Louie Shelton

Gold Coast Gigmeister

March 22, 2019 · Rusty Russell

On August 16, 1966, the Beatle-esque guitar riff that opens “Last Train To Clarksville” crackled out of radios across America…

Ace Frehley

10,000 Volts

January 9, 2025 · Bret Adams

Kiss’ original guitarist didn’t appear at the band’s final concert, crushing the rock-and-roll dreams of diehard fans. But, his latest…

Joe Ely

Digging Through The Vaults

February 26, 2021 · John Heidt

Joe Ely’s new record, Happy Songs From Rattlesnake Gulch, is full of just what you’ve come to expect from the…

Cliff Gallup

Crazy Fingers

April 22, 2019 · Michael Dregni

There was a custom at Owen Bradley Film & Recording Studios in Nashville; artists cut vocal tracks with backing from…

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…

SoloDallas Schaffer Replica Tower

Instant Angus

December 6, 2021 · Michael Dregni

There should be a hall of fame of gear that’s famous for “lateral applications” – that is, features and functions…

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    Rik Emmett

    Canadian Custom

    Rik Emmett is a master of many guitar styles and other artistic endeavors. As co-lead vocalist/guitarist in the hard-rock trio Triumph from 1975 to ’88, he experienced life as a…

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Rocky Athas’ Texas ’Tude!

September 26, 2024 · Vintage Guitar

Genuine Lone Star Jams Dallas guy Rocky Athas built a career playing blues in the vain of T-Bone and SRV,…

Raul Malo’s Instrumental Side

November 1, 2023 · Vintage Guitar

 Mavericks frontman with a vintage Jazzmaster Though he is renowned and beloved for his vocals in the Mavericks, Raul…

Steve Boone

Low-end with the Lovin’ Spoonful

September 9, 2024 · Willie G. Moseley

 The iconic quartet known as the Lovin’ Spoonful germinated in New York City’s Greenwich Village in the mid ’60s and…

Robert Randolph

The Sacred Steel, Family, and SRV

January 3, 2014 · Ward Meeker

Living testament to the versatility of the pedal-steel guitar and a rarity in pop music, Robert Randolph adroitly addresses the…


CLASSIC INSTRUMENTS

Brian Setzer

What a Dude Does

August 17, 2024 · Bret Adams

You can’t keep an iconic rocker down. Brian Setzer’s The Devil Always Collects is his first album in more than…

L-5 to Super 400

L-5 to Super 400

The Story of Gibson’s Big Archtops

September 30, 2015 · George Gruhn

The archtop guitar is a uniquely American instrument which can be traced directly to the creative genius of one person…

Rosalie Allen’s SJ-200

Trophy Flat-Top

March 27, 2019 · George Gruhn

On the pages featuring the Super Jumbo 200, Gibson’s 1940 catalog trumpeted, “This king of the flat-top guitars was especially…

Mick Taylor’s ’58 Les Paul Standard

The Ya Ya’s Out!

July 3, 2019 · Ward Meeker

Hard-edged face of the British Invasion, the Rolling Stones introduced the world to the implements, trappings, and accessories of rock-and-roll…


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Earthquaker Devices Special Cranker

True Grit

April 3, 2023 · Oscar Jordan

Plenty of stompbox fans remember the single-knob simplicity of Earthquaker Devices’ Speaker Cranker Overdrive. Kicking it up a notch, the…

The Chase Bliss Clean

Posh Squash

December 5, 2025 · Pete Prown

With is Clean compressor, Chase Bliss set out to create a pedal that would duplicate the vivid interactivity of a…

Dutch Kazoo Analog Fuzz Pedal

OD Treat

October 28, 2014 · Ray Wuolo

Dutch Kazoo Analog Fuzz Pedal Price: $225 retail Info: www.dutchkazoo.com It’s not easy for a new boutique overdrive or distortion…

Vibesware Guitar Resonator GR-Junior II

Vibesware Guitar Resonator GR-Junior II

Sustain For Days

February 12, 2016 · Pete Prown

Vibesware Guitar Resonator GR-Junior II Price: $175 (list, depending on exchange rate) Contact: www.vibesware.com In the beginning, there was the…

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Martin OM-18 and 000-28

March 13, 2014 · Bill Bush

What makes these two Martins remarkable is not necessarily their rarity or historical importance, though both would be welcome additions…

Dan’s Guitar RX: A ’57 Strat Goes Under the Knife

Battle-Scarred

January 14, 2025 · Dan Erlewine

B.K. Vaught recently walked into my shop with a vintage Strat that had been modified and refinished. While its changes…

G&L Fallout

Form Follows Function

June 12, 2014 · Phil Feser

G&L Fallout Price: $1,400 (retail) Info: www.glguitars.com. From automobiles to kitchen appliances to, of course, electric guitars, designers have gotten…

Mesa Boogie’s Badlander 50 Combo

Rarin’ Recto

June 13, 2022 · Charlie Wilkins

When Mesa Boogie introduced its Dual Rectifier amps in the early ’90s, they cemented a place in rock-and-roll history. Over…

