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KillerStar is no David Bowie cover band. Instead, it’s an uncanny project from U.K. guitarist Rob Fleming and drummer James…

Christone “Kingfish” Ingram

Live In London

October 8, 2024 · Oscar Jordan

In a world where Red Bull-injected athletes have hijacked blues guitar, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram is a welcome return to feel,…

Jimmy James’ Psychedelic R&B

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“Parlor Strut” on a vintage Harmony! Proving that ’60s import guitars can make cool sounds, Parlor Greens guitarist Jimmy James…

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1958 Magnatone Custom 280

May 13, 2016 · Dave Hunter

When guitarists talk tremolo or vibrato, you can bet the magnificent Magnatone amps will find their way into the conversation.…

The Guitars of Ernst Heinrich Roth

International Influence

December 21, 2023 · Cliff Hall

Now just a sleepy town in Germany, over the last 200 years, Markneukirchen has been home to countless luthiers ranging…

Classics: January 2023

Jay Mitzner’s ’53 Gibson Les Paul.

September 20, 2023 · Ward Meeker

Overhearing his 13-year-old son noodling on a beginner guitar in his bedroom one day in 1958, it occurred to Murray…

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GA-20 Knows Bo

July 12, 2023 · Vintage Guitar

Duo does it right on “Crackin’ Up” GA-20’s Matt Stubbs and Pat Faherty paused for a moment while touring Europe…

Pop ’N Hiss: Bad Company

Powerful Purity

May 8, 2023 · Bret Adams

Bad Company’s self-titled 1974 debut album defines “classic rock” – no frills, just superb songs and performances from four gifted…

Larry Campbell

All-Americana Multi-Instrumentalist

February 24, 2017 · Dan Forte

You’ve probably seen his face, and maybe even watched his hair and beard go from black to gray. Whether it’s…

Alligator Greats

Bruce Iglauer Recalls 50 Years of Blues Guitar

May 10, 2022 · Sean McDevitt

Anyone wondering why a young Bruce Iglauer was so impassioned about recording the raw, high-energy blues of Theodore Roosevelt “Hound…


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Custom Kraft Red Fury

August 12, 2014 · Michael Wright

Most guitar aficionados are comfortable with the notion of guitar brands being made by the company of the same name.…

The Watkins Dominator

Crying V

March 18, 2019 · Dave Hunter

Is there any more stylish vintage amp than the V-front Watkins Dominator? This creation is delightfully twee yet utterly enticing…

Epiphone 1968 Les Paul Prototype

Fraternal Twin

May 9, 2023 · Willie G. Moseley

Ted McCarty’s leadership at Gibson was highlighted by the introduction of top-shelf instruments created by knowledgable, intuitive designers and builders.…

First ’Burst

May 30, 2017 · Walter Carter

In May of 1958, a worker at the Gibson factory pulled two Les Paul guitars – serial numbers 8 3087…


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Long before the brazen, pointy electrics of the 1980s, Airline created a model with all kinds of modern angles and…

Great Eastern FX Small Speaker Overdrive

Little Big Tones

March 13, 2023 · Oscar Jordan

Recording engineers and DIYers have long known what a small amp can do in a big room – that is,…

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AmpRX BrownBox Voltage-Reduction Unit

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January 22, 2016 · Zac Childs

AmpRX BrownBox Voltage-Reduction Unit Price: $269.00 (list) Contact: www.amprx.net Amplifier repairman and builder Patrick Geraghty was frustrated with the sound…

The Collings I-35

Soul in the Details

July 14, 2020 · Tony Nobles

Occasionally, in the world of guitars, events influence the market. The introduction of a new guitar can send ripples through…

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DNA Analogic Effects

Chemical Reaction

June 24, 2020 · Art Department

If you‘re a “first impressions mean a lot” kind of gearhead, DNA Analogic’s line of effects pedals may just win…

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…

Six-Strings, 60 Years Ago

A Likely First

February 15, 2016 · Michael Dregni

Had he survived to this day, Elvis Presley – cultural icon extraordinaire – would be 80 years old. The man…

Sean Chambers

Shoulders Of A Legend

February 2, 2026 · Oscar Jordan

When Hubert Sumlin sideman Sean Chambers played a gig with Savoy Brown bassist Pat DeSalvo and drummer Garnet Grimm, the…

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Blooms in the Desert

January 27, 2017 · Michael Wright

When traveling the American desert southwest, one should expect the unexpected. Visit in the springtime and you might witness the…

