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Chris Dreja had a front-row seat to rock-and-roll history, playing rhythm guitar and bass in the Yardbirds behind Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Jimmy...

Amplifiers became a passion for Dennis Kager 45 years ago. And through the years, he has witnessed the zeitgeist surrounding the combination of guitar...

Ace Frehley’s first solo album was released in 1978, when each member of Kiss simultaneously released solo albums. As it turned out, Frehley’s was...

“...when you’re onstage, in the heat of the moment in the middle of a solo, you want to have bandmates who can read you...

                            In 1979, Black Sabbath was at a crossroads after the departure of original frontman Ozzy Osbourne. Returning with former Rainbow vocalist Ronnie James Dio...

Gibson’s Les Paul Special was the last of the original Les Paul “family” of guitars introduced, and it was the first to lose the...

Looking to score one of those legendary guitars made by the late British luthier Tony Zemaitis? Yeah, so are we. But given that Tony's...

The history of the musical instrument business is full of stories, from the drab to the miraculous. Some bean counters will busily push their...

California. The Left Coast. It was probably home to North America's earliest inhabitants, as emigrants from Asia crossed the Bering Strait and began their...

Although it has never been the favorite guitar of Hawaiian players, National's Style O, with its shining metal body and tropical imagery, stands today...