Tyler Morris Features a Martin Style 2 1/2-17

October 16, 2023 · Vintage Guitar

Tyler Morris Playing a Martin Style 2 1/2-17 Tyler Morris grabbed his 19th-century Martin Style 2 1/2-17 to play a…

Maestro Rover R0-1

The UFO of Rotating Speakers

August 6, 2016 · Michael Dregni

To record “Little Wing,” Jimi Hendrix plugged his Stratocaster into his usual amplifier, then did the unthinkable; he ran guitar…

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…

Keeley Electronics Seafoam Chorus

Keeley Electronics Seafoam Chorus

Side Effects

March 13, 2015 · Tom Guerra

Keeley Electronics Seafoam Chorus Price: $229 (list) Contact: www.robertkeeley.com In a world of proliferating effects pedals, discovering one that does…

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″…

Tomas Janzon

From Stockholm With Love

January 4, 2024 · Oscar Jordan

On Tomas Janzon’s Nomadic, the Stockholm transplant based in New York channels his inner Wes Montgomery to unveil fresh compositions…

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    Rickenbacker’s Electric 12-Strings

    Double-bound for Glory

    George Beauchamp and Adolph Rickenbacher founded Electro String in 1931 to manufacture what everyone would soon call “Rickenbacker” guitars. Success came early and their lap steels set standards of quality,…

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Mike Morgan’s New Twist on Blues

December 12, 2022 · Vintage Guitar

Texas Native Does “Aiight”’ Texas blues singer/songwriter Mike Morgan does a solo take on “Aiight,” from his new album, “The…

 Joey Molland

January 16, 2026 · Pete Prown

The word “underrated” is belabored in music journalism, but Joey Molland was just that. As co-guitarist in Badfinger, he was…

Mark Tremonti

Three-Band Man

August 10, 2022 · Greg Prato

The odds of any guitarist being in a highly successful rock band are long. Chances of being in two are…

Graham Clise

Bay Area Blaster

March 11, 2019 · Kathleen Johnson

Graham Clise is one of the most-heralded underground rock guitarists of the past 15 years. A mashup of Chuck Berry,…


CLASSIC INSTRUMENTS

The story of the Martin F-50

December 24, 2025 · Vintage Guitar

Our friend Nate Westgor from Willie’s American Guitars shares the story of Martin’s first step into the booming 1960s electric…

Cole Eclipse Pro Special

July 14, 2015 · Michael Wright

Straight-from-the-catalog instruments are fun – and reassuring – because you know exactly what you’ve got. But there’s another kind of…

Robin Basses

Robin Basses

A Photo Retrospective

November 29, 2016 · Willie G. Moseley

Alamo Music Products holds a unique place in the history of electric guitars and basses. The Houston-based company began its…

Hilary Gardner returns with a fresh take on a holiday classic!

December 24, 2024 · Vintage Guitar

Hilary Gardner returns! Ready to set the tone for your holidays, Hilary Gardner and her band return for a fantastic…


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APPROVED GEAR

Epiphone’s Masterbilt Century Deluxe Classic

The New Vintage

April 19, 2019 · Michael Dregni

Most vintage aficionados admire the grand old acoustic archtops of the 1920s and ’30s, but admire them from afar. They’re…

The Carr Artemus

A Blend of Dick, Leo, and Steve

September 3, 2015 · Zac Childs

Steve Carr made a name for himself building fine amplifiers such as the Slant 6V and the Rambler. His Artemus model used…

The Clark Gainster

Trick Your Tweed

June 10, 2020 · Art Department

Before he got into the effects pedal biz, Michael Clark had a reputation for building killer tweed-inspired amps. In 2001…

Donner DST-700 Hyper

Value City

February 8, 2024 · Pete Prown

It’s often the case that guitars with roasted necks cost more than gloss poly finishes, but Donner is challenging that…

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The Grateful Dead & The Doors

A Tale of Two Cities

March 30, 2017 · Pete Prown

The Grateful Dead profoundly shaped the trippy San Francisco sound of 1967, while to the south, the Doors crafted a…

Supro Thunderbolt

Supro Thunderbolt

October 25, 2017 · Christopher Tackett

Designed “…exclusively for the electric Bass guitar,” it was simplicity itself, with no “fancy extra circuits.” But much like with…

Remembering Vic Flick

From Bond to the Beatles

October 8, 2025 · Pete Prown

The music world lost session legend Vic Flick on November 17, at age 87. While not a household name, Flick’s…

Noah Zacharin

Simple Pleasures

October 17, 2024 · Pete Prown

While some regard folk guitar as a relatively simple style, Noah Zacharin is a seriously agile fingerpicker. Also a fine…

Alexander Dumble 1944-2022

Recalling an Eccentric Genius

December 7, 2022 · Ward Meeker

Howard Alexander Dumble, iconic amp designer and builder, passed away January 16, 2022, after suffering a stroke. He was 77…

