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…

Fretprints: Ty Tabor

X Marks the Spot

June 14, 2024 · Wolf Marshall

The turbulent 1980s ended with a tsunami of bands seeking new sounds. Trends like classic-rock redux, blues/roots revivals, nu-metal, grunge,…

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Vintage V52 Icon

Cost-Effective Twang

February 24, 2016 · Oscar Jordan

Vintage V52 Icon Price: $459 Info: www.jhs.co.uk The U.K.-based distributor John Hornby Skewes offers guitars under the brand Vintage that…

Premiere of Seth Lee Jones’ new 110 video!

April 12, 2024 · Vintage Guitar

Filmed at one of our favorite local dive bars, Tin Dog, this is “110.” I played my main guitar, a…

Eleonora Strino

Italian Jazz Ace

June 10, 2024 · Pete Prown

Eleonora Strino is making waves in the jazz world as both guitarist and media-savvy artist. Through her videos and online…

Bob’s Playboy Pickers

May 6, 2016 · Rich Kienzle

Bob Wills was, first and foremost, a fiddler. But he began his career in childhood, strumming guitar and mandolin chords…

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    Rik Emmett

    Canadian Custom

    Rik Emmett is a master of many guitar styles and other artistic endeavors. As co-lead vocalist/guitarist in the hard-rock trio Triumph from 1975 to ’88, he experienced life as a…

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Pepper Keenan

Down with CoC

February 27, 2018 · Greg Prato

It’s difficult enough to be a member of one metal band, let alone two. But Pepper Keenan is pulling double-duty…

Bryan Beller

Bass Aristocracy

December 13, 2024 · Pete Prown

If you love daredevil musicians, you’ll dig The Aristocrats. A contemporary-fusion trio, the band includes guitar monster Guthrie Govan (VG,…

Gretchen Menn

Abandon All Hope

April 18, 2019 · Oscar Jordan

Every musician aspires to create music that will resonate through the ages and Abandon All Hope, by Zepparella guitarist Gretchen…

Wally Stocker

A Baby Grows Up

September 11, 2014 · Ken Sharp

After decades away from the music scene, guitarist Wally Stocker is back on his feet again and back where he…


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Keith Richards’ 1963 Gibson SG Custom

Ready to Ramble

February 9, 2022 · Jim Carlton

In 1961, Gibson introduced the double-cutaway Les Paul to replace the original version, which had been endorsed by guitarist Les…

First ’Burst

May 30, 2017 · Walter Carter

In May of 1958, a worker at the Gibson factory pulled two Les Paul guitars – serial numbers 8 3087…

National-Dobro 6107A

National-Dobro 6107A

May 2, 2016 · Dave Hunter

Preamp tubes: 56, 57 Output tubes: two 2A3 Rectifier: 5Z3 Controls: Volume Output: 6 watts RMS +/- Speaker: one 10″…

Alternative ’60s Club Classics

Amps Beyond the Everyday

August 26, 2025 · Dave Hunter

The “club amp” has been a perpetual best-seller since the dawn of guitar amplification, and several big-name ’60s models are…


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Taurus Devil Drive and Acid Reflux

No Bull Tone

December 27, 2017 · Phil Feser

Russ Pedersen and his crew at Arkansas-based Taurus Pedals build a wide variety of distortion, overdrive, chorus, fuzz, boost, and…

Tech 21’s SansAmp Classic

Right The First Time

March 4, 2022 · Pete Prown

Every so often, new gear arrives that reminds us all how some builders got it right the first time –…

BC Audio Amplifier No. 10 Mk. II

BC Audio Amplifier No. 10 Mk. II

Big-Tone City

March 11, 2016 · Pete Prown

BC Audio Amplifier No. 10 Mk. II Price: $2,495 (list) Contact: www.bcaudio.com Bruce Clement is known for his quality amp…

Hull Amplifiers’ Model H5

Hull Amplifiers’ Model H5

Pretty, Stunning

January 20, 2016 · Ray Wuolo

Hull Amplifiers’ Model H5 Price: $3,199 (list) Contact: www.hullamps.blogspot.com A beat-up ol’ blackface amp can be a thing of beauty,…

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Maps and Legends: The Story of R.E.M.

John Hunter

May 13, 2024 · Dennis Pernu

Any balanced rock-and-roll bio scrutinizes a band’s more-unsavory side. And scrutinize is exactly what John Hunter does in this unauthorized…

Fender’s 1957 Precision Bass

Fender’s 1957 Precision Bass

January 5, 2016 · Willie G. Moseley

When an instrument maintains the same basic design and profile for more than a half-century, it’s safe to say that…

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Randy Bachman

The Album Title Says It All

May 7, 2016 · Willie G. Moseley

Canadian guitarist/guitar collector Randy Bachman is known worldwide for his classic licks in songs by the Guess Who and Bachman-Turner…

Noah Zacharin

Simple Pleasures

October 17, 2024 · Pete Prown

While some regard folk guitar as a relatively simple style, Noah Zacharin is a seriously agile fingerpicker. Also a fine…

