Philip Sayce

Scorched-Earth Tones

May 9, 2019 · Oscar Jordan

Philip Sayce’s album Scorched Earth Volume 1 was a live recording from 2016 that displayed the kind of blistering blues-rock…

The Clark Gainster

Trick Your Tweed

June 10, 2020 · Art Department

Before he got into the effects pedal biz, Michael Clark had a reputation for building killer tweed-inspired amps. In 2001…

Croy and the Boys

February 27, 2017 · Rick Allen

There’s something about the Telecaster – as well as its forerunners and inspired imitators – that attracts musicians whose music…

Taylor Baritone-8

Crazy Eight

May 10, 2014 · Pete Prown

The Taylor Baritone-8 Price: $3,998 list; $3,200 street Info: www.taylorguitars.com Some guitarists are happy with conventional guitars and basses. Others,…

Robin’s ’80s Import Basses

April 15, 2016 · Willie G. Moseley

While the Robin guitar brand’s reverse “imported then domestic” chronology has been documented in this space, the basses shown here…

Jimmy Vivino – Canned Heat Shuffle

November 29, 2024 · Vintage Guitar

Solo on a Rare Martin Jimmy Vivino and his Martin Paul Simon PS 2 OM prototype (which was gifted to…

  • Rik Emmett

    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…

    Read more >>

NOW AVAILABLE!

CURRENT ISSUE

Join 25,700+ subscribers & be notified when new articles & more becomes available!

ARTISTS

Midge Ure

Midge Ure

Many Facets and Musical Stylings

February 28, 2016 · Willie G. Moseley

Humanitarian, activist, guitarist, singer, and songwriter, Midge Ure has been a vital performer since the ’70s. Former guitarist/vocalist for Ultravox,…

Allen Hinds

Flowing

November 7, 2025 · Oscar Jordan

On The Good Fight, guitarist Allen Hinds finds the sweet spot between melodic fusion and good, earthy music for the…

Slim Bryant

Early Country Guitar’s Last Man Standing

July 13, 2022 · Rich Kienzle

Thomas Hoyt Bryant, known to family and friends as “Slim,” met Perry Bechtel in Atlanta 1929. “I heard your record,…

Vernon Reid

Kind of Blue

July 18, 2019 · Oscar Jordan

Vernon Reid went against the grain of rock guitarists in the 1980s, conjuring Parliament-Funkadelic, Ornette Coleman, Bad Brains, Carlos Santana,…


CLASSIC INSTRUMENTS

Weissenborn Style #4

Weissenborn Style#4

April 13, 2010 · George Gruhn

The acoustic Hawaiian guitar of Hermann Weissenborn is one of the most specialized instrument designs of the 20th century. Weissenborns…

Dan’s Guitar RX: Installing an Acoustic Pickup System

Un-Unplugged

November 10, 2022 · Dan Erlewine

For years, one of the most common jobs I’ve been asked to do is put a pickup in an acoustic…

The Birth of Newman Guitars

September 29, 2022 · Vintage Guitar

  Newman Guitars was established in Austin, TX in 1977 by Ted Newman Jones. Ted was a pioneer of design…

1963 Fender 6G7-A Bandmaster

Last of the Oxbloods

May 2, 2024 · Dave Hunter

Those who love vintage amplifiers are often fascinated by little anomalies that present themselves in an otherwise period-correct specimen, and…


NEWSWIRE

APPROVED GEAR

Rocky Mountain Slides Company Firecracker Aluminum Slides

Slick Slide

May 8, 2025 · Joe Bigley

Rocky Mountain Slides Company’s new “Firecracker Aluminum Slides” may look like other guitar slides but it is internally flared in…

Echopark Ghetto Bird

Sweet Emotion

February 3, 2014 · Pete Prown

Echopark Ghetto Bird Price: $6,800 (as reviewed) Contact: www.echoparkguitars.com You know you’re holding something special when the guy who previously…

The Postal Delta Zephyr

No Reservations

July 28, 2022 · Bob Cianci

It’s nice to find guitar builders producing hand-made guitars that are more than a rehash of familiar models, while using…

MXR Slash Octave Fuzz SF01 and Slash Cry Baby Classic SC-95 Home Big

MXR Slash Octave Fuzz SF01 and Slash Cry Baby Classic SC-95

Slash 'N Burn

January 27, 2014 · Erik Elkins

MXR SF01 Slash Octae Fuzz Price: $129 (street) Contact: jimdunlop.com MXR’s new Slash Octave Fuzz pedal employs three fuzz “flavors”…

WHAT ELSE IS NEW

Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks

Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks

Minds Made Up

May 26, 2015 · Ward Meeker

Collaborations have rendered some of the greatest tunes in the history of music. Whittle the subject to “just” guitarists, and…

Stromberg G-5

May 7, 2023 · George Gruhn and Walter Carter

In the world of archtop guitars, the Stromberg name represents the ultimate instrument – in size, at least – in…

Pop ’N Hiss: Hawkwind’s Space Ritual

Primal Cosmic Rock

October 30, 2024 · Willie G. Moseley

Among the evolutionary tangents of London’s pop-music scene in the late ’60s were the original stylings of progressive rock, psychedelia,…

Epiphone Rivoli

March 17, 2010 · Willie G. Moseley

Former Gibson president Ted McCarty (1909-2001) is credited for his leadership of the company when it peaked in terms of…

