• Super PickupGiveaway 2025

    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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Phil DeGruy

Laughin’ Matters

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Widman Set Neck

An Eye For Detail

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    Yes

    Close to the Edge: Super Deluxe Edition

    Are you a high-fidelity audio geek? If the answer is, well, yes, this Rhino release brings together an HD experience of Close to the Edge in no fewer than four…

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Susan Tedeschi

Crackin' the boys club

January 29, 2010 · Elliot Stephen Cohen

Susan Tedeschi For someone who first came into prominence after being nominated for Best New Artist at the 2000 Grammy…

Sylvain Sylvain

Finds his Subway Rhythm

May 15, 2001 · Ralph Heibutzki

Subway Rhythm is an apt name for Sylvain Sylvain’s music publishing company. The former New York Doll’s train of thought…

Ace Frehley

The Space Man’s Cover Plan

May 9, 2017 · Greg Prato

Few guitarists in hard rock have proven as influential as Ace Frehley; just about any guitarist interviewed after the mid…

David Catching

Desert Eagle

May 21, 2019 · Johnny Zapp

Producer and owner of the enigmatic Rancho de la Luna studio in the California desert, guitarist David Catching has been…


CLASSIC INSTRUMENTS

Fender 6G6-C Bassman

Brown Sound

July 31, 2024 · Dave Hunter

There are several revered classics amid the ever-evolving circuits in the amplifier known as the Bassman, but one of the…

Kay Violin-Style Guitar

February 8, 2010 · Michael Wright

1938 Kay Violin-Style Guitar. One prominent thread in the story of the guitar is a quest for more volume –…

1938 Supertone Gene Autry Roundup

December 13, 2021 · Michael Wright

In the depths of the Great Depression, people turned to entertainment for distraction. Not that there was much to be…

Gibson’s First Cherry Red 335

It came from the Books

January 9, 2003 · Ward Meeker

Gibson introduced the ES-335T in the spring of 1958 as the progenitor to its double-cutaway,semi-hollow body “thinline” series of guitars.…


APPROVED GEAR

Shaw Audio Bass 130

Classic Tone for the Modern World

August 10, 2016 · Sean OBryan Smith

Tennessee amp builder Kevin Shaw loves restoring old cars – and creating fine-sounding amplifiers. His ToneRod SE and Fulltilt 18…

Savage Audio Macht 12x

Sweeter Mids, Smoother Twang

March 21, 2010 · Zac Childs

The Savage Audio Macht 12x Savage Audio gained a solid reputation for its repair work before moving into amplifier production…

The D’Angelico Excel 59

Hybrid Hotshot

March 7, 2022 · Michael Dregni

Some might see it as a Frankenstein’s monster, while others will view it as the best of all worlds. The…

Rick Dodge The Convertible

Zero to Different in 20 seconds!

May 11, 2001 · Vintage Guitar

We know what you’re thinking: “Ummm… Dodge convertible. If I could have one, I’d take a ’70 Challenger R/T, Hemi,…

  • Outlaws

    Outlaws

    Rising Tides

    By the mid ’70s, Southern rock emerged as one of the most-exciting and successful genres in pop music, thanks to the Allman Brothers Band and Lynyrd Skynyrd. Another important early Southern-rock band making its mark with country influences was Outlaws – the Tampa group nicknamed “Florida Guitar Army.” Rhythm guitarist Henry Paul, lead guitarists Hughie

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  • The story of the Martin F-50

    The story of the Martin F-50

    Our friend Nate Westgor from Willie’s American Guitars shares the story of Martin’s first step into the booming 1960s electric guitar market. Enjoy, and have a wonderful holiday season from all of us at Vintage Guitar!

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  • “Buy That Guitar” podcast with special guest  Timm Kummer

    “Buy That Guitar” podcast with special guest  Timm Kummer

    Season 03 Episode 09 In Episode 3.9 of “Buy That Guitar,” host Ram Tuli is joined by Timm Kummer, a legendary figure in the world of collectible guitars with a passion for unearthing, restoring, and dealing in rare instruments. Over his 45 years in the industry, Timm has built a reputation for specializing in “true

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  • Reeves Gabrels’ Newest Reverend Spacehawk

    Reeves Gabrels’ Newest Reverend Spacehawk

    For his gig with The Cure, Reeves Gabrels needed a guitar that could cover a lot of sonic territory. The folks at Reverend helped him create the Spacehawk; the latest version is the Spacehawk Supreme he uses here to play  an instrumental take on “Two Chords And A Lie” running through an MXR Super Compressor,

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  • Veillette-Citron Shark

    Veillette-Citron Shark

    It’s not often a guitar can be said to have been inspired by a TV show, but that is the case with this 1982 Veillette-Citron Shark, which came about as a result of the success of the program “Welcome Back Kotter.” Well, in a pretty roundabout way, that is! Veillette-Citron guitars were the product of

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Excelsior Americana

March 7, 2014 · Dave Hunter

If you play any breed of twang, country, roots-rock or, well, “Americana,” could there possibly be a better amp than…

Muireann Bradley

Eire Apparent

September 9, 2024 · Pete Prown

The term “old soul” is overused, yet Muireann Bradley effortlessly lives up to it. Just 17 years old, her debut…

Korg Nuvibe

Korg Nuvibe

Big Box

February 12, 2015 · Rich Maloof

Korg Nuvibe Price: $499.99 (street) Contact: www.korg.com Korg is not known as a guitar company, but to their great credit…

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Singular Sound BeatBuddy

Drums Even You Can Play

May 6, 2016 · Michael Dregni

Everyone knows a good drummer joke. Or two. Drummers are indeed a special breed. Singular Sound’s BeatBuddy drum-machine pedal, however,…

Reddick Voyager Custom

Swap Meet

June 9, 2023 · Pete Prown

The concept of pickup-swapping guitars has been around for decades, almost always with cumbersome results. With the Voyager, Reddick Guitars…