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Eric Clapton

September 5, 2025 · Pete Prown

Nearly 60 years after “For Your Love” – the hit that prompted him to leave the Yardbirds – Clapton can…

Kenny Lovelace

The Killer’s Axe Man

November 28, 2016 · Michael Dregni

Playing behind the Killer, you wouldn’t want to hit a wrong note. Kenny Lovelace has picked his guitar with Jerry…

Marty Friedman

Marty Friedman

En Fuego on Inferno!

November 12, 2014 · Oscar Jordan

As he gears up for a co-headlining tour with Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Gus G., Marty Friedman has 13 solo albums…

Jonas Reingold

Bass Mechanic

February 2, 2026 · Pete Prown

Acclaimed as bassist for The Flower Kings, Jonas Reingold is a master four-stringer. He’s recorded with many artists, including Jon…

Mack Atomsmasher DB-40

Super Dynamics

December 2, 2016 · Pete Prown

What do you get when you have a rockin’ pair of 12AX7 tubes and a pair of EL34 power tubes?…

Cicognani Pompeii PP603

Dimensional Echoes

December 6, 2021 · Oscar Jordan

Cicognani Engineering has been making noise with a terrific lineup of amps and effects, earning raves from notable artists like…

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    Rickenbacker’s Electric 12-Strings

    Double-bound for Glory

    George Beauchamp and Adolph Rickenbacher founded Electro String in 1931 to manufacture what everyone would soon call “Rickenbacker” guitars. Success came early and their lap steels set standards of quality,…

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Scott T. Jones’ battle, axes

April 1, 2022 · Vintage Guitar

Rippin’ Midwestern Jazz-Rock St. Louis’ own jazz-fusion mainstay Scott T. Jones runs through a few tunes – on a few…

Will Lee

Letter Winner

October 28, 2015 · Ward Meeker

Musicians being artists and artists needing to express themselves, it says something that Will Lee’s new album, Love, Gratitude &…

Jake Andrews – “ Apricot Brandy”

September 4, 2023 · Vintage Guitar

Austin Stalwart Goes Full Steam for “Apricot Brandy” Jake Andrews was just eight years old when he sat in at…

Corb Lund’s (Acoustic) Roots Rock!

February 22, 2024 · Vintage Guitar

Low-key in the living room Corb Lund rescued his ’80s Kramer Ferrington from a hair ballad so he could use…


CLASSIC INSTRUMENTS

The Supro 1600R Supreme and 600 Reverb

Toneful Twosome

March 27, 2019 · Dave Hunter

Supro amps from the late 1950s and early ’60s are some of the most stylish of the era, and boast…

Rosewood Dobro

Rosewood Dobro

January 18, 2016 · George Gruhn

In the 1930s, the original Dobro company went through a series of ownership changes and licensing agreements. It did not…

Veillette-Citron Shark

December 19, 2025 · Michael Wright

It’s not often a guitar can be said to have been inspired by a TV show, but that is the…

Gibson EB-4L

Right Ideas, Wrong Era

April 15, 2010 · Willie G. Moseley

The antennae of many guitar collectors/enthusiasts pop up when they encounter a Gibson-made instrument bearing a six-digit serial number with…


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Interstellar Audio Machines Octonaut Hyperdrive

Next-Level Drive

May 13, 2024 · Oscar Jordan

Interstellar Audio Machines advertised its original Octonaut Hyperdrive as, “The only overdrive you’ll ever need.” Well… The new version offers…

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Knaggs Guitars’ Chesapeake Severn Tier 2 Trembuck

All-Genre Style

April 18, 2016 · Tom Guerra

Knaggs Guitars’ Chesapeake Severn Tier 2 Trembuck Price: $ 5,600 (list)/$4,300 (street) Info: www.knaggsguitars.com. Maryland-based Knaggs Guitars was founded five…

Burns Steer Cutaway

The Burns Steer Cutaway

June 3, 2011 · Sean OBryan Smith

The story of the Burns Steer Cutaway begins in 1925 with the birth of the “British Leo Fender,” James Ormston…

Fender’s ’68 Custom Deluxe Reverb

Fender’s ’68 Custom Deluxe Reverb

Improving on a Good Thing

April 19, 2016 · Phil Feser

Fender’s ’68 Custom Deluxe Reverb Price: $999.99 list Contact: www.fender.com In 1968, Fender gave its amp line what collectors today…

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Have Guitar Will Travel 090 – Happy Fits and Greensky Bluegrass

October 12, 2023 · James Patrick Regan

In Ep 90 of “Have Guitar Will Travel,” host James Patrick Regan speaks with band members from Happy Fits and…

PRS Swamp Ash Special SE

Bolt-On Beauty

September 17, 2024 · Pete Prown

Known historically for its set-neck guitars, PRS has produced a number of killer bolt-ons, like the CE and Silver Sky.…

Greg Howe

June 23, 2020 · Oscar Jordan

Nimble-fingered fusion monster Greg Howe has been keeping busy since the release of Extraction in 2003. He has appeared as…

Carr Amplifiers’ Super Bee

’60s Muscle

October 15, 2021 · Rich Maloof

Inside its chicken hatchery turned amp shop in Pittsboro, North Carolina, Carr Amplifiers has hatched another beauty in the low-watt/single-channel…

Fingerpicked Country-Folk, Malcolm Holcombe-Style!

