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    Duke Robillard – Lowdown

    Vintage Guitar is happy to offer the premier of the new music video by Grammy nominee Duke Robillard. “Lowdown” is the  first single from his upcoming album, Blast Off!, set…

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Have You Got It Yet? – The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd

December 10, 2025 · Dan Forte

It’s understandable that fans warily approach the flood of pseudo-documentaries and biopics. Add the fact that the late Syd Barrett,…

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Epiphone Zephyr De Luxe Regent and Zephyr Amplifier

June 12, 2014 · L.B. Fred

The Zephyr De Luxe Regent was Epiphone’s second-from-the-top electric guitar produced from the late 1940s through the mid ’50s. The…

Pieces of a Prototype

Secrets of a Socal "Parts" Guitar

November 24, 2020 · Willie G. Moseley

  If you were a guitar – particularly one with a natural or translucent finish – your “fingerprint” would be…

Greg Martin honors Dickey Betts

August 29, 2024 · Vintage Guitar

Tribute licks Kentucky Headhunters co-founder Greg Martin was a senior in high school when he first heard the Allman Brothers…

Classics: Harold “Sonny” Wright’s 1965 Gibson J-45

June 12, 2025 · Ward Meeker

Growing up 10 miles from Earl Scruggs’ birthplace in North Carolina with a music-loving father and two older sisters who…

John Jorgenson

John Jorgenson’s Gypsy Jazz Orchestra

February 13, 2014 · Michael Dregni

Call it a “Gypsy jazz wall of sound.” John Jorgenson’s new album, Istiqbal Gathering, features the master guitarist backed by…

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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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 Isaiah Mitchell

Crowe’s Feat

December 2, 2022 · Pete Prown

When not playing with the Black Crowes, guitarist Isaiah Mitchell works with Earthless, a power trio that just released Night…

John Leventhal

Ready to Rumble

December 13, 2024 · Rich Kienzle

“I’ve been lucky enough to make a career co-writing and producing records with great singers and lyricists, John Leventhal explains.…

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Jerry Riggs

Heavy Metal Forever

January 15, 2015 · Willie G. Moseley

Jerry Riggs grew up in the ’60s/early ’70s, and though his hometown of Knoxville, Tennessee, wasn’t a mecca like Nashville…

Gus G’s rippin’ “Demon Stomp”

January 21, 2022 · Vintage Guitar

Rock God on his signature Jackson Star Rock god Gus G – Ozzy vet and Firewind shredder – rips through…


CLASSIC INSTRUMENTS

Dean DeLeo and Tom Bukovac unite on the trip the witch

Cosmic Convergence

September 9, 2022 · Ward Meeker

At a glance, there’s little reason to connect a guitarist like Dean DeLeo to one like Tom Bukovac. One is…

Fixing Tuner Holes in a Rare Gibson

Replacement Plague

October 14, 2021 · Dan Erlewine

I’ve worked on plenty of old Gibsons, but guitars like this 1939 J-55 are rare. It’s only the second one…

“Boogie Mod” Dual Showman

January 2, 2026 · Dave Hunter

What do you do when the humble blackface Bandmaster you acquired sight-unseen turns out to harbor one of rock’s hottest…

Ray Cummins – I’ll See You In My Dreams

January 1, 2023 · Vintage Guitar

Ray Cummins Plays the 1956 Gretsch Chet Atkins 6120 prototype “Dark Eyes” VG ace online tutor Ray Cummins uses the…


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Epiphone 1966 SG G-400 PRO

Epiphone 1966 SG G-400 PRO

For Those About to Rock

January 19, 2016 · Pete Prown

Epiphone’s 1966 SG G-400 PRO Price: $582 (list); $349 (street) Info: www.epiphone.com Gibson’s SG is a classic design with plenty…

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ToneConcepts’ The Distillery

100-Proof Tone

February 5, 2015 · Oscar Jordan

While many pedal makers tinker away on effects that exhibit their personal tonal philosophies, the fact is that most don’t…

The Epiphone ES-175 Reissue

Return of a Classic

August 26, 2013 · Pete Prown

There are plenty of affordable hollowbodies on the market, but Epiphone’s recent reissue of the Gibson ES-175 is almost a…

Music Man’s JP13

Petrucci Pick

February 23, 2016 · Chip Wilson

Music Man’s JP13 Price: $3,500 Info: www.music-man.com. Music Man has a knack for building blazing artist models for the likes…

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Phantom Reissue 1964 PH12

Ghost of Vintage Past

September 25, 2014 · Chip Wilson

From the Hollies to the Mahavishnu Orchestra, from Robert Junior Lockwood to the Stones, the electric 12-string has a prominent…

Lace Cybercaster LS

Modern Mixer

July 10, 2019 · Chip Wilson

The mere name of Don Lace’s Cybercaster may set calloused fingertips to head-scratching. After all, “cyber” connotes cutting-edge, futuristic. How…

Blackberry Smoke Unplugs

Ds and LGs

March 3, 2017 · Ward Meeker

By sound and association, Blackberry Smoke walks a fine stylistic line. A good ol’ rock band when it started rollin’…

Ampeg Gemini II G-15

Ampeg Gemini II G-15

April 5, 2016 · Dave Hunter

Preamp tubes: three 12AX7, one 6CG7, one 7199. Output tubes: two 7868. Rectifier: solidstate Controls: volume, treble and bass on…

Pat Metheny

The Jazz Guitar Prodigy at 60

December 1, 2016 · Dan Forte

His success is obvious – 20 Grammy awards, crossover popularity, loyal fans dating back 40 years. Still, his career path…

