Tag: features
Brad Paisley
Ten years into what has become a stellar career, when Brad Paisley hits your town to play a show these days, it's with nine...
Paul Gilbert
Paul Gilbert was a teenager when he appeared on the music industry's radar after Mike Varney of Shrapnel Records introduced him in Guitar Player...
Seymour Duncan SFX-07 Shape Shifter
Seymour Duncan's reputation when it comes to pickups (from dead-on vintage replicas to his own designs) has been well established for decades. And anyone...
Gibson Les Paul Special 3/4
Gibson's double-cutaway Les Paul Special 3/4 from 1959 is one of the rarest Les Pauls from the "golden era." It's also one of the...
Fender’s Mid-’50s Precision Bass
In the world of electric basses, the 1952 Fender Precision is the one that started it all.
While it's true that Gibson, Rickenbacker, and Audiovox...
Jerry and Gordon Kennedy
Guitarist/producer Jerry Kennedy, recipient of four Grammy awards, is proud of his three sons, all of whom are accomplished musicians and songwriters.
The Nashville veteran's...
Martin 000-30
When a guitar maker introduces an innovative new feature at the same time an appealing, existing feature is being discontinued, the result can be...
Pete Anderson
Despite prevailing trends and "industry wisdom" - an oxymoron Pete Anderson has disproved several times over - the 20-year association of this guitarist/producer/label-head and...
Guyatone LG-160T
Like plants, Japanese guitars have an almost secret life of which few people outside are aware. While many Americans in the '60s were...
Metropolitan Tanglewood
Many guitar aficionados are aware of the instruments proffered by Houston's Alamo Music. The Texas manufacturer has created unique low-end (sonically, that is) items,...