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    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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Bird Golden Eagle 4/25

Soaring In Birdland

April 24, 2019 · Dave Hunter

Many of the oddballs, also-rans, and otherwise unusual creations we see in the amp world fall into the “B-list” category…

Andrew Watt

Andrew Watt

On Being With Hughes & Bonham

January 19, 2016 · Oscar Jordan

Andrew Watt’s star was rising on the New York club scene when bassist Glenn Hughes took his career up a…

VG Hall of Fame 2012 Inductees

January 9, 2013 · Vintage Guitar
Eric Krasno

Eric Krasno

Funk, Soul, and Jazz

March 10, 2016 · Oscar Jordan

Eric Krasno is on a roll. The guitarist in the soul-jazz organ trio Soulive moonlights with the funk ensemble Lettuce,…

Epiphone Jack Casady Signature Model

Tuna Bass

November 22, 2013 · Pete Prown

Epiphone Jack Casady Signature Bass Price: $699 (street) Info: www.epiphone.com. Rock-and-roll bassists of the ’60s like Paul McCartney, Jack Bruce,…

Nils Lofgren

Great American Journeyman

March 29, 2017 · Johnny Zapp

Nils Lofgren’s resumé stretches 47 years and counting. He joined Neil Young’s band at age 19 and was a member…

  • 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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Have Guitar Will Travel 081 – G. Love

September 2, 2022 · James Patrick Regan

Host James Patrick Regan welcomes singer, rapper, and musician G. Love to episode 82 of “Have Guitar Will Travel.” They…

Michael Gregory Jackson inspires on “Meditation in E

August 30, 2022 · Vintage Guitar

Classic ’70s Bluesy-Jazz Flavor Jazz guitarist Michael Gregory Jackson changes it up by using a classic (and seldom-seen) ’59 SG…

Check This Action: Feeling Jazzy

July 2, 2025 · Dan Forte

Jazz guitar is one of my main loves, whether it’s Eddie Lang’s work with Bing Crosby in the early ’30s…

Paul Gilbert

Mr. Big Takes it Down a Notch

March 28, 2014 · Ward Meeker

Paul Gilbert and the crew that makes up Mr. Big – bassist Billy Sheehan, drummer Pat Torpey, and vocalist Eric…


CLASSIC INSTRUMENTS

Gibson EDS-1275 and EMS-1235

March 6, 2025 · Michael Wright

It’s hard not to associate doubleneck electric guitars with images of Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page or fusion guru Mahavishnu John…

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Kustom’s The Bag

A New Dimension in Electro-Thoracity

May 1, 2016 · Michael Dregni

When Steppenwolf’s John Kay took the stage, it was easy to believe he was performing a suitably ’60s ceremony celebrating…

The Rickenbacker 4000

March 21, 2016 · Willie G. Moseley

The model 4000 was not only Rickenbacker’s first foray into the electric-bass market, it was decidedly different from Fender’s Precision…

Jimmy Day’s 1950 Fender Super-Amp

Just Like Hank

March 11, 2024 · Dave Hunter

As fascinating as we might find any vintage amplifier, at its heart, it’s often just a dusty box of archaic…


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Keeley Halo Dual Echo

Dot Matrix

July 6, 2023 · Pete Prown

In this latest Keeley offering, the goal is capturing Andy Timmons’ “Halo” sound, which mines the world of dotted-8th delay…

Arteffect Bonnie Wah

Cry No More!

May 12, 2010 · Phil Feser

Israel-based Arteffect’s new Bonnie wah pedal is an accurate re-creation of the highly soughtafter vintage Vox Clyde McCoy wah. The…

Black Cat Vibe and TWA’s Triskelion Mk. II

Opposites Attract

March 31, 2017 · Pete Prown

In today’s world of proliferating boutique pedals, guitarists have a staggering array of divergent options. Case in point, the Black…

Ceriatone’s OTS Mini 20 Overtone Lunchbox

Meal Ticket

April 26, 2019 · Yoel Kreisler

For years, Ceriatone fans have suggested the amp maker offer its stellar Overtone Special sound in a scaled-down, affordable package.…

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Carl Verheyen

Well-rounded and busy

April 8, 2010 · John Heidt

Carl Verheyen says it all came to him when he heard the Eagles’ album called The Long Run. At that…

Duke Robillard

Doing Things His Way

December 22, 2015 · Eric C. Shoaf

Mix one part blues, one part jazz, one part swing, stir in some rock and soul, bring to a simmer,…

Dan’s Guitar RX: A New Tool Makes Luthiery Easier

With a Little Help…

April 4, 2022 · Dan Erlewine

I recently discovered a sturdy pedestal stand that holds a guitar by its neck and makes repair, builds, and setup…

SRV Behind The Scenes

Four Years In Pictures: Offstage With Stevie Ray Vaughan, 1986-1990

June 27, 2017 · Dan Forte

The life of blues-rock icon Stevie Ray Vaughan was under a microscope even before his tragic death in a helicopter…

