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    Duke Robillard – Lowdown

    Vintage Guitar is happy to offer the premier of the new music video by Grammy nominee Duke Robillard. “Lowdown” is the  first single from his upcoming album, Blast Off!, set…

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Standel 400S

June 12, 2023 · Willie G. Moseley

In the early days of the American electric guitar/amplifier industry, Standel was known for building high-quality amplifiers used by the…

Check This Action: Kathy Valentine: HoF Bassist

August 1, 2023 · Dan Forte

In the highly recommended documentary, 2020’s The Go-Go’s, Police drummer Stewart Copeland is incredulous to learn that the band had…

John Monteleone

The Chisels Are Calling

December 25, 2023 · Rich Kienzle

Captured in this documentary, John Monteleone’s hand-crafted fretted instruments draw inspiration from the past. His chief inspirations are legendary guitar…

Jim Marshall Passes

April 6, 2012 · Ward Meeker

Jim Marshall, who pioneered guitar amplifiers used by some of the greatest names in rock and roll, died today. He…

Check This Action: My Kind of Blues

August 7, 2024 · Dan Forte

The notion of blurring the boundaries of jazz is almost laughable, since the umbrella already covers so many variations. From…

Classics: December 2023

Cliff Antone’s 1952 Fender Precision

August 15, 2024 · Ward Meeker

Texas is known for music, especially Austin, which in the mid ’70s became a hotbed thanks to clubs like Armadillo…

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    Carr Skylark Special 1×12

    Take Flight

    Arriving a little more than 10 years after the original Skylark, Carr Amplifiers’ new Skylark Special adds versatility and enhanced tonal depths to squeeze a lot more into this diminutive…

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Fretprints: John Abercrombie

Modern-Jazz Innovator

January 11, 2023 · Wolf Marshall

John Abercrombie operated in four dimensions. A guitarist of unbounded breadth and depth, he redefined space in long, improvised flights…

Hall and Hoppen

Ongoing with Orleans

November 3, 2022 · Willie G. Moseley

In the ’70s, the guitar-driven melodic rock of Orleans was all over the radio, with hits such as “Dance With…

Julian Lage

Julian Lage

A Guitar Wizard Comes of Age

March 14, 2016 · Pete Prown

People having been raving about Julian Lage since he was a young guitar prodigy almost 20 years ago – he…

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Pete Huttlinger

A Narrative (and album) From the Heart

August 13, 2014 · Willie G. Moseley

To call Pete Huttlinger a survivor is an understatement. The notable Nashville fingerpicker has fought back from a major stroke…


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“Buy That Guitar” podcast with special guest Larry Wexer

August 20, 2024 · Vintage Guitar

“Buy That Guitar” podcast with special guest Larry Wexer Season 01 Episode 07 In Episode 7 of “Buy That Guitar,”…

National-Dobro Model C

December 21, 2021 · Dave Hunter

We’ve seen some pristine vintage pieces in these pages over the years, but as far as time-capsule amps go, when…

The Burke Guitar

The Axe that Time Forgot

April 13, 2021 · Ward Meeker

For more than 60 years, aluminum has been used as a component in guitar construction. Exactly whose idea it was…

Wild Rabbit Salad’s “Postcard From Houston”

July 1, 2024 · Vintage Guitar

Eclectic sounds from Marietta and Bucky Roebuck Wild Rabbit Salad’s “Postcard From Houston” Bucky and Marietta Roebuck of Wild Rabbit…


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Electro-Harmonix Mel9 Tape Replay Effect

In a Mello Tone

March 5, 2019 · Rich Maloof

Producer George Martin was so fond of John Lennon’s tape-relay keyboard that he described it “as if a Neanderthal piano…

Electro-Harmonix Epitome, Tone Tattoo

Tone to the Third Squared

December 16, 2014 · Pete Prown

The Electro-Harmonix Epitome, Tone Tattoo Price: $491.84 list (Epitome) and $292.35 list (Tone Tattoo) Info: www.ehx.com The concept is smart…

Billionaire by Danelectro Big Spender

Rotary Club

July 10, 2019 · Michael Dregni

In this day and age, there’s a lot of spin going down, but perhaps not enough of the right type.…

D’Angelico Premier Bob Weir SS

Touch of Grey

April 26, 2019 · Michael Dregni

When Bob Weir introduced his D’Angelico Premier SS at NAMM last January, he performed a set of Grateful Dead and…

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Slash featuring Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators

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December 7, 2022 · Bret Adams

Slash is among the last of the old-school guitar heroes; there’s a line from ’60s and ’70s gods straight to…

Tim Fitzgerald comps on a Wes solo

January 26, 2023 · Vintage Guitar

Jazz star interprets the work of a legend Tim Fitzgerald and his ’81 Gibson ES-175 go old-school with this display…

David Hamburger

Top-Tier Tutorial

November 7, 2025 · Dan Forte

Whoever said, “Those who can’t do, teach” has never heard David Hamburger. Among his two dozen instructional books and videos,…

Andy Peake – Roots Without Boundaries

December 30, 2024 · Vintage Guitar

Andy Peake – Roots Without Boundaries Andy Peake is a drummer/percussionist with a long list of accomplished-guitarist friends. For proof,…

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Echoplex EP-2

February 17, 2015 · Michael Dregni

Sam Phillips didn’t invent tape echo with his mid-’50s recordings of Elvis, but he just as well may have. So…