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…

Neil LeVang

Neil LeVang

Six Strings Behind — and Beyond — Champagne Music

January 29, 2015 · Rich Kienzle

Neil LeVang was about to get a lecture. Days earlier, the A-list studio guitarist’s new boss, Lawrence Welk, had golfed…

Fender Player Jaguar

Updated Offset

October 15, 2021 · Rich Maloof

Priced at entry level and built in Mexico, Fender’s Player Series provides affordable access to Fender’s most iconic solidbodies. The…

GJM Guitars Tenoroc

Designed To Rock

January 18, 2024 · Oscar Jordan

Road-warrior guitarists with years of gigs under their belt who later design guitars have an advantage over builders without that…

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…

Leslie West

Leslie West

Hangin' With Unusual Suspects

January 17, 2014 · Ward Meeker

In deciding who to hit up to play on his new album, Unusual Suspects, Leslie West put a lot of…

Peter Frampton

Part One: The Humble Pie Years

October 13, 2021 · Wolf Marshall

Formed with two formidable front men in Steve Marriott and Peter Frampton, Humble Pie was one of the earliest “supergroups”…

Check This Action: Unearthing Blues Treasures

August 29, 2022 · Dan Forte

Steve Buscemi’s depiction of a socially challenged record collector in the movie Ghost World is not inaccurate – at least in…

Building a Studio

The Art of Home Recording

November 9, 2014 · Dave Hunter

VG will equip readers with the knowledge and skill to achieve professional-sounding home recordings. We guide you through the setup…

Rod Abernethy

Fuzz: Carolina Acoustic Connections

January 26, 2022 · Willie G. Moseley

A fixture on the North Carolina music scene, guitarist/songwriter Rod Abernethy has accumulated many memories, including the purchase of his…

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Carr Bloke

No Regular Fella

November 11, 2015 · Zac Childs

From early models such as the Carr Slant 6V and the Rambler to more recent offerings such as the Artemus…

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And the California Weird Factor

March 25, 2016 · Deke Dickerson

If you mention doubleneck or multi-neck guitars to your average guitar player, the first thing they’ll likely think of is…

Matteo Mancuso

The Journey

June 19, 2024 · Oscar Jordan

When guitarists as diverse as Al Di Meola and Joe Bonamassa are singing your praises, something’s up. Sicilian guitar prodigy…

The Alligator Christmas Collection

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August 12, 2024 · Pete Prown

First released in 1992, this cornucopia of blues is now on red vinyl, celebrating the spirit of the season. The…

Jeff Senn Original Senn Model One

Making Perfect Senns

March 2, 2017 · Zac Childs

For 15 years, Jeff Senn has been building, repairing, and modifying guitars for Nashville’s touring and studio elite. His double-cutaway…

Alan Parsons

New World Record

June 6, 2023 · Bret Adams

With his latest album, From The New World, legendary musician/producer Alan Parsons continues a string of lushly orchestrated progressive rock,…

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Joe Satriani

Shockwave Supernova

May 7, 2016 · Oscar Jordan

Joe Satriani’s latest record is a concept album that bridges the gap between traditional blues guitar techniques, and the fiery…

Gibson’s 17″ Pre-War Electrics

ES-300 of 1940-’43

December 1, 2014 · Andre R. Duchossoir

Among musicians and collectors, Gibson’s pre-World-War-II ES-300 may be less popular today than the ES-250, but in terms of sheer…

Steve Earle

Hillbilly Highway

February 27, 2017 · Rich Kienzle

When Epic Records dropped Steve Earle in ’85 after a series of fiery but commercially unsuccessful recordings, Nashville was in…

Rocky Athas’ Texas ’Tude!

September 26, 2024 · Vintage Guitar

Genuine Lone Star Jams Dallas guy Rocky Athas built a career playing blues in the vain of T-Bone and SRV,…

John Leventhal

Ready to Rumble

December 13, 2024 · Rich Kienzle

“I’ve been lucky enough to make a career co-writing and producing records with great singers and lyricists, John Leventhal explains.…

Jorge Garcia’s FM Anthems, in Jazz

October 30, 2025 · Vintage Guitar

Fresh takes on revered classics Joge Garcia’s “Still Crossing” is a collection of stellar instrumental performances of familiar tunes like…

1939 Gibson Super 400 Premier

February 28, 2017 · George Gruhn

The Gibson Super 400 debuted in 1935 as the first production-model 18″ archtop guitar with f-shaped sound holes; 30 years…

HomeWrecker Pickups

Slumbering Strats, Awake!

March 10, 2015 · Oscar Jordan

In 2011, session guitarist Joshua Hernandez began winding pickups in his living room. From these modest beginnings, and with no…

Foghat’s Scott Holt And Roger Earl Go “Drivin’ On”

January 2, 2024 · Vintage Guitar

 Latest Lick From Legends Of Boogie-Rock Foghat guitarist/frontman Scott Holt and founding drummer Roger Earl peeled off this exclusive…