• Duke Robillard – Lowdown

    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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    Super PickupGiveaway 2025

    Win Big! 11 Sets! 11 Winners! Win a set of pickups from one of these sponsors: Deadline is March 15, 2026. Complete the survey below to enter giveaway. One entry…

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Have Guitar Will Travel 073 – Crimson Apple’s Shelby Benson and OTTTO

April 13, 2022 · James Patrick Regan

Episode 73 of “Have Guitar Will Travel” is a two-fer starting with guitarist Shelby Benson from the dark-pop band Crimson…

Have Guitar Will Travel – 007 Featuring Gibson’s CEO, James “JC” Curleigh and CMO Cesar Gueikian

May 13, 2019 · James Patrick Regan

In the latest installment of our “Have Guitar Will Travel” podcast, host James Patrick Regan connects with James “JC” Curleigh…

PRS SE Custom Semi-Hollow

Multi-Functional Gem

January 17, 2014 · Phil Feser

While most guitarists are familiar with PRS (and some dream every day of adding one of the company’s Private Stock…

Classics: December 2021

1967 Rickenbacker 360/12

August 11, 2022 · Ward Meeker

Live-music fans who roamed South Florida from the early ’80s until the mid 2000s might recognize Craig Ball’s ’67 Rickenbacker…

Weller El Dorrado

Rock-and-Roll Screamer

July 10, 2025 · Pete Prown

Tucked away in southwest Illinois near St. Louis, luthier Steve Weller is making interesting instruments. His El Dorrado model is…

Sue Foley’s Acoustic Blues

February 24, 2022 · Vintage Guitar

Sue’s Classic(al) jam in E Sue Foley improvises some blues with her flamenco guitar made by Francisco Navarro Garcia, in…

  • Carr Skylark Special 1×12

    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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Tommy Smith

Leogun’s Led Zep Connection

March 3, 2016 · Willie G. Moseley

Some of the loudest buzz – literally and figuratively – in music surrounds the London-base power trio Leogun, fronted by…

Sunny War

Art & War

May 4, 2022 · Oscar Jordan

Sunny War’s latest album, Simple Syrup, digs deep into the complexities of the human experience. As an acoustic fingerstylist who…

Chris Walz

Debut, Long Time Coming

January 14, 2026 · Dan Forte

Chris Walz has done his share of performing. He played young Woody in the stage production of Woody Guthrie’s American…

Snowy White

British Blues Deluxe

April 27, 2023 · Pete Prown

There’s a reason Pink Floyd, Thin Lizzy, and Roger Waters secured the services of Snowy White – his extraordinarily soulful…


CLASSIC INSTRUMENTS

Selmer Modele Jazz and Stimer M.10 Amp

Electricfying Early Jazz

March 6, 2015 · Michael Dregni

In the 1930s, the quest for volume was the Holy Grail of guitar construction, as guitarists sought instruments to slice…

D’Angelico New Yorker

Top of the Line from a Master Builder

January 8, 2018 · George Gruhn

Having earned its place in the VG Hall of Fame as one of the finest guitars in the history of…

Classics: May 2022

“Wild” Jimmy Spruill’s ’66 Fender Jaguar

January 9, 2023 · Ward Meeker

Wilbert Harrison’s 1959 version of Leiber and Stoller’s “Kansas City” shares space at the summit of all-time blues/pop classics, its…

1944 Martin 00-28

March 16, 2015 · George Gruhn

This Martin 00-28 is a highly unusual instrument. Made as part of a group of six created with shop-order number…


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EHX Tortion JFET Overdrive

EHX Tortion JFET Overdrive

January 25, 2016 · Ray Wuolo

EHX Tortion JFET Overdrive Price: $198.67 (list)/$179 (street) Contact: www.ehx.com Having teenage metal-shredders at home makes one appreciate that a…

Friedman Plex

Mystique Maker

May 8, 2025 · Charlie Wilkins

Dave Friedman built his brand (and reputation) by making supercharged Marshall-inspired amps, and his latest hones in on one of…

Jammy Instruments’ Jammy G

Digital Six

January 27, 2022 · Pete Prown

Digital, MIDI, and synth guitars have been around for decades. One newer entry in the field is the Jammy G,…

The Prestige Classic TBK

Hidden Treasure

October 15, 2021 · Bob Cianci

One of the best-kept guitar secrets, Prestige is a small Vancouver-based operation that has flown under the radar for 18…

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Greg Lake

Recalling the Music

October 10, 2014 · Willie G. Moseley

Bassist/vocalist/songwriter Greg Lake came to notice in 1969 as member of King Crimson and his membership in Emerson, Lake and…

Epiphone Rivoli

March 17, 2010 · Willie G. Moseley

Former Gibson president Ted McCarty (1909-2001) is credited for his leadership of the company when it peaked in terms of…

Epiphone Empero1965 Main

1965 Epiphone Emperor

November 1, 2022 · George Gruhn

The Epiphone Emperor has a long, convoluted history. It first appeared in Epiphone’s catalog in late 1935 as a response…

2023 June Issue on Spotify

June 7, 2023 · Doug Yellow Bird

This month we feature Ana Popovic, Ian Hunter, Samantha Fish & Jesse Dayton, John Oates, Joe Louis Walker, Mike Keneally,…

Freddie King’s Gibson ES-345 Keeps on Playin’

