• 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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TWA Hot Sakè and Dynamorph

Circuit City

April 23, 2019 · Pete Prown

Totally Wycked Audio (TWA) builds a line of cool stompboxes that consistently push the envelope in the right direction. Two…

Paul Johnson

The Hepcats Live at the Ajax Novelty Company

December 10, 2025 · Dan Forte

This isn’t live, there may not be an Ajax Novelty Company, and the three felines known as the Hepcats are…

Have Guitar Will Travel – 049 Featuring Dave Miner

April 26, 2021 · Art Department

  In Episode 49 of “Have Guitar Will Travel” features host James Patrick Regan speaking with Dave Miner, chairman of…

Quilter Labs’ Aviator Cub

High Flyer

April 7, 2022 · Rich Maloof

Quilter Labs has gained a rep for busting popular perceptions. They’ve attempted to step up their game with this single-channel…

LA LOM

The Los Angeles League of Musicians

July 3, 2025 · Pete Prown

It’s Latin, it’s surfy, it’s twangy – okay, what the heck is it? LA LOM is an instrumental trio that…

Have Guitar Will Travel 053 – Shane Theriot

June 24, 2021 · Art Department

For the new episode of “Have Guitar Will Travel,” host James Patrick Regan sits with Shane Theriot, musical director and…

  • 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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Jake Shimabukuro

Ukulele Hero

August 29, 2022 · Dan Forte

It’s one of the most unlikely success stories in music. Armed with a four-string tenor ukulele, a young Hawaiian videos…

Jesse Johnson

Jesse Johnson

Quad City Funk

March 24, 2016 · Oscar Jordan

In the early 1980s, Jesse Johnson traveled from Rock Island, Illinois, to Minneapolis and found fame with The Time and…

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Nick Moss

Musical Horizons Beyond Chicago

October 8, 2014 · Willie G. Moseley

Since 2007, guitarist/vocalist Nick Moss has released five albums on his Blue Bella label, including two live discs. And while…

Eric Bibb plays “Bring Me a Little Water, Sylvie”

July 30, 2024 · Vintage Guitar

Soulful Blues Beyond I-IV-V Sensational fingerstylist Eric Bibb uses the ’47 Levin Model 13 Ambassadör to honor us with a…


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Dobro Model 27

Brother Oswald's Dobro – Country Music History Maker

December 22, 2014 · Vintage Guitar

The melodic, evocative warbling of a resonator guitar has for decades been a fixture in country music, and knowledgeable fans…

Hilary Gardner returns with a fresh take on a holiday classic!

December 24, 2024 · Vintage Guitar

Hilary Gardner returns! Ready to set the tone for your holidays, Hilary Gardner and her band return for a fantastic…

Popa Chubby’s Dangerous Attitude

November 23, 2023 · Vintage Guitar

NYC blues beast rips on “I Don’t Want Nobody A fixture in New York City blues joints and familiar face…

Ask Zac: Deep Dive on the Wide Range

Plus, Joey Molland’s Stratotone

December 1, 2021 · Zac Childs

I have collected several Fender Wide Range humbucking pickups from the early ’70s, and I’m curious about how to check…


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Babicz Octave Blue Flame

Flaming Glory

December 29, 2010 · Chip Wilson

When a vintage-minded guitarist recollects cracking open the case of a big ol’ hollowbody and catching a glimpse of flame,…

The DoleSonic Vintage 108 Woody

Not Your Dad’s Boutique Amp

August 16, 2013 · Sean OBryan Smith

The guitarist’s greatest quests is most often that of the tone that resides within their heads. That quest drove guitarist…

Maestro Electronics Titan Boost and Arcas Compressor Sustain

Louder, Tighter

October 11, 2023 · Oscar Jordan

Maestro Electronics has been around for 60 years and is best known for creating the FZ-1 Fuzz-Tone used by Keith…

Taylor T3

Tone Poet

January 6, 2014 · Pete Prown

The Taylor T3 Price: $2,998 Info: www.taylorguitars.com. Some guitar players never touch a tone knob, while others view it as…

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Otis Redding

Live At The Whisky A Go Go: The Complete Recordings

July 5, 2018 · Oscar Jordan

“Are you ready for star time?” That’s the introduction by emcee Al “Brisco” Clark to the six-CD boxed-set of Otis…

Chris Leuzinger

Country Crunch

November 17, 2022 · Ward Meeker

Growing up in the tropical air of West Palm Beach, it’s little wonder that Chris Leuzinger’s first musical revelations had…

To The Limit

The Effectrode LA-1A Leveling Amplifier

April 15, 2020 · Pete Prown

In the world of guitar effects, there are consumer-grade pedals and pro-grade pedals. The former are affordable and fun, the…

Dallas Shaftesbury 30

March 7, 2017 · Dave Hunter

We mine the rich seam of obscure vintage American tube amps on a regular basis here in the pages of…

Have Guitar Will Travel 057 – Phredley Brown

August 24, 2021 · Art Department

“Have Guitar Will Travel” host James Patrick Regan speaks with multi-instrumentalist Phredley Brown, who’s not “just” the guitarist and music…