James Mastro

All Texture, No Clutter

July 9, 2019 · Tom Guerra

As one of the guitarists in Ian Hunter’s Rant Band for the past 17 years, James Mastro is responsible for…

Dan’s Guitar RX: Restoring a Vintage Jazz Bass

Mashed Fender

June 4, 2022 · Dan Erlewine

The owner of a ’62 Jazz Bass recently sent it to my shop for repair and renovation. He’d bought it…

Albert King with Stevie Ray Vaughan

In Session (Deluxe Edition)

October 9, 2025 · Bret Adams

Talk about a summit – this session was a Luke Skywalker-meets-Yoda moment. The live album, originally released in 1999, is…

Wendy Melvoin

Beyond Controversy

September 23, 2019 · Oscar Jordan

As a guitarist backing Prince on the world-dominant Purple Rain along with Parade and Around The World In A Day,…

Vinnie Moore

Double Exposure

October 28, 2023 · Oscar Jordan

Neoclassical shredder Vinnie Moore’s latest features vocals for the first time. Double Exposure is a heavy-rock record saturated with funky…

Vintage Guitar magazine, Podcast, Have Guitar Will Travel, James Patrick Regan, Jennifer Batten, Gretchen Menn, Nili Brosh

Have Guitar Will Travel – 019 Featuring Jennifer Batten, Gretchen Menn, and Nili Brosh

November 26, 2019 · James Patrick Regan

In this episode of “Have Guitar Will Travel,” host James Patrick Regan sits with Jennifer Batten, Gretchen Menn, and Nili…

Steve Kimock flashes back to Zero

December 29, 2022 · Vintage Guitar

Amazing improv on “End of World Blues” We review the reissued 1992 album “Naught Again” by Zero, a band that…

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Frank Gambale

Soulmine

December 11, 2013 · Oscar Jordan

Frank Gambale has had an amazing career playing the music he loves. From being the go-to guy for sweep-picking, and…

Epiphone Joe Bonamassa “Treasure” Firebird I

Sweet Bird

March 15, 2019 · Pete Prown

One thing fans like most about Joe Bonamassa is that, in addition to his bluesy chops, he’s a guitar nut…

Mud Ride: A Messy Trip Through The Grunge Explosion

Steve Turner with Adem Tepedelen

April 24, 2024 · Dennis Pernu

Mudhoney never really cashed in on the early-’90s grunge sweepstakes. In fact, its members have largely eschewed the G word.…

EarthQuaker Devices Ledges

’Verb Voyage

September 17, 2024 · Pete Prown

Billed as a Tri-Dimensional Reverberation Machine, the Earthquaker Ledges boasts a user-friendly interface with no menus or deep MIDI commands…

Peter Rowan

Carter Stanley’s Eyes

July 5, 2018 · Rich Kienzle

Peter Rowan spent 1963 through ’67 as lead singer/guitarist with Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys before his own…

John Notto double-up

November 17, 2023 · Vintage Guitar

Dirty Honey guitarist shares riffs from “Can’t Find the Brakes” John Notto used his road-dog Gibson Custom Shop Les Paul…

Taylor AD17e

Tube SaviorDream Machine

November 8, 2022 · Pete Prown

Taylor’s AD (American Dream) line aims to put affordable U.S.-made acoustics in the hands of most any player. The new…

Ty Tabor

On a Roll

March 2, 2015 · Oscar Jordan

King’s X guitarist Ty Tabor is on a roll. Despite the band being on hiatus due to bassist Dug Pinnick’s…

Blackstar Amped 2

Satisfying Sounds

February 8, 2024 · Brett Jochim

Blackstar’s entry to the growing market of “all in one” compact amplifier/effects units claims to offer a high degree of…

Hallmark Swept-Wing

Brief Flight from South of Bakersfield

March 31, 2017 · Willie G. Moseley

Bob Shade exemplifies the adage “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.” The guitar builder has an enviable assortment of…

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Kustom’s The Bag

A New Dimension in Electro-Thoracity

May 1, 2016 · Michael Dregni

When Steppenwolf’s John Kay took the stage, it was easy to believe he was performing a suitably ’60s ceremony celebrating…

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Fenton Robinson’s Gibson ES-225

May 6, 2022 · Ward Meeker

Kevin Ludwig first became aware of Fenton Robinson in 1975, when he heard Boz Scaggs’ version of “Somebody Loan Me…

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Joe Walsh

Life’s Still Good

February 14, 2014 · Ward Meeker

Whether coughing up the #2 talk-box lick of the ’70s, kicking the Eagles into overdrive, or wryly expressing his views…

Guy King

Finding Joy

July 11, 2022 · John Heidt

Israeli-born guitarist/singer Guy King has become a triple-threat musician since moving to Chicago. The playing, singing, and songwriting on his…

Vinnie Moore

Double Exposure

October 28, 2023 · Oscar Jordan

Neoclassical shredder Vinnie Moore’s latest features vocals for the first time. Double Exposure is a heavy-rock record saturated with funky…

The Rascals’ Gene Cornish

Wild Legacy

April 26, 2019 · Elliot Stephen Cohen

Gene Cornish is fond of the time he spent in the ’60s pop band The Rascals, which he credits for…

Colby Dual Tone Booster 50

Double Versatile

August 12, 2014 · Tom Guerra

Colby DTB50 Price: $3,800 (head); $750 (cabinet) Contact: www.colbyamps.com From 1978 through 2010, Mitch Colby helped Marshall become a preeminent…