• Seymour Duncan Announces the Slash 3.0 Pickup Set

    Seymour Duncan Announces the Slash 3.0 Pickup Set

    SANTA BARBARA, January 13th, 2026 – Seymour Duncan, a leading manufacturer of guitar and bass pickups, effects pedals, and pedal amps, is proud to announce that the Slash 3.0 Pickup…

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    Thomas Custom Guitars

    Rarities from the Pacific Northwest

    Certain makes and models of electric guitars are rightfully prized for their elegant physical designs and superior craftsmanship. Even better are those also revered for their playability and particularly rich…

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Teye Guitars’ Master Series Knights Templar

Knight Time

April 23, 2019 · Chip Wilson

Guitar fanatics find inspiration from different players. And if Woody swapping licks and practicing “the ancient art of weaving” with…

The Gibson Starfire TR 1000 RVT

Trans-Galactic Toneway

October 6, 2022 · Dave Hunter

Relatively unsung among early entrants to the field of solid-state guitar amplifiers, Gibson was the first high-output, high-quality manufacturer to…

2021 November Issue on Spotify

November 2, 2021 · Vintage Guitar

This month we feature Night Ranger’s Brad Gillis, Eric Bibb, Rick Vito, K.K. Downing, Bobby Eli, Guy King, Pasquale Grasso,…

Tommy Smith

Leogun’s Led Zep Connection

March 3, 2016 · Willie G. Moseley

Some of the loudest buzz – literally and figuratively – in music surrounds the London-base power trio Leogun, fronted by…

Classics: May 2022

“Wild” Jimmy Spruill’s ’66 Fender Jaguar

January 9, 2023 · Ward Meeker

Wilbert Harrison’s 1959 version of Leiber and Stoller’s “Kansas City” shares space at the summit of all-time blues/pop classics, its…

Lincoln Goines

The Bass Choir

November 13, 2023 · Pete Prown

Check out the credits on many jazz, pop, and Latin albums over the past four decades and you’ll see the…

  • Albert King’s THC Flying V

    Albert King’s THC Flying V

    Coterie Complete

    Robert Johnson has been a fixture in the vintage-guitar community for more than a half-century. As a player and music producer, he has collected an assortment of instruments and music…

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Punky Meadows

Heavenly Guitar

April 18, 2019 · Greg Prato

In the 1970s, glam-rockers Angel carved a niche with five albums of arena-rock anthems and an image that stood in…

 Jason Isbell

New Vistas, Old Gear

January 2, 2026 · Rich Kienzle

Jason Isbell’s powerful songs, compelling vocals, and formidable guitar skills have made him one of America’s most-respected singer/songwriters. A charismatic…

Joe Long’s “stack-knob” Fender Jazz Bass

June 22, 2025 · Willie G. Moseley

If you’re a fan or aficionado of vintage instruments, odds are that any early-’60s Fender Jazz Bass catches your eye.…

Gregg Wright plays “Hey Li’l Girl”

May 27, 2022 · Vintage Guitar

Fiery riffs from a blues-rock legend! Gregg Wright has opened for Albert and Freddie King, and toured with The Jacksons.…


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“Buy That Guitar” podcast with special guest Kevin Borden

July 30, 2024 · Vintage Guitar

“Buy That Guitar” podcast with special guest Kevin Borden Season 01 Episode 04 In Episode 4 of “Buy That Guitar,”…

Classics: May 2022

“Wild” Jimmy Spruill’s ’66 Fender Jaguar

January 9, 2023 · Ward Meeker

Wilbert Harrison’s 1959 version of Leiber and Stoller’s “Kansas City” shares space at the summit of all-time blues/pop classics, its…

Guild’s S-100/S-200 “Kickstand” Models

November 30, 2016 · George Gruhn

Much like several other well-known manufacturers, Guild has, through the years, changed ownership, locations, and identities. Guild was founded in…

Gibson Les Paul Juniors

Beauties in Black: Two Rare Gibson Les Paul Juniors

February 6, 2022 · Ward Meeker

Guitar dealers tell guitar stories much like anglers tell fish stories. There are those they “got” and those that got…


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Danelectro ’66

Alluring Curves

April 19, 2019 · Pete Prown

The new Danelectro ’66 brings together several threads of retro-dom in one hip package. Visually, this Danny brings to mind…

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Godin’s A4 and A5 Ultra SA

Brave New Basses

December 31, 2014 · Sean OBryan Smith

Godin A4/A5 Ultra SA Price: $1,395 (A4 Ultra SA fretted); $1,645 (A5 Ultra SA fretless) Info: godinguitars.com. For years, Godin…

Brimstone Audio Crossover Distortion XD-1

Bi-Amping in a Box

March 18, 2016 · Oscar Jordan

Brimstone Audio Crossover Distortion XD-1 Price: $299.95 Info: www.Brimstoneaudio.com. Brimstone Audio is a relatively new company that hit the ground…

Budda Verbmaster 112 Home

Budda Verbmaster 112

Versatile 18-Watter

September 30, 2013 · Tom Guerra

Budda Verbmaster 112 Price: $1,800 (street) Contact: budda.com As part of its Hand-Wired series, Budda has reissued the tube-rectified Verbmaster…

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Zemaitis GZ-3200DF

One For the Rest of Us

February 24, 2010 · Bob Tekippe

Looking to score one of those legendary guitars made by the late British luthier Tony Zemaitis? Yeah, so are we.…

Ana Popovic

Relentless

January 30, 2024 · Oscar Jordan

Rising victoriously after 14 cancer treatments, Ana Popovic continues to push the boundaries of blues-rock. Her latest album tells the…