Blowing Free: Underground and Progressive Sounds of 1972

Various artists

March 10, 2023 · Pete Prown

The Cherry Red label is spot-on at packaging vintage U.K. rock, and this boxed set is no exception. This one…

Ibanez AF95

Jazzed UP

October 13, 2022 · Pete Prown

In 2021, Ibanez re-tooled its hollowbody line to devise big surprises like the Japanese-made AF95, a full-bodied archtop with a…

Have Guitar Will Travel 140 – Iain Matthews

December 13, 2024 · James Patrick Regan

In episode 140 of “Have Guitar Will Travel,” presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine, host James Patrick Regan speaks with singer-songwriter…

Fender Coronado XII Wildwood

Instrument Profile

June 10, 2020 · Michael Wright

Sex, drugs, and rock and roll. Yea, baby! Okay, to be honest, there’s no real evidence that this 1967 Fender…

’72 Marshall “NARB” Tremolo 100

Mirror Image

October 25, 2024 · Dave Hunter

When is a Marshall not a Marshall? When it’s a Narb, of course. Long a fascinating footnote to the company’s…

Bobby “Blue” Bland

The Guitarists of Blues’ Crown Prince

October 16, 2015 · Dan Forte

On June 23 of last year, the blues lost one of its greatest singers with the death of Bobby “Blue”…

Jim Lauderdale

Harder Country

June 25, 2025 · Rich Kienzle

Jim Lauderdale has had three busy years. 2021’s Hope, which he calls “a very uplifting album,” emerged from the pandemic.…

EHX Spruce Goose OD

Blues-breakers Bump

September 16, 2024 · Oscar Jordan

Known and loved for its smooth breakup and sensitivity, Marshall’s Bluesbreaker circuit is a legend unto itself. The Spruce Goose…

Jim Kweskin

Where Jazz Meets Folk

December 13, 2024 · Dan Forte

Jim Kweskin grew up in Stamford, Connecticut, and in 1958 entered Boston University, placing him near coffee houses at the…

National Model N-720

Star of an Era's End

November 3, 2005 · Michael Wright

Most acoustic guitar players will likely show disdain for any instrument with a bolt-on neck. Even though there have been…

Susanna Hoffs

The Deep End

March 16, 2024 · Bret Adams

The Bangles vocalist/rhythm guitarist’s fifth solo album is a folk-enriched blend of covers by classic and contemporary artists, enlivened by…

Wes Montgomery/Wynton Kelly Trio

Maximum Swing: The Unissued 1965 Half Note Recordings

October 8, 2024 · Dan Forte

Historically, there’ve been two camps of jazz guitar: acoustic Gypsy Django Reinhardt and electric pioneer Charlie Christian. But the swing…

AmpRX BrownBox Voltage-Reduction Unit

AmpRX BrownBox Voltage-Reduction Unit

Vintage-Safe Voltage

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…

Henriksen’s The Bud

This One’s For You

March 15, 2019 · Pete Prown

In theory, a big guitar amp should sound larger than a smaller one. Then there’s Henriksen’s The Bud. Based on…

Fender’s 70th Anniversary Esquire

One-Pickup Wonder

February 10, 2022 · Michael Dregni

In the past, Fender has paid homage to its history with precise replicas of certain classics. The company’s 70th Anniversary…

Paul Bigsby’s Myrtlewood Guitars

April 30, 2024 · Deke Dickerson

= Few things are as satisfying as a guitar with a good story to tell. Some vintage guitars might be…

Sheryl Bailey

New Ground in The SBQ

August 6, 2024 · Wolf Marshall

Sheryl Bailey has enjoyed a steady upward trajectory since her career launched 20 years ago. One of the leading proponents…

Bell 30 RV Stereo-Reverb Combo

Accordion to Plan

August 5, 2022 · Dave Hunter

1961 Bell 30 RV Stereo-Reverb • Preamp tubes: three 6EU7, one 7199, one 12AU7, one 12AX7 • Output tubes: four…

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…

Tinsley Ellis

Naked Truth

January 9, 2025 · Sean McDevitt

It’s hard to believe that Tinsley Ellis, one of contemporary blues’ most-prominent artists since the late ’80s, is only now…

Price’s highly modified Les Paul Jr. (shown here in ’77) has been his primary guitar for years.

Rod Price

Opens Up

February 6, 2020 · Willie G. Moseley

Part One It used to be that photos didn’t lie. But nowadays (as supermodels and tabloids have proven) that’s not…

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…

Austin Guitarst Eric Hisaw on “Someone Else.”

June 1, 2023 · Vintage Guitar

 Rockabilly Meets Punk! Straight outta Austin, Eric Hisaw and his early-’80s import Fender Tele play a cool living-room rendition…

Charlie Gracie

Rock’s Unsung Pioneer

June 24, 2020 · Dan Forte

“…as I went from London to Liverpool to Manchester to Birmingham to Scotland, in the audience were all these young…