Family Ties

May 29, 2019 · Ward Meeker

Watching her baby boy become rapt whenever his grandma played country blues on her guitar, Ella May King had a…

Dusty Hill

1949-2021

June 1, 2022 · Dan Forte

It didn’t take long for testimonials to pour in to VG following the death of ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill.…

Mark Sampson

Back Cat

November 7, 2025 · Ward Meeker

Epitome of the restless designer/tinkerer, Mark Sampson has co-founded four guitar-amplifier companies, two of which – Matchless and Bad Cat…

Carvin’s GH24 Greg Howe Signature

Carvin’s GH24 Greg Howe Signature

Super Unleaded

July 6, 2016 · Oscar Jordan

After decades of jumping from one guitar manufacturer to another, Greg Howe recently began working with Carvin (more specifically, Kiesel)…

Sue Foley

Live in Austin Vol. 1

October 29, 2024 · Bret Adams

 Foley is an award-winning blues veteran, yet this is her first electric live album. It includes 11 songs primarily from…

Teye Guitars’ Master Series Knights Templar

Knight Time

April 23, 2019 · Chip Wilson

Guitar fanatics find inspiration from different players. And if Woody swapping licks and practicing “the ancient art of weaving” with…

Shawn Purcell’s Jazz from the East (Coast)

October 31, 2025 · Vintage Guitar

Influences Aplenty! A child of the ’80s, Shawn Purcell grew up listening to Stern, Scofield, and Metheny alongside Zeppelin, Van…

Rosalie Allen’s SJ-200

Trophy Flat-Top

March 27, 2019 · George Gruhn

On the pages featuring the Super Jumbo 200, Gibson’s 1940 catalog trumpeted, “This king of the flat-top guitars was especially…

Pop ’N Hiss: Taste

Breakout Blues

August 26, 2025 · Willie G. Moseley

The ’60s may have been the most musically significant decade in the history of popular music, but very few countries…

Kirk Fletcher

The Mid-life Crisis Sessions

June 9, 2023 · Oscar Jordan

Back from barnstorming the globe, blues guitarist Kirk Fletcher’s latest is music for the people. Heartache by the Pound is…

Joel McIver and Black Sabbath

January 27, 2017 · Pete Prown

Black Sabbath gets the full coffee-table history treatment in this hardcover book by Joel McIver, providing excellent photos and recollections…

1933 Gibson L-5 “Special”

November 7, 2014 · George Gruhn

Though many collectors focus on instruments in fine original condition, every so often one emerges that, regardless of condition, is…

GA-20

Live in Loveland

March 20, 2024 · Oscar Jordan

Visceral, raw – and without bass – this live album captures 11 oldies and originals from Plaid Room Records in…

Dan’s Guitar RX: A ’57 Strat Goes Under the Knife

Battle-Scarred

January 14, 2025 · Dan Erlewine

B.K. Vaught recently walked into my shop with a vintage Strat that had been modified and refinished. While its changes…

Have Guitar Will Travel 067 – Eric Montgomery

January 13, 2022 · James Patrick Regan

Episode 67 of “Have Guitar Will Travel” features Eric Montgomery, guitarist/keyboardist for singer/songwriter Maren Morris. Host James Patrick Regan speaks…

Have Guitar Will Travel – 048 Featuring Rod Abernethy

April 6, 2021 · Art Department

James Patrick Regan speaks with guitarist/composer Rod Abernethy in the new episode of “Have Guitar Will Travel.” A native of…

Gibson’s “Non-Reverse” Firebirds

When Down Was Up

February 4, 2024 · Peter Stuart Kohman

Some guitars get no respect, at least historically. At the dawn of the ’70s, Gibson’s original (1963-’65) Firebirds were already…

Jim McCarty

Detroit Rock Royalty

October 4, 2023 · Dan Forte

Playing Detroit in 2013, Joe Bonamassa had a special treat in store for the crowd. “The best, most badass guitar…

Knaggs Chena A

All-Purpose Axe

July 10, 2025 · Bob Dragich

Many guitars are a blend of common styles, but few have gone as far as the Knaggs Chena A, a…

Eastwood La Baye 2x4 Devo Signature Model

Eastwood La Baye 2×4 Devo Signature Model

Whip It Good

July 7, 2016 · Pete Prown

For decades, guitarists have lovingly referred to their solidbody guitars as “planks.” In the mid ’60s, a small builder called…

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…

Classics: April 2023

Kim Simmons’ 1973 Gibson Les Paul

December 16, 2023 · Ward Meeker

For Gio da Silva and several million others in Generation X, the mid ’90s were an exciting time. Young adults…

Joe Louis Walker

Indisputable Cred

January 24, 2017 · Oscar Jordan

Joe Louis Walker has enjoyed a long and enviable career making artistically satisfying music while entertaining audiences all over the…

Effector 13 Improbability Drive

“Beam Me Up, Jimi” – The Effector 13 Improbability Drive – spacey, fuzzy, and funky

August 15, 2013 · Phil Feser

We understand how you might react. “Another drive pedal?” There are so many… a lot of them similar, or nearly…

Have Guitar Will Travel 052 – Cesar Gueikian

June 9, 2021 · Art Department

Gibson’s newly appointed Brand President, Cesar Gueikian, returns to “Have Guitar Will Travel,” with host James Patrick Regan. Cesar is…