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Horses of Another Color

March 7, 2014 · Edward Ball

1) This ’57, from batch 253xx, has the added intrigue of a gold G-cutout tailpiece in place of the Bigsby…

Jabo, Vince, and Broadcaster 0048

Special Addition

September 9, 2022 · Rich Kienzle

It’s routine for Vince Gill, as one of Nashville’s true connoisseurs of electric and acoustic gear, to receive tips about…

Orange OR80 Combo

Sunshine State

August 8, 2023 · Dave Hunter

Created when amps were huge and men were men – or at least had roadies to carry the gear –…

Freddie Green

Artistry in Rhythm

December 5, 2024 · Jim Carlton

Fellow musicians called him “Pep” or “Pepperhead.” He was also known as “Mr. Rhythm,” and he could drive a band…

Roy Orbison’s Marshall Model 1961

Dream Baby

June 10, 2024 · Dave Hunter

One of the most-desirable vintage amplifiers ever made goes by a name it never officially had. Possibly the first Marshall…

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Gretsch’s “Golden” Tenors

January 30, 2014 · Edward Ball

In the 1950s and early ’60s, the electric guitar was establishing itself as a key part of the new voice…

Kristian Borring – post-bop wizard

December 8, 2022 · Doug Yellow Bird

 Danish jazzer’s transcendent style on “Persian Hills” Kristian Borring plays a fabulous version of “Persian Hills,” from Number Junky’s…

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…

Bob Devos

Update on the Organ Trio

June 9, 2020 · John Heidt

Bob Devos says the idea for his new record, Shifting Sands, was pretty basic. “I wanted to record something that…

Fretprints: Metallica’s Master of Puppets

Genre Giant

July 31, 2025 · Wolf Marshall

In 1984, Kerrang magazine coined the buzzword “thrash,” signaling the arrival of an unprecedented heaviness in rock music – not…

The Logan Telemaster

Masterful Mashup

March 7, 2022 · Bob Cianci

Though Bob Logan has been building guitars since 1972, he worked in construction for a few decades before fully dedicating…

The Strat in Transition

Leap Forward, Step Back

April 22, 2019 · George Gruhn

Believing the long-term survival of his company hinged on creating the world’s best electric guitar, in 1953, Leo Fender set…

Larry Mitchell

“Great Time To Be a Guitar Player”

March 2, 2017 · Oscar Jordan

Larry Mitchell’s guitar-centered “Ah ha!” moments run the gamut from Roy Clark, Van Halen, Prince, and Elvis. With a string…

Small Screen, Big Pickin’

Crew Strives to Keep it Real on “Nashville”

July 6, 2018 · Johnny Zapp

It’s not often that prime-time network television captures an audience of working class, professional musicians. In 1968, players watched Elvis…

Dan Auerbach

Black Keys’ Road Map Back to Blues, British Rock

March 6, 2014 · Michael Dregni

Forget about the classic quartet. Forget the power trio. Forget any preconceived shortcomings you may have concerning a rock-and-roll duo.…

Gene Simmons

Night Vision

August 31, 2023 · Bret Adams

Between stints on its lengthy End of the Road farewell tour, Kiss has been issuing an Off the Soundboard series…

Chris Duarte

Not Mowin’ the Lawn

January 3, 2024 · Greg Prato

It’s been seven years since Texas blues rocker Chris Duarte issued a new album, but his 15th studio effort, Ain’t…

The Universal Audio Astra Modulation Machine

Stately Shimmer

May 10, 2022 · Oscar Jordan

Famous for well-regarded interfaces, plug-ins, and vintage-gear emulations, Universal Audio has entered the pedal business with the Astra Modulation Machine,…

Blues Player of the Year

February 6, 2017 · Vintage Guitar

Joe Bonamassa Awarded in 2018 Joe Bonamassa can be safely filed in the “force of nature” category. Thirty years ago,…

Guy Pratt

Rickenbackers and a Resistance

January 3, 2024 · Willie G. Moseley

Guy Pratt has been the bass player for Pink Floyd since signing on for the tour to support 1987’s A…

Darryl Jones photo: P. Baumbach

Darryl Jones

Stones’ Side Man, Ron Wood Fan

March 10, 2014 · Elliot Stephen Cohen

“Unofficial” Rolling Stones bassist Darryl Jones, who replaced Bill Wyman in 1994, readily admits that playing with the carousing rockers…

Kay Jazz Special

Kay Jazz Special and Value Leader

January 14, 2015 · Willie G. Moseley

Kay entered the electric bass market in the mid 1950s with the K162, which later morphed into the similar K5965…

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 “Okie Dokie Stomp” Esquire

Gate’s Swing

October 9, 2019 · Ward Meeker

As a high-school student and emerging guitarist in Houston in the early ’60s, John Andrews couldn’t get a club gig…