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Seth Lover

Humbuckers and Other Lover innovations

February 24, 2010 · Stephen Patt

The history of the musical instrument business is full of stories, from the drab to the miraculous. Some bean counters…

SurfyBear Compact Reverb

Bringin’ Springs

April 18, 2024 · Bob Dragich

Reverb got a big push into the world of guitar when Leo Fender installed Hammond’s Accutronics Type 4 Spring Reverb…

B&G Little Sister Private Build

Doncha Go And Do…

April 19, 2019 · Yoel Kreisler

B&G Guitars just about do it all – from mixing their own nitro finishes to winding pickups and even casting…

Mojo Hand Swim Team Chorus Flanger

Double Duty

April 4, 2023 · Phil Feser

Michigan-based Mojo Hand Effects has been building a variety of hand-assembled pedals since 2010. Their latest, the Swim Team, pulls…

Nancy Wright

December 9, 2016 · Dan Forte

The ubiquitous saxophonist of the San Francisco blues scene for 30 years, Nancy Wright finally stepped to the fore and…

Joe Strummer

Joe Strummer 002: The Mescaleros Year

August 7, 2023 · Michael Dregni

After the Clash, Saint Joe Strummer (to borrow the beatification endowed by The Hold Steady) spent some years in the…

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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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Christmas 1968

Vintage Guitar magazine Presents Greg Martin's Head Shop

December 24, 2016 · Greg Martin

This is a regular series of exclusive Vintage Guitar online articles where The Kentucky Headhunters’ Greg Martin looks back on…

Freddie Salem

Outlaw On The Trail

October 11, 2021 · Pete Prown

The Outlaws weren’t just a great Southern band, but also one of the most intense guitar experiences in all of…

Josh Smith

Swingin’ Hard

March 31, 2023 · Oscar Jordan

Josh Smith has been very busy. When he’s not on tour or sharing production duties with Joe Bonamassa for artists…

Henry James Schneekluth

Psychedelic

April 3, 2024 · Oscar Jordan

Henry James Schneekluth handles the groovy guitar parts in Robert Jon & The Wreck. While impassioned Southern rock might be an…


CLASSIC INSTRUMENTS

“Buy That Guitar” podcast with special guest Willie G. Moseley

July 8, 2025 · Ram W. Tuli

Season 03 Episode 01 In Episode 3.1 of “Buy That Guitar,” host Ram Tuli is joined by longtime VG contributor…

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…

Gibson GA-CB Custom Built

February 10, 2014 · Dave Hunter

Gibson GA-CB Preamp tubes: three 6SJ7, two SQ7, two Sj5 Output tubes: two 6L6 Rectifier: 5T4 Controls: Microphone Gain, Instrument…

Ram Tuli Crunches Numbers for The Guide

Strats and Data

June 11, 2024 · Ward Meeker

Combine a knack for numbers with a love of old guitars and you get… well, you might get any of…


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APPROVED GEAR

BluGuitar Amp1

Tiny Tube Terror

July 10, 2019 · Pete Prown

The trend toward the miniaturization of guitar gear shows no signs of slowing. Thanks to modern technology, guitarists are fitting…

The Vox Bruno TB35C2

Yankee Doodle Tony

November 1, 2013 · Phil Feser

When it comes iconic guitar tone – especially “British” tone – Vox and its flagship AC30 are at the top…

Banker Excalibur Derringer

Lordy Mama, Light My Fuse

March 13, 2023 · Charlie Wilkins

Gibson guitars from the ’50s and ’60s are some of the most-sought after instruments on the planet, and re-creating the…

Wampler Pedals’ Bravado

Tone Tweaker’s Delight

April 24, 2019 · Chip Wilson

What’s a pedal platform? Nope, it’s not a carbon-fiber Pinarello mountain bike with Shimano shifters and derailleurs. It’s another term…

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Manny Charlton

Dog Days

June 10, 2022 · Bret Adams

“I always say it’s the song, the performance, and then the production.” Nazareth guitarist/producer Manny Charlton believes those three things,…

Larry Coryell

1943-2017

March 27, 2019 · Vintage Guitar

Guitarist Larry Coryell died February 19 in New York City after performing the previous night at the Iridium. He was…

Maps and Legends: The Story of R.E.M.