Fenders American Vintage Series

Devilish in Detail

December 11, 2013 · Phil Feser

Fender American Vintage Series Price: $2,400 retail/$1,999.99 street (’52 Telecaster); $2,874 retail/$2,299.99 street (’59 Stratocaster); $2,874 retail/$2,299 street (’65 Jazzmaster…

Vic Flick

007 Guitar Man

April 12, 2021 · Pete Prown

You may not know the name Vic Flick, but you know his signature motif–that reverby lick from the James Bond…

The Collings I-35 LC Vintage

Semi-Struck

June 3, 2022 · Pete Prown

The semi-hollow ES shape remains one of the most alluring electric designs in history. The folks at Collings know this…

Fender Acoustic Pro and Acoustic SFX

Curved Air

March 2, 2017 · Pete Prown

Fender has been making acoustic guitar amps for decades – now they’re reinventing the genre, and their designers deserve a…

Elvin Bishop

May 2, 2017 · John Heidt

Fun is the key word here. It’s amazing how Elvin Bishop has managed to keep things interesting in a career…

Jabrille “Jimmy James” Williams

Old Soul, Fresh Sounds

July 18, 2019 · Oscar Jordan

Seattle’s Jabrille “Jimmy James” Williams is a rare find in the guitar universe. At a time when music influences run…

The Daddy Mojo Ozark

All But The Kitchen Sink

May 21, 2019 · Bob Cianci

For a decade, Daddy Mojo has been making cigar-box guitars that refine the vibe of those rudimentary instruments. In 2016,…

Joe Peña

Bad Breakups, Free Guitars

June 26, 2020 · John Heidt

“[My ’59 Les Pal Junior] sounds so good that whoever’s going to play the main part in a song plays…

Jorge Harada

Whole Lotta Rockabilly

March 11, 2019 · Michael Dregni

Call it twang with attitude. Ruby Dee and the Snakehandlers’ new album, Little Black Heart, is a heady mix of…

Cliff Goodwin

Double Trouble

July 11, 2024 · Pete Prown

Veteran rocker Cliff Goodwin has worked with everyone from Joe Cocker to Robert Palmer in a long, 4/4-heavy career. Now…

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Chris Isaak

Sun Worship

May 9, 2014 · Ward Meeker

Most pop-music fans became aware of Chris Isaak through his 1991 hit “Wicked Game” and its uber-high-profile video, directed by…

Dan’s Guitar RX: Finding An Old Friend

What Goes Around…

April 30, 2024 · Dan Erlewine

I grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where I learned to play guitar during the folk boom that, for me,…

Ruby Dee and the Snakehandlers

Full-Throttle Rockabilly

October 30, 2016 · Michael Dregni

Ruby Dee, guitarman Jorge Harada, and crew serve up 200-proof rockabilly. Their brand of music is not Stray Cats glitz…

Johnny Winter

Guitar Slinger

May 13, 2024 · Bret Adams

Texas-born guitarist/vocalist Johnny Winter, who died at 70 in 2014, was steeped in the blues, but many of his big…

Valco FX Five-0

Garage Band

January 18, 2023 · Pete Prown

The Valco FX Five-0 was conceived as “Dick Dale in a box.” Offering overdrive, reverb, and tremolo – each with…

Leon Rhodes

Country-Jazz Genius, Terrific Texas Troubadour

August 15, 2002 · Jim Hilmar

Leon Rhodes 1932-2017 We are saddened to hear of the passing of guitar legend Leon Rhodes, one of the most-beloved…

Worland Prairie

Built For Speed

June 22, 2015 · Dennis Pernu

Worland Prairie Price: $1,950 Info: www.worlandguitars.com. It’s been well-documented how car-crazy vets and teens in postwar America reimagined the American…

Bayou Guitarworks Hardware

May 10, 2022 · Johnny Zapp

Players often buy a factory aged guitar and swap the plastics and hardware to more accurately represent the overall aesthetic.…

Ethan Brosh

Ethan Brosh

Living The Dream

August 6, 2015 · Oscar Jordan

In case you were wondering, shred is not dead, and Ethan Brosh is determined to keep it that way. The…

Not Done Yet

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…

Fuchs Clean Machine II

Spotless Tone

April 18, 2024 · Pete Prown

The folks at Fuchs Audio Technology know that most guitarists use pedalboards loaded with effects they’ve loved, swapped, upgraded, and…

The Story of Jay Gower

Startup in Music City

April 18, 2019 · George Gruhn

In Nashville today, there are enough professional luthiers to meet the need for guitar repairs, modifications, and custom builds. In…

Blackstar ID:30TVP

Tone in the Digital Domain

December 1, 2015 · Oscar Jordan

Blackstar ID:30TVP Price: $399.99 Info: www.blackstarampsx.com. Since forming in 2007, Blackstar has been building user-friendly amplifiers and attracting high-profile artists…

Bayou Guitarworks Hardware

May 10, 2022 · Johnny Zapp

Players often buy a factory aged guitar and swap the plastics and hardware to more accurately represent the overall aesthetic.…

Star Board: Joe Moss

Star Board: Joe Moss

December 18, 2015 · Vintage Guitar

Joe Moss is the archetypical blues “road dog,” regularly rolling out of his home base of Chicago to wail for…