fascinator, and Kel Kroyden, among others. These shared similar features and construction techniques with the low-line Gibson-branded instruments such as the L-30 and L-50: a spruce top, mahogany body and […]

Artists

Chris Poland

Metal Fusion Equinox

Chris Poland’s signature legato was born from tragedy. As a teen, his left hand accidentally punched through a plate-glass window and cut tendons in his fingers. He lost the ability to bend his index finger, and lost feeling in his pinkie. As a result, he learned unique fretting techniques that set the bar for inventive […]

Artists

Graham Dechter

Post-War Perfection

Since his debut at age 19, Graham Dechter has rekindled a post-war jazz sound, effortlessly swinging and always in the pocket. On his latest, Major Influences, he evokes iconic names like Pass, Ellis, Farlow, and Montgomery, employing a command of technique and melodic jazz with a dash of sweet blues. We caught up with him […]

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Carl Martin’s Roadie Bandmate 15

Tone-Rich Traits

Denmark’s Carl Martin has built a following with its PlexiTone series of overdrives and effects pedals used by stars the world over. The company recently introduced the Roadie Bandmate 15, a 15-watt Class A amp with matched EL84 power tubes, a Celestion Vintage 30 speaker, and built-in spring reverb.  At 41 pounds and boasting clean […]

Artists

Chris Tapp

Heavy Adversity

Unphased by knee-jerk comparisons to rock duos like the White Stripes, Royal Blood, and Black Keys, The Cold Stares have nothing to worry about. Their teeth-rattling blues-rock sound is heavier than anything those bands could dream of. Guitarist Chris Tapp is the fuzz wizard behind the band’s literary and sonic persona, and their current album, […]

Classic Instruments

B.C. Rich Eagle

When my son was young I used to do “guitar shows” for his classes, showing off 10 or so electric guitars that started with conventional shapes – a Les Paul and a Strat – and progressed to more unusual designs. I’d often conclude with this cool 1981 B.C. Rich Eagle and a rousing rendition of […]

VG Approved Gear

Black Cat Vibe and TWA’s Triskelion Mk. II

Opposites Attract

In today’s world of proliferating boutique pedals, guitarists have a staggering array of divergent options. Case in point, the Black Cat Vibe and TWA Triskelion Mk. II make for a pair of pedals, which couldn’t be more different. The Black Cat Vibe is based on the original Uni-Vibe of the 1960s and ’70s, evoking that […]

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