• Midge Ure

    Midge Ure

    The Unexpected Retrospective

    While guitarist Midge Ure was a member of Visage and was briefly in an early version of Thin Lizzy, he’s best known as the front man of the British power-prog…

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Britt Daniel

Spoonful of Sounds

April 14, 2020 · Michael Dregni

If the Beatles were still around, chances are they’d be checking out Spoon. Like the Fab Four, the group revels…

Roy Treviño

Joining the Conversation

May 20, 2021 · John Heidt

With his new self-titled album, South-Texas-based guitarist Roy Treviño accomplished his goals by simply being himself and letting the music…

Philip Sayce’s Guitar Meditation

April 25, 2024 · Vintage Guitar

Exploring, Expanding Absorbing and exuding great vibes from his living room, Philip Sayce and his PRS Silver Sky (plugged into…

Return of the Trashmen

Return of the Trashmen

Bird Is Still The Word

February 10, 2016 · Michael Dregni

Surf’s up – again! Thanks to the prodding of guitarist/impresario Deke Dickerson, The Trashmen recently recorded their first album in…


CLASSIC INSTRUMENTS

J. Howard Foote Parlor guitar

December 18, 2009 · Michael Wright

Ca. 1875 J. Howard Foote Parlor guitar, SN 654. Photo: Michael Wright. P.T. Barnum probably didn’t coin the classic modern…

Travis Bean Interview

Metal Machine Music – The Next Phase

May 18, 2001 · Willie G. Moseley

“Bean is Back!” proclaimed the signs at a recent California guitar show. Indeed, Travis Bean, builder of the short-lived-but-legendary ’70s…

Webster-Chicago RMA 375 Model 166-1

Grammy Winner

July 18, 2019 · Dave Hunter

Modified or repurposed amps generally don’t fit into our monthly discussion here, but some are representative enough of a certain…

“Buy That Guitar” podcast with special guest Steve “Frog” Forgey

August 5, 2025 · Ram W. Tuli

Season 03 Episode 04 In Episode 3.4 of “Buy That Guitar,” host Ram Tuli is joined by Steve “Frog” Forgey…


APPROVED GEAR

Koch Twintone

Bantam Tough-Guy

April 26, 2007 · Phil Feser

The Twintone is the Netherlands-based Koch Guitar Electronics company’s mid-sized guitar amp, a 1×12″ combo that, like the entire Koch…

Fulltone Clyde Wah

Vintage Tone For Modern Players

June 12, 2001 · Lisa Sharken

The original Vox Clyde McCoy wah pedals of the late 1960s are high on the list of soughtafter vintage effects.…

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.…

Fano Alt de Facto RB6

Classic That Never Was

February 3, 2014 · Sean OBryan Smith

Fano Alt de Facto RB6 Price: $2,495 Info: fanoguitars.com In recent years, a trend in the guitar realm has been…

  • Soldano SLO Plus Super Lead Overdive

    Soldano SLO Plus Super Lead Overdive

    Icon In Reach

    If the iconic Soldano SLO-100 is perpetually on your wish list but its price tag keeps you from pulling the trigger, its creator now has a realistic alternative. Expanding on the original single-channel SLO Overdrive pedal, the SLO Plus introduces a Normal channel alongside Overdrive, each with dedicated controls that allow for detailed tweaking of…

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  • Orange Dual Baby, Gain Baby, and Tour Baby 100

    Orange Dual Baby, Gain Baby, and Tour Baby 100

    Playpen Power

    For 2025, Orange has expanded on its compact Pedal Baby introduced a few years back with a new trio – the Dual Baby, Gain Baby, and Tour Baby. All 100-watt amps with solid-state Class A/B output stages, Jfet preamp stages (another form of solid-state), and two footswitchable channels, they’re housed in 12″ x 3.25″ x…

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  • Boss SDE-3 Dual Digital Delay

    Boss SDE-3 Dual Digital Delay

    Double Echo

    Based on the famed Roland SDE-3000 rack unit, Boss’ SDE-3 combines some classic delay sounds of the 1980s, updated with a bevy of modern tricks and features. Like a lot of delays, it can be run in mono, but you’ll get the biggest bang going in stereo to different amps or outputs. The core of…

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  • Mesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ Reissue

    Mesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ Reissue

    Dual-Mode Delivery

    The evolution of Randall Smith’s legendary high-gain Mesa/Boogie design into the revered Mark IIC+ of the mid ’80s established a rock amp that many guitarists still consider the epitome of the form. Building on what was already a high-gain amp by the standards of the day, the M/B team piled on even more gain, more…

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  • Taylor Guitars Expands Jacob Collier Offerings With Two New 5-String Models

    Taylor Guitars Expands Jacob Collier Offerings With Two New 5-String Models

    Academy Series and GS Mini 5-String Models Bring Jacob Collier’s Innovative DAEAD Tuning To More Players Worldwide At Accessible Price Points EL CAJON, Calif., November 10, 2025 — Taylor Guitars, the leading global builder of premium acoustic guitars, today announces the expansion of its collaboration with Jacob Collier with two new 5-string models designed to make…

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Chuck Loeb

“Most Wanted” For Melody

June 23, 2020 · John Heidt

From its terrific melodies to the meat-and-potatoes playing that makes him a mainstay of smooth jazz radio, guitarist Chuck Loeb’s…

Blues Hall of Famer Joe Louis Walker

June 29, 2023 · Vintage Guitar

“Blue Mirror” jam from “The Weight of the World” Blues Hall of Famer Joe Louis Walker grabbed his pearl-front Zemaitis…

Stroger lays it down on “Bob’s Back in Town”

July 22, 2022 · Vintage Guitar

Chicago Blues Mainstay and His Legendary Bass Enjoy as Chicago mainstay bassist Bob Stroger uses his 1960 Jazz Bass (with…

St. Blues Juke Joint Series

St. Blues Juke Joint Series

Domestic Bliss

April 9, 2014 · Phil Feser

With the elimination of its Korean-made Pro Series and the introduction of the Juke Joint Series, Memphis-based St. Blues can…

Side Hustle

Thom Rotella

September 8, 2025 · Rich Kienzle

Rotella’s long-established fretboard brilliance has put him in some heady music, film, and TV sessions over the decades (including frequent…