Fender Twin & Deluxe

Fender’s ’57 Twin Amp and ’57 Deluxe – Tweed for Two

September 16, 2013 · Phil Feser

Fender “tweed” guitar amplifiers – the Twin, Deluxe, Bassman, Champ, etc., from the 1950s – are the most sought after…

Ricky Byrd

Cool and Greasy

April 3, 2014 · Elliot Stephen Cohen

“I wanted to make the type of album I would’ve liked to have heard when I was 13 – cool and…

D’Angelico Excel EXL-1

Laudable Likeness

July 24, 2019 · Michael Dregni

Few vintage guitars are as vaunted as John D’Angelico’s original handcrafted Excel archtops. Building a new – and affordable –…

Gibson’s Experimental Archtop

February 1, 2024 · George Gruhn

Orville Gibson invented the carved-top guitar in the 1890s, and his company refined the design with f-shaped sound holes in…

Josh Meader

Jazz Evolution

January 14, 2026 · Pete Prown

Josh Meader is a jazz and fusion player who breaks ground with virtuosity that’s never flashy for its own sake.…

The “Conversion” Les Paul

The “Conversion” Les Paul

Myth, Magic – and Mojo!

June 21, 2016 · Pete Prown

One of the more intriguing topics in guitardom is the Gibson Les Paul “conversion.” What is it? Most of the…

Fender Princeton feature

The Fender Princeton

January 27, 2011 · Dave Hunter

1962 6G2 Fender Princeton Preamp tubes: One 7025, one 12AX7 Output tubes: two 6V6GT in fixed bias Rectifier: 5Y3 Controls:…

The Soldano

Super Lead Overdrive

January 12, 2015 · Dave Hunter

One of the leaders of what we might call the second wave of high-end high-gain tube amps, Soldano has been…

The Highwaymen

August 30, 2016 · Rich Kienzle

Country’s first supergroup emerged from a 1984 Johnny Cash Christmas special taped in Switzerland. Along with Marty Stuart, the guests…

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Cast Engineering Texas Flood OD

Bring On The SRV

June 9, 2016 · Rich Maloof

Tube Screamers, those famed overdrives from Ibanez, have been screaming off the shelves ever since guitarists first learned the little…

The Beach Boys

Great Vibrations

October 4, 2016 · Michael Dregni

It’s ironic – and tragic – that Brian Wilson leads off his long-awaited memoir explaining the voices he hears in…

Mike Beigel

Resurrection of the Mu-Tron III

January 11, 2016 · Michael Dregni

Mike Beigel is no guitarist. But that never held him back in crafting one of the most legendary of all…

Will Lee

Letter Winner

October 28, 2015 · Ward Meeker

Musicians being artists and artists needing to express themselves, it says something that Will Lee’s new album, Love, Gratitude &…

Pete Anderson

How to Produce a Record: A Player’s Philosophy for Making a Great Recording

March 20, 2024 · Sean McDevitt

Known as longtime musical partner and guitar ace with country singer Dwight Yoakam. But, his real claim to fame might…

Vox AC100

Scream Machine

December 9, 2021 · Dave Hunter

The history of Vox amplifiers’ evolution through the early/mid-’60s directly tracks with The Beatles’ increasing needs to be heard over…

2023 February Issue on Spotify

February 2, 2023 · Vintage Guitar

This month we feature Jim McCarty, Joe Robinson, Vinnie Moore, Tom Rotella, Anthony Gomes, Humble Pie, Jimi Hendrix, The Cult,…

Benson Model 300H

Wrecking Ball

January 6, 2023 · Dave Hunter

Even with all the excellent guitar amps available by the late ’60s, nothing was quite good enough for jazz and…

Rickenbacker 345

January 2, 2024 · George Gruhn

Rickenbacker guitars have a look, feel, and sound that is remarkably distinct from those made by any other manufacturers. In…

Gibson EDS-1275 and EMS-1235

March 6, 2025 · Michael Wright

It’s hard not to associate doubleneck electric guitars with images of Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page or fusion guru Mahavishnu John…

Lee Ritenour

Lee's Six-String Theory

July 29, 2015 · Oscar Jordan

Lee Ritenour’s career accomplishments are the stuff of greatness. With thousands of classic recording sessions and more than 40 albums…

Dave Gonzalez

Western Soul Brother

April 27, 2020 · Wally Marx Jr.

For a guitarist with fans and admirers around the world, Dave Gonzalez is one humble man. “I’m still trying to…

Alex Masi

Alex Masi

Danger Zone

May 22, 2015 · Oscar Jordan

Grammy-nominated guitarist Alex Masi has been maneuvering his way through the shark-infested waters of the music industry since the 1980s.…

Julien Kasper

Non-Traditional Jazz

October 17, 2024 · Willie G. Moseley

 Berklee School of Music guitar professor Julien Kasper isn’t fond of having his music called “fusion,” especially given the connotation…

Gibson Super 400 PN

January 27, 2014 · George Gruhn

The Gibson Super 400 Premiere cutaway acoustic first appeared in Gibson literature in the 1940 catalog, on a page showing…

Railhammer’s Nuevo 90 Humcutter Set

July 22, 2019 · Zac Childs

Joe Naylor has a long history of designing and marketing everything in the music business from high-end amps, guitars, basses,…

Vox MV50 AC

The Little Amp That Could

April 26, 2019 · Michael Dregni

Ready to step onstage but your amp won’t sing? Traveling, but don’t want to lug a lot of gear? Need…

Bryan Beller: Aristocratic Riffs

April 23, 2024 · Vintage Guitar

Time-Signature Shifts on “Aristoclub Bryan Beller and his Lull Custom BBMF5 demonstrate what it takes to keep up with Guthrie…