Tag: features
The 1912 Martin 000-28
By 1912, players of fretted instruments were familiar with steel strings. Mandolins, which were enjoying their period of greatest popularity, were strung with steel....
Joe Satriani
When he emerged in the late ’80s, rock guitarist Joe Satriani stood apart from the hair-band crowd for several reasons. Like most of his...
Sturdy and “Purdy”
Founded in 2010 by guitarist Ashley Dasher and based on his vision of the ideal touring pedalboard, Dashboards offers well-crafted, easy-to-use pedalboards. And they...
MTD Kingston Rubicon 6-22
MTD Kingston Rubicon 6-22
Price: $999
Info: www.mtdkingston.com
Intuitive, player-oriented design, prime materials, and first-class execution distinguished Michael Tobias’s work even before he began concentrating on...
Dunlop Fuzz Face Mini Distortion Pedals
Dunlop’s Fuzz Face Mini Distortion Pedals
Price: $129.99 (Germanium, street);$99.99 (Silicon and Jimi Hendrix, street)
Contact: www.jimdunlop.com.
When it comes to fuzz pedals, the one that comes...
Movie Star, Rancher
In the years immediately after World War II, Americans were settling into a new way of life, and plunging headlong toward an economic prosperity...
ToneVille Amplifiers Broadway
ToneVille Amplifiers Broadway
Price: $2,295
Contact: www.tonevilleamps.com
What is it that drives boutique amp builders to expend gallons of skull sweat striving for a more-perfect union between...
Godin’s A4 and A5 Ultra SA
Godin A4/A5 Ultra SA
Price: $1,395 (A4 Ultra SA fretted); $1,645 (A5 Ultra SA fretless)
Info: godinguitars.com.
For years, Godin Guitars has been finding creative ways to...
Dickerson Standard Lap Steel
Though today they are viewed as little more than curious relics of a lost era, during the Great Depression, “mother of toilet seat” Hawaiian...
Martin Elegant, a.k.a. “Lula”
It’s an extraordinarily rare event to find a high-grade, historically significant mid-1800s guitar in a pawn shop, but that is indeed where this Martin...