John Hunter

May 13, 2024 · Dennis Pernu

Any balanced rock-and-roll bio scrutinizes a band’s more-unsavory side. And scrutinize is exactly what John Hunter does in this unauthorized…

Steve Earle

Hillbilly Highway

February 27, 2017 · Rich Kienzle

When Epic Records dropped Steve Earle in ’85 after a series of fiery but commercially unsuccessful recordings, Nashville was in…

George Harrison

All Things Must Pass 50th Anniversary Edition

June 21, 2022 · Sean McDevitt

Is the world big enough for two distinct renderings of All Things Must Pass, Harrison’s iconic masterpiece? This anniversary set…

Classics – March 2021

December 9, 2021 · Art Department

Scarce and beautiful, Gibson’s Flying V was an ahead-of-its-time marketing failure when introduced in 1958. Made of exotic limba (a…

Pop ’N Hiss: Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble’s Texas Flood

The Blues, Reborn

January 11, 2023 · Bret Adams

Music in the early ’80s was dominated by the shiny blips and bloops of keyboard-driven new wave and the first…

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Billy Duffy

Weapon: Chosen

January 14, 2016 · Ward Meeker

Billy Duffy has long been a different sort of bloke. As his peers in rock bands of the mid ’80s…

Mike Keneally Makes the Gravy

June 23, 2023 · Vintage Guitar

Dig his Meaty “Celery” The track is called “Celery,” but Mike Keneally sure makes it meaty! With a splash of…

Jonathan Wilson

Rare Bird

October 8, 2019 · Kathleen Johnson

Given his busy career as a player and in-demand producer, it’s not surprising that singer/songwriter Jonathan Wilson needed more than…

Tommy Allsup

1931-2017 From Buddy Holly to Bob Wills

March 14, 2019 · Dan Forte

No article on the late Tommy Allsup would be complete without the story of an unsuccessful coin flip saving his…

Rockin’ Independence Day

July 3, 2025 · Vintage Guitar

Vintage Guitar has put together a Rockin’ 4th of July playlist. Listen and enjoy! Spotify is free or available without…

Premiere of Seth Lee Jones’ new 110 video!

April 12, 2024 · Vintage Guitar

Filmed at one of our favorite local dive bars, Tin Dog, this is “110.” I played my main guitar, a…

PRS NF 53

Mojo, Distilled

June 26, 2024 · Pete Prown

Players who appreciate simple, elegant, well-built guitars may find themselves enamored with the new PRS NF 53, inspired by one…

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The Guild and Gibson Johnny Smith Models

December 3, 2013 · Jim Hilmar

The name “Johnny Smith” is synonymous with class, elegance, and style. Most guitar players are familiar, if not with the…

Universal Audio Max and Del-Verb

Smart Stomps

April 19, 2024 · Pete Prown

After rolling out several “amp-in-a-box” pedals last year, Universal Audio is back with a fresh line of stompboxes to help…

Epiphone 1963 Firebird V

Legacy-Worthy

July 10, 2025 · Bob Dragich

Looking to up the ante in the market battle with Fender, in October of 1962, Gibson CEO Ted McCarty asked…

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…

Michael Gregory Jackson inspires on “Meditation in E

August 30, 2022 · Vintage Guitar

Classic ’70s Bluesy-Jazz Flavor Jazz guitarist Michael Gregory Jackson changes it up by using a classic (and seldom-seen) ’59 SG…

The Taylor 712e

Naturally Bold

March 13, 2019 · Phil Feser

Taylor Guitars recently redesigned their 700 Series, to add performance bracing, two-piece maple/spruce bridge plate, protein (hide) glue on bridge…

Check This Action: “Pipeline” and Beyond

May 13, 2024 · Dan Forte

When a friend introduced me to Bob Spickard and Brian Carman of the Chantays about 40 years ago, I immediately…

Sturdy and “Purdy”

Dashboards Pedalboards

January 9, 2015 · Tom Guerra

Founded in 2010 by guitarist Ashley Dasher and based on his vision of the ideal touring pedalboard, Dashboards offers well-crafted,…

Bob Page

November 13, 2023 · Ward Meeker

Bob Page, co-founder of the vintage-instrument shop Buffalo Brothers, died December 24 after falling and suffering a head injury at…

Tom Petersson’s Gretsch 12-string Basses

Tricked-Out Trio

December 26, 2017 · Willie G. Moseley

Cheap Trick fans are aware of his contribution to the band’s songs, but few know he actually invented the 12-string…

Jeff Waters

Canadian Thrash-Metal Veteran

March 28, 2019 · Greg Prato

Trends come and go, but Canadian rockers Annihilator always deliver crushing speed metal. Their newest release, Triple Threat, is aimed…

The Collings SoCo Deluxe

November 23, 2020 · Phil Feser

Whether you’re a fan of the flat-top or simply appreciate a good archtop, chances are you’re familiar with Collings Guitars.…

Jeff Pilson

Definitive Diversity

April 15, 2019 · Willie G. Moseley

Jeff Pilson’s career has included many notable facets. He rose to acclaim in the classic lineup of the hair-metal band…

Soldier’s Story

Six Strings Document Tale of the “Blue and Gray” in World War I

November 3, 2016 · Ward Meeker

Through blood, dirt, rain, and all other forms of hell in the trenches of World War I, U.S. Army Private…

Burton, Garrett, Lee, and Wilcox Join Forces

Burton, Garrett, Lee, and Wilcox Join Forces

Telecaster Summit

February 12, 2016 · Dan Forte

For guitar lovers and roots-music fans, the place to be in July ’13 was British Columbia. The Vancouver Island MusicFest…