Tom Feldmann And Noah Levy

Brothers in the Mud

March 3, 2022 · Michael Dregni

Spoiler alert: While it’s early in the year, this album is already a shoe-in as one of the best blues…

Santa Cruz HT/13 Happy Traum

Fingerstyle Dream

August 11, 2022 · Michael Shirek

In a career spanning more than 60 years, Happy Traum has been a fixture of the American folk scene, from…

Tsakalis Experience, Emma ON-1 Okto-Nøjs, and Mad Professor Twimble

World Sounds

July 3, 2019 · Pete Prown

It seems that every other stompbox on the market has dual-footswitch functionality, packing two entirely different circuits into one housing.…

Gibson’s 17″ Pre-War Electrics

ES-300 of 1940-’43

December 1, 2014 · Andre R. Duchossoir

Among musicians and collectors, Gibson’s pre-World-War-II ES-300 may be less popular today than the ES-250, but in terms of sheer…

Swart Atomic Jr.

Splitting The Atom

April 23, 2019 · Phil Feser

When Swart decided to split their Atomic Jr. five-watt combo into a piggyback, they not only went from an 8″…

Jim McCarty

Detroit Rock Royalty

October 4, 2023 · Dan Forte

Playing Detroit in 2013, Joe Bonamassa had a special treat in store for the crowd. “The best, most badass guitar…

Jimi Hendrix

January 27, 2017 · Oscar Jordan

James Marshall Hendrix is undoubtedly the greatest rock guitarist who ever lived, and Experience Hendrix LLC is now releasing a…

Chordal Colorations

Iconic Axes of Different Hues

October 3, 2015 · Michael Dregni

Though their colors are complementary, Brian May’s Red Special and Brian Setzer’s ’59 Gretsch 6120 couldn’t be more different in…

Kenny Wayne Shepherd

Dirt on My Diamonds, Vol. 1

August 7, 2024 · Rich Kienzle

It’s easy to summarize Kenny Wayne Shepherd’s raw-yet-modern blues approach. Joined by co-vocalist Noah Hunt, Shepherd delivers a lyric straight…

Blues Guitars On A Budget

A New Breed of L-Style

February 3, 2015 · Chip Wilson

Picture the archetypal 1930s blues man, photographed with a studio backdrop, jaunty hat, knowing leer…. What else do you see?…

Martin 0-28K

Martin 0-28K

June 8, 2015 · George Gruhn

The exotic figuration of Hawaiian koa wood on this Martin 0-28K from 1923 has a visual appeal that matched the…

John Scofield

Uncle John’s Band

August 12, 2024 · Pete Prown

Cue up the title cut and admire John Scofield’s chord-melody approach to the Grateful Dead’s 1971 FM hit. While Sco’…

Classics: Mike Semrad’s ’57 Gibson Les Paul Custom

October 29, 2025 · Ward Meeker

Mike Semrad’s musical roots run deep in his hometown of Fremont, Nebraska – at least as far back as his…

Mosrite Joe Maphis

July 14, 2020 · Willie G. Moseley

The 1960s were arguably the most memorable decade in the history of American guitar manufacturing. True, some legendary electric guitar…

Loar LH-309 VS Archtop

One Cool Cat

June 10, 2014 · Pete Prown

Loar LH-309 VS Archtop Price: $569.99 (street) Contact: theloar.com As the retro craze delves deeper into six-string history, a spate…

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Andrew Hendryx – Lesson #2: “Wish You Were Here” on a mandolin

April 4, 2018 · Andrew Hendryx

Pink Floyd’s “Wish You Were Here” on Mandolin Andrew Hendryx returns with his Collings MF5, this time demonstrating how to…

King Crimson and Toby Amies

In the Court of the Crimson King

October 30, 2023 · Pete Prown

This film asks the musical question, “Is Robert Fripp a virtuoso guitarist, sensitive tone-poet – or brutal taskmaster?” The answer…

Fretprints: Dave Grohl

Beyond Grunge

February 8, 2023 · Wolf Marshall

“Alternative rock” – more descriptor than genre – was a reaction to hair bands, technical excess, and pop-metal formulae. It…

Chris Dreja

Yardbird Recall

March 16, 2010 · Pete Prown

Chris Dreja had a front-row seat to rock-and-roll history, playing rhythm guitar and bass in the Yardbirds behind Eric Clapton,…

Matching Mojo

May 4, 2023 · Willie G. Moseley

During the “guitar boom” of the 1960s, one method of getting a band noticed was to equip it with matching…

Check This Action: England’s Renaissance Bluesman

December 6, 2024 · Dan Forte

Last month, I focused on the blues box Shake ’Em On Down, which included a couple of songs by London-born…

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ToneConcepts’ The Distillery

100-Proof Tone

February 5, 2015 · Oscar Jordan

While many pedal makers tinker away on effects that exhibit their personal tonal philosophies, the fact is that most don’t…

Jam Pedals Harmonious Monk Mk2 & Boomster Mk2

Brothers In Tone

June 26, 2024 · Oscar Jordan

Jam Pedals continually evolves its line by creating a cool menagerie of point-to-point stompboxes that adapt to a multitude of…

Jimmy Vivino

Showtime!

December 6, 2013 · Ward Meeker

Growing up in New Jersey, Jimmy Vivino was in many ways a typical Italian-American kid. His life centered around family…