January 17, 2022 · Vintage Guitar

Redoubtable singer/songwriter and a beloved ’58 Gibson Malcolm Holcombe shows us how he does “Good Intentions,“ from his new album,…

Gretsch 6119 Tennessean

Gretsch 6119 Tennessean

June 21, 2016 · George Gruhn

Chet Atkins was the most important endorser ever employed by the Gretsch company. When introduced in the 1950s, models bearing…

Kenny Wayne Shepherd

Laying Down the Blues

April 24, 2019 · Greg Prato

Blues-rock suffered a blow in 1990 with the death of Stevie Ray Vaughan. But later in the decade, a crop…

Maestro GA-45T

AMP-O-RAMA

June 30, 2020 · Dave Hunter

Until just a couple years ago, Fender really was the only major name in collectible vintage American-made tube guitar amplifiers.…

Tone Electronix Animalizzer

Fuzz Feast

January 27, 2022 · Oscar Jordan

At first glance, Tone Electonix’s Animalizzer might appear to be a Big-Muff-style fuzz with too many knobs. A closer look…

Danelectro ’59 Resonator

Book This Dano

July 5, 2018 · Chip Wilson

While guitar enthusiasts expend a lot of brain power waxing poetic about tonewoods, for many VG readers of a certain…

Reverend Peyton

Return of the Adrenaline

April 1, 2022 · Sean McDevitt

“I got all the ways/I just ain’t got the means,” 40-year-old Josh “Reverend” Peyton of Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band…

Eastwood’s Classic 6 TA PHo

Phish Food

August 10, 2023 · Pete Prown

If you’ve seen Phish guitarist Trey Anastasio onstage, you may have noticed an unusual archtop in his mitts – a…

Dominic Miller

Team Player, Solo Turn

April 3, 2024 · Pete Prown

A longtime member of Sting’s band, Dominic Miller is the quintessential team player, even on his own solo albums. His…

Randy Rhoads

Diary of an Axeman, 30 years Later

March 11, 2014 · Pete Prown

(RIGHT) Rhoads’ polka-dot guitar was built in 1979 by Karl Sandoval, with a mahogany body, modified ’60s Danelectro non-adjustable maple…

Have Guitar Will Travel 068 – Sammy Ash

January 28, 2022 · Doug Yellow Bird

Episode 68 of “Have Guitar Will Travel” features guitarist, collector, and entrepreneur Sammy Ash, who grew up in his grandparents…

EHX Slammi Plus, Hot Wax

Grease Fire

October 14, 2019 · Pete Prown

EHX’s Slammi Plus and Hot Wax pedals are not for the faint of heart. Housed in heavy-duty plastic, the Whammy-shaped…

Paul Quinn

Relentless Persistence

May 8, 2014 · Oscar Jordan

For Paul Quinn, music begins and ends with the blues. The soft-spoken guitarist began playing by listening to British blues…

Strymon Sunset Dual Overdrive

Category Killer?

April 26, 2019 · Rich Maloof

Taste in overdrives is so subjective. A player might luck into a stellar $50 mini pedal or feel the absolute…

Spectrum 5

December 30, 2013 · Michael Wright

Joining playful mid-’60s cultural icons such as the Ford Mustang, NBC’s “The Monkees,” the Beatles’ “Nowhere Man” and Cassius Clay, the…

Dave Stryker

Dave Stryker

Fits To a T

July 5, 2016 · John Heidt

The latest project from jazz guitarist Dave Stryker, Messin’ With Mister T, is a tribute to late saxophonist Stanley Turrentine,…

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The Rolling Stones

December 2, 2016 · Michael Dregni

Mick Jagger’s famous 1968 statement – “What’s the point in listening to us doing ‘I’m A King Bee’ when you…

Gwenifer Raymond

Fierce Fingerstyle

November 10, 2021 · Pete Prown

Expect the unexpected from Gwenifer Raymond. Born in Wales, England, she was inspired by underground bands like the Pixies and…

Bruce Kulick

Star Board: Bruce Kulick

March 7, 2016 · Ward Meeker

Bruce Kulick played lead guitar in Kiss for more than a decade, and today stays busy as a solo performer…

Creedence Clearwater Revival

At The Royal Albert Hall

August 1, 2023 · Michael Dregni

Stop the presses! New CCR is big news, and for one big reason – rarity. Beyond the band’s seven studio…

Have Guitar Will Travel 093 – Martin Simpson

March 1, 2024 · James Patrick Regan

Features In this episode, host James Patrick Regan speaks with Martin Simpson, discussing his new duet record with Thomm Jutz,…

Bob Weir

Ace: 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition

December 25, 2023 · Pete Prown

When is a Grateful Dead album not a Dead album? When it’s Bob Weir’s solo debut from 1972, also featuring…

Buddy Emmons

Buddy Emmons

1937-2015

July 5, 2016 · Rich Kienzle

Buddy Emmons, who revolutionized the pedal-steel guitar both musically and technically, died July 21 in Nashville after suffering a heart…

Dave Alvin

Return of the Battlin’ Brothers

January 24, 2017 · Elliot Stephen Cohen

“The title says it all,” explains Dave Alvin of his reunion with older brother Phil on Lost Time. Known for…

Jam Pedals’ Delay Llama & Wahcko Wah

What’s In A Name?

July 23, 2019 · Oscar Jordan

Positioning its sonic M.O. squarely in the 1960s and ’70s, Jam Pedals strives to create a distinct line of effects.…