Billy Strings

Me/and/Dad

December 25, 2023 · Rich Kienzle

Grammy-winning flatpicking wizard Billy Strings was everywhere in 2022. Rightly seen as part of the vanguard of a new generation…

Collection of Jonathan Kellerman

May 11, 2014 · George Gruhn

Talent for mysteries, passion for guitars, best-selling Novelist Jonathan Kellerman is a lifelong lover of the guitar. A player for…

Doug Fieger

A Knack For Classic Guitars

October 2, 2018 · Willie G. Moseley

The founding member of the Knack toured with the band while also battling cancer. His instruments reflect his musical influences,…

Adam Levy’s Wistful Elegance

February 28, 2024 · Vintage Guitar

Vintage ES-335 on “And They All Sang” Famous for supplying charismatic guitar parts while backing Nora Jones and Tracy Chapman,…

Steve Cropper

Friend, Legend

June 12, 2025 · Ward Meeker

Even before he began to record seminal music using an Esquire plugged into a Harvard amp – creating one of…

Vintage guitar magazine Silvertone’s 1449 and 1423

Silvertone’s 1449 and 1423

Classic Comeback

October 23, 2014 · Vintage Guitar

Silvertone’s 1449 and 1423 Price: $739 list/$479 street (1423); $629 list/$399 street (1449) Info: www.silvertoneclassic.com With an up-swell of interest…

1940- 2024

Phil Lesh

September 8, 2025 · Pete Prown

The rock world was saddened to learn of bassist Phil Lesh’s death on October 25, at age 84. Perhaps the…

Louis Electric 6L6-183 Cobra

Humble, Capital D

May 8, 2025 · Dave Hunter

One glance at the control panel and cabinet styling of the Louis Electric 6L6-183 Cobra is all most will need…

Hilton Valentine

1943-2021

January 24, 2022 · Dan Forte

“The first song I learned on guitar was ‘House of the Rising Sun’ by the Animals.” The statement could have…

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…

Weymann Model 890 Jimmie Rodgers Special

Hey Hey, Tell ’Em About US

May 19, 2025 · Peter Stuart Kohman

Jimmie Rodgers has been called many things; while active from 1927-’33 he was billed as “the Singing Brakeman” and ”America’s…

David Grissom

March 24, 2014 · Dan Forte

One of Les Paul’s favorite aphorisms when assessing other guitarists was, “Can his mother pick him out on the radio?”…

Have Guitar Will Travel – 038 Featuring Wally Stocker

November 23, 2020 · Art Department

On the new episode of “Have Guitar Will Travel,” Wally Stocker tells host James Patrick Regan about his time as…

2021 September Issue on Spotify

August 24, 2021 · Doug Yellow Bird

This This month we feature Ray Benson’s Asleep at the Wheel, Neal Schon, Styx’s Tommy Shaw and James Young, Paul…

Crucial Audio Echo-Nugget

Crucial Audio Echo-Nugget

Things Just Got Serious

May 2, 2015 · Pete Prown

Crucial Audio Echo-Nugget Price:$799 (list) Contact: www.crucialaudio.com It’s hard not to be impressed by the physical presence of the Crucial…

Mike Keneally

Uncommon Knowledge

February 2, 2024 · Pete Prown

For 35 years, Mike Keneally has been a go-to sideman for icons like Frank Zappa, Steve Vai, and Joe Satriani,…

The Routes

Mesmerised

March 31, 2022 · Michael Dregni

Color the Routes’ mastermind Chris Jack’s music how you like: vintage-y, psychedelia, joyfully and unapologetically garage. But be sure to…

Joel Hoekstra

Joel Hoekstra

Busy Smilin’

January 28, 2016 · Bret Adams

When does Joel Hoekstra sleep? To say the always-smiling guitarist has a full plate is an understatement. For several years,…

Jake Andrews – “ Apricot Brandy”

September 4, 2023 · Vintage Guitar

Austin Stalwart Goes Full Steam for “Apricot Brandy” Jake Andrews was just eight years old when he sat in at…

Chris Shiflett

Lost at Sea

December 6, 2024 · Rich Kienzle

Rock icons have made forays into country since the Everly Brothers paved the way in the ’50s, followed by Duane…

Greta Van Fleet’s Jake Kiszka

Heavy Steps : Road Ready

February 9, 2022 · Ward Meeker

“Rock and roll is a young man’s game.” Once upon a time, it was the genre’s calling card. A half-century…

Vox’s AC10C1

Vox’s AC10C1

Blast of the Past

July 6, 2016 · Michael Dregni

Few amps give such an instant jolt of history as a Vox. The golden nameplate, that distinctive crisscross speaker fabric,…

2021 May Issue on Spotify

June 7, 2021 · Doug Yellow Bird

This month, we feature, Dinosaur Jr.’s J Mascis, Lee Ritenour, Steve Lukather, Michael Schenker, Yasmin Williams, Tony Rombola, Rod Abernethy,…

Tom Feldmann

Delta Blues DeLuxe

May 9, 2019 · Pete Prown

Tom Feldmann burst out of Minneapolis with an authentic take on acoustic blues unlike anything heard in years. Gifted with…

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,…