Jazz Trio

Fender’s Geddy Lee Jazz Bass and Ibanez’s Black Eagle Reissue Take On an Icon

March 2, 2017 · Ward Meeker

Though it got most of the looks in the family, Fender’s Jazz Bass is nonetheless the tag-along younger brother to…

Bob Moore

1932-2021

December 2, 2022 · Rich Kienzle

Bob Moore, a charter member of Nashville’s “A-Team” of session musicians and Nashville’s most recorded upright and electric bassist, died…

Classics: September 2021

Fenton Robinson’s Gibson ES-225

May 6, 2022 · Ward Meeker

Kevin Ludwig first became aware of Fenton Robinson in 1975, when he heard Boz Scaggs’ version of “Somebody Loan Me…

Stefan Grossman

Live at the BBC

January 25, 2024 · Dan Forte

Though he has dedicated much of his career to guitar instruction, Grossman has always been a formidable picker in his…

Have Guitar Will Travel – 023 Featuring Jedd Hughes

February 12, 2020 · James Patrick Regan

In Episdoe 23 of “Have Guitar Will Travel,” host James Patrick Regan speaks with singer/songwriter/A-list session guitarist Jedd Hughes. A…

Tagore Grey

British Steel

February 3, 2022 · Pete Prown

If you’ve been starving for good old-fashioned hard rock, the Treatment has your number. The British band has been building…

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    Rickenbacker’s Electric 12-Strings

    Double-bound for Glory

    George Beauchamp and Adolph Rickenbacher founded Electro String in 1931 to manufacture what everyone would soon call “Rickenbacker” guitars. Success came early and their lap steels set standards of quality,…

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Steve Miller

Some People Call Him Rock Icon, Part 2

February 20, 2015 · Ward Meeker

Though obviously a familiar name given his hits from the 1970s and ’80s were FM staples and today are virtually…

Steve Rosen

Chasing EVH Memories

March 16, 2024 · Bret Adams

From 1977 through 2003, music journalist Steve Rosen formed and fostered a personal and professional relationship with guitar legend Edward…

Duke Levine, solo guitar on a ’70s country stalwart!

September 28, 2022 · Vintage Guitar

Classic licks on a ’60s Teisco and blackface Princeton Reverb” Boston native Duke Levine’s impressive career has included stints with…

McKinley James

Payin’ Dues in Rhythm & Blues

May 30, 2025 · Pete Prown

If you listen to early electric blues and R&B records, you’ll often notice the original sessions were cut without a…


CLASSIC INSTRUMENTS

Custom-Order Gibson B-45-12

March 14, 2016 · George Gruhn

The term “rare” is applied to guitars in far too many instances. Usually an appealing term, its overuse can be…

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Gibson EB-2

Kalamazoo’s Biggest Bass Innovation?

October 22, 2015 · Willie G. Moseley

In the mid 1950s, Gibson president Ted McCarty was paying close attention to two new instruments impacting the musical-instruments market…

Standard in Custom

Schecter’s Custom Shop Marks 35 Years

July 6, 2015 · Ward Meeker

Riding high after 35 years with an array of original instruments, an impressive artist roster that started early with Pete…

The Martin 3K

April 29, 2021 · George Gruhn and Walter Carter

The continuing appeal of Hawaiian music through the past 100 years is based in part on the music itself, which…


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APPROVED GEAR

Vox’s AC30CH and V212C Cabinet

Get Back

July 9, 2018 · Michael Dregni

The Beatles helped popularize Vox amps, and Sir Paul tours with them today because they still have that sound –…

Fender Blu DeTiger x Player Plus Jazz Bass

Ladies’ First

August 13, 2025 · Ward Meeker

With a quick glance and a dash of judginess, Fender’s Blu DeTiger x Player Plus Jazz Bass looks like what…

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…

Lollar’s Gold-Foil Pickup

After the Gold Rush

May 10, 2014 · Ray Wuolo

Lollar’s Gold-Foil Pickup Price: $180 (list, each) Info: www.lollarguitars.com Gold-foil pickups are exotic beasts – just like many of the…

WHAT ELSE IS NEW

Mike Campbell

Still Thrilled

April 16, 2019 · Ward Meeker

Boiled down, the music of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers is defined by a handful of essential elements: their leader’s…

2022 January Issue on Spotify

December 30, 2021 · Vintage Guitar

This month we feature Carlos Santana, Dean DeLeo and Tom Bukovac’s Trip The Witch, Pat Martino, Danny Kortchmar’s The Immediate…

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Top 50 Guitar Songs of the ’70s

May 25, 2015 · Vintage Guitar

By the Readers and Staff of Vintage Guitar Vintage Guitar marked 25 years of publication with a year full of…