Rosalie Allen’s SJ-200

Trophy Flat-Top

March 27, 2019 · George Gruhn

On the pages featuring the Super Jumbo 200, Gibson’s 1940 catalog trumpeted, “This king of the flat-top guitars was especially…

William Peale, Jr. Gibson Super 400

Sharp-Shooter Special

April 9, 2019 · George Gruhn

The iconic “singing cowboy” was created by Hollywood actors like Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, Tex Ritter, and others. Many used…

Jim Campilongo

Back to the Country

March 2, 2017 · John Heidt

A misconception of his own making led to Jim Campilongo’s latest effort with the band Honeyfingers. “I enjoy my trio…

JHS Pink Panther

Diamond Delay

July 3, 2019 · Oscar Jordan

To mark the 10th anniversary of its original Pink Panther delay, JHS has created an updated edition that packs a…

Rybski Cougar

Wild Cat

December 22, 2015 · Zac Childs

Rybiski Cougar Price: $3,850 Info: www.rybskiguitars.com. Before moving to the United States, Rybski founder Slawomir Waclawik repaired and built upright…

Marcus King

Young Blood

June 9, 2023 · Oscar Jordan

Young gun Marcus King enlists Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys as producer on this latest project. Young Blood combines…

Furry Lewis' 1968 Gibson B-25N

Furry Lewis’ 1968 Gibson B-25N

Heart In Hand

January 19, 2015 · Ward Meeker

Born in the heart of Mississippi’s fabled Delta region – from where Robert Johnson emerged and a blues-music form was…

Classics: January 2022

Sam Ash’s Early PRSs

September 1, 2022 · Ward Meeker

Sammy Ash first laid eyes on a PRS guitar in the early ’80s, after catching a glimpse of one in…

Smith/Kotzen

January 25, 2022 · Bret Adams

This is one of those projects that gets guitar fanatics drooling. Iron Maiden cornerstone Adrian Smith and prolific American veteran…

EHX Ripped Speaker Pedal

Tore Up

May 3, 2023 · Bob Cianci

Since the dawn of rock and roll, guitarists have (by accident or with intent) loosened tubes, sliced, or poked holes…

Ball Amps 1950s GE TV

Turn Up The Television

April 19, 2019 · Michael Dregni

Randall Ball crafts vintage amps like no others. At his workshop in Kearneysville, West Virginia, he translates tried-and-true schematics into…

Gibson Super Jumbo 100

December 23, 2015 · George Gruhn

The Super Jumbo 200 is Gibson’s most celebrated flat-top model, and deservedly so, thanks to its use by cowboy movie…

Mesa/Boogie Mark Five: 25

Mesa/Boogie Mark Five: 25

Stage, Studio, Etc.

March 30, 2016 · Julian Burtell

Mesa/Boogie Mark Five: 25 Price: $1,299 (list) Contact: www.mesaboogie.com Housed in teensy cabinets, so-called “lunchbox” amps are all the rage,…

Sue Foley: Tribute to Female Pickers

March 19, 2024 · Vintage Guitar

 Revisiting the Work of Pioneers From Austin by way of Ottawa, Sue Foley is known worldwide as a blues…

Michael Staertow

Michael Staertow

Gramm Backer

April 11, 2016 · Chuck Riley

You may not recognize the name, but Michael Staertow has been playing some of classic rock’s most memorable riffs for…

Two Generations of Rock: The Kentucky HeadHunters and Black Stone Cherry

Family Practice

April 15, 2021 · Will Kelly

Whether you’re talking music or family, in the rolling hills of Kentucky, roots grow deep and strong. The Kentucky HeadHunters…

Ewan Currie

Hairy Tones in The Sheepdogs

July 27, 2023 · Pete Prown

There are a lot of retro bands, but few get the sonics correct. Hailing from central Canada, The Sheepdogs conjure…

Little Wing: The Jimmy McCulloch Story

Paul Salley

September 7, 2022 · Bret Adams

When a former Beatle name-checks you before a guitar solo on your very first recording with the band, you must…

Morphine

No Guitar, No Problem

February 27, 2017 · Dan Forte

They were a band like no other – either before or since. That was the inevitable description of the rock…

Fender’s 1951-’54 Telecaster

In Detail

September 13, 2017 · Ward Meeker

Fender’s first Spanish-style guitar was a lesson in functional simplicity with its solid body, single pickup, and bolt-on neck. And…

The Band

March 6, 2014 · Michael Dregni

The Band’s double-LP Rock of Ages was released in August 1972, their first live collection – as well as their…

Rockin’ Independence Day

July 3, 2025 · Vintage Guitar

Vintage Guitar has put together a Rockin’ 4th of July playlist. Listen and enjoy! Spotify is free or available without…

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…

Have Guitar Will Travel – 039 Featuring Lyle Workman

December 1, 2020 · Art Department

In Episode 39 of “Have Guitar Will Travel,” host James Patrick Regan speaks with guitarist/composer Lyle Workman, whose new solo…

Neil Giraldo

Neil Giraldo

Guitarist, Producer, Partner

March 5, 2014 · Ward Meeker

Quiz time, guitarheads. What was the second video played on MTV? If you guessed “You Better Run” by Pat Benatar,…