Kim Simmonds

Half a Century with Savoy Brown

May 20, 2021 · Willie G. Moseley

Now in its 46th year, the Savoy Brown band, fronted by founder/lead guitarist Kim Simmonds, has returned to its blues-and-boogie…

Chris Duarte

Not Mowin’ the Lawn

January 3, 2024 · Greg Prato

It’s been seven years since Texas blues rocker Chris Duarte issued a new album, but his 15th studio effort, Ain’t…

Classics: September 2022

Danny Gatton’s ES-295

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Glenn Holley was just five years old when he became infatuated with the sound of rockabilly music thanks to Elvis…

Peter Frampton

Part One: The Humble Pie Years

October 13, 2021 · Wolf Marshall

Formed with two formidable front men in Steve Marriott and Peter Frampton, Humble Pie was one of the earliest “supergroups”…

Golden State-Lone Star Blues Revue

July 6, 2016 · Rick Allen

Welcome to a cross-country meeting of blues minds. The first release from this group of veteran California and Texas bluesmen…

Have Guitar Will Travel – 044 Featuring Ricky Byrd

February 12, 2021 · Art Department

The new episode of “Have Guitar Will Travel” features Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Ricky Byrd. The New York…

Readers’ Choice Awards Inductees 1990-Today

October 4, 2017 · Vintage Guitar

Vintage Guitar magazine has been honoring those who inspired and awed us as guitar players, fans, and listeners by inducting…

Orangewood Guitars’ Echo 12 Live

Fresh-Squeezed Jangle

May 10, 2022 · Bob Dragich

Twelve-string sales ebb and flow in part with the popularity of a song featuring one. Orangewood Guitars aims to change…

Larry Coryell

January 26, 2017 · Oscar Jordan

The lastest from the godfather of fusion guitar harkens back to his ’71 album Barefoot Boy, revisiting the energy, philosophy,…

Fretprints: Tony Rice

Newgrass Fusion Master

February 4, 2022 · Wolf Marshall

The world lost one of its most innovative and defining guitar voices on December 25, 2020. Bluegrass maestro Tony Rice…

Have Guitar Will Travel – 022 Featuring Adam Lester

January 28, 2020 · James Patrick Regan

“Have Guitar Will Travel” host James Patrick Regan speaks to Adam Lester, guitarist in the Peter Frampton Band, discussing everything…

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The Special Effect at Electro-Harmonix

July 24, 2013 · Ward Meeker

As a child of four, Mike Matthews’ mother taught him how to play classical-style piano. Formal lessons followed; the child…

Check This Action: Remembering Denny Freeman

July 11, 2022 · Dan Forte

As music-conscious as Austin is, not every musician who dies elicits the outpouring given to Denny Freeman. The Paramount Theater…

Oz Noy

Coming to America

April 27, 2020 · John Heidt

When Oz Noy mov-ed to New York City at age 24 in 1996, he was an established guitarist in his…

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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…

Ibanez Artcore AF105NT

Class Axe

October 1, 2014 · Pete Prown

Ibanez has always had two distinct personalities – first as a purveyor of shreddy solidbodies for the hard rock/metal crowd,…

Danelectro Doubleneck

Twice the Tone

May 30, 2025 · Pete Prown

  Jimmy Page. Don Felder. Even Elvis Presley. In fact, who amongst us hasn’t drooled over a 6/12 doubleneck at…

Pop ’N Hiss: Hawkwind’s Space Ritual

Primal Cosmic Rock

October 30, 2024 · Willie G. Moseley

Among the evolutionary tangents of London’s pop-music scene in the late ’60s were the original stylings of progressive rock, psychedelia,…

Have Guitar Will Travel 095 – Kenneth Pattengale (Milk Carton Kids)

March 27, 2024 · James Patrick Regan

In episode 95 of “Have Guitar Will Travel,” host James Patrick Regan speaks with guitarist Kenneth Pattengale from The Milk…

Tony Iommi

When Sabbath Rocked with Ronnie

February 3, 2022 · Greg Prato

Black Sabbath sounded reinvigorated and refocused on its first two albums of the ’80s – Heaven and Hell and Mob…

Eric Johnson

July 25, 2014 · Oscar Jordan

When Eric Johnson came to prominence, he sounded like nothing anyone had ever heard before. He made a Strat sound…

Rick Vito – Cadillac Man

July 25, 2024 · Vintage Guitar

Rick Vito – Cadillac Man Make sure to check out Rick Vito’s latest album “Cadillac Man” available now at Blue…

Boss Katana Gen 3

Big Step

May 30, 2025 · Pete Prown

The Boss Katana amplifier has a cult of devotees, many of whom have been waiting for a Bluetooth version that…

“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…