Albert King with Stevie Ray Vaughan

In Session (Deluxe Edition)

October 9, 2025 · Bret Adams

Talk about a summit – this session was a Luke Skywalker-meets-Yoda moment. The live album, originally released in 1999, is…

Retro and Wonderful

The EHX Mainframe Bit Crusher

December 6, 2021 · Oscar Jordan

The Mainframe Bit Crusher is a nasty little pedal that warps, mangles, distorts and produces lo-fi digital sounds and trippy…

Jack White

December 30, 2016 · Oscar Jordan

These 26 recordings delve into the heart of the prolific song-smithing of Jack White, providing an eye-opening retrospective of B-sides…

Gregg Wright

The Shackles Are Off

January 4, 2023 · Oscar Jordan

Gregg Wright’s latest album was forged with fire, intensity, and the music that molded him, from guitar-centric country ballads, boogie,…

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…

Elektron Analog Drive

Big Swede

April 16, 2019 · Michael Dregni

Take a look at your pedalboard. You probably have three or four overdrives and fuzzes hooked up – and are…

Mick Ralphs Home Thumb

Mick Ralphs

Back To Bad Co., And Beyond

February 7, 2014 · Willie G. Moseley

Guitarist Mick Ralphs, whose pulverizing riffs were first heard in the late ’60s in the original Mott the Hoople, has…

Pink Floyd

Primal Floyd

January 26, 2017 · Pete Prown

Priced at more than $500, this 27-disc set is a Floyd-freak’s dream come true. It’s a monster collection of early…

Sebastian Nagel

Meditations in Funk

November 12, 2023 · Oscar Jordan

Germany’s Sebastian Nagel is a producer, composer, session guitarist, performer, and fan of the funk. His latest project finds him…

Sugar Hill Set Marks 25 Years

July 13, 2020 · Steven Stone

In an industry where success is measured in weeks or months rather than years, marking a 25th anniversary is no…

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”…

IK Multimedia iRig HD

Pocket Rocket

March 2, 2017 · Pete Prown

Ain’t technology grand? With a device like the iRig HD, you can plug your guitar into an iPhone, iPad, or…

Oz Noy & Andrew Synowiec

Musical Combustion

October 8, 2025 · Oscar Jordan

New from Oz Noy and Andrew Synowiec is a guitar team-up highlighting hot licks, high energy, and strong songwriting. The…

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…

Keith Richards’ 1977 Mesa/Boogie Mark I

Still Rollin’

November 30, 2023 · Dave Hunter

As ubiquitous as the little 1×12″ Mesa/Boogie Mark Series combo has become over the past 48 years – and as…

Robert Randolph

Soul Power

March 12, 2019 · Oscar Jordan

“I wasn’t really a Coltrane fan, but when I heard Kind Of Blue I was like, ‘Hell, as long as…

King Snake Three Bone

Latter-Day “Legend”

February 9, 2023 · Michael Dregni

Gibson’s ES-5 is a legend, but it’s also a bit idiosyncratic thanks to funky out-of-phase pickups and a non-intuitive control…

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…

Check This Action: Time Capsules & Travelogs

April 30, 2022 · Dan Forte

At the start of the new millennium, Playboy asked various musicians to list their favorite songs of the 20th century.…

Sam Kiszka

Ethereal Energy

April 3, 2024 · Ward Meeker

Guitar rock in 2023 doesn’t get bigger or ballsier than Greta Van Fleet. A veritable steamroller since “Highway Tune” launched…

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…

Romane

Soir de Trottoir

June 8, 2022 · Michael Dregni

Patrick Leguidecoq, better known as Romane, has been a pioneer of the Gypsy jazz revival. Beginning with his now-classic 1992…

The Roland Space Echo

Perfect Slap-Back

September 4, 2015 · Michael Dregni

When Brian Setzer kickstarted the Stray Cats into action in 1979, his gear lineup was a hodgepodge of orthodox rockabilly…

Roy Treviño

Joining the Conversation

May 20, 2021 · John Heidt

With his new self-titled album, South-Texas-based guitarist Roy Treviño accomplished his goals by simply being himself and letting the music…

Dana Sutcliffe

Here’s the Scoop

March 15, 2019 · Michael Wright

Many know Dana Sutcliffe from his classic guitar design, the Alvarez Dana Scoop produced from the late 1980s through the…

Rupert Neve Designs’ Portico 5017/ SE Electronics’ Voodoo VR1

Studio on the Go

March 13, 2019 · Pete Prown

Despite what some folks may tell you about the merits of “going direct” for guitar, nothing sounds better than a…