2022 July Issue on Spotify

June 30, 2022 · Vintage Guitar

This month we feature Andy, Summers, Joe Walsh, Jack Day Trio, Grand Funk Railroad, Bill Haley’s Comets, Robin Trower, Popa…

Peter Rowan

Carter Stanley’s Eyes

July 5, 2018 · Rich Kienzle

Peter Rowan spent 1963 through ’67 as lead singer/guitarist with Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys before his own…

George Ducas: Modern Honky-Tonkin’

September 3, 2024 · Vintage Guitar

Taste of “Long Way From Home” Singer/songwriter George Ducas is a Nashville traditionalist influenced by Buck Owens, Merle Haggard, and…

Gov’t Mule featuring John Scofield

Gov’t Mule featuring John Scofield

Surprises

March 9, 2015 · John Heidt

Fans have begged for this music to be released for a long time. For the most part, it’s two concerts…

Tinsley Ellis’ “Devil May Care” attitude

April 15, 2022 · Doug Yellow Bird

Blues ace gets rowdy on his 345 through a tweed Champ The fiery Tinsley Ellis and his ’67 Gibson ES-345…

Tom Feldmann’s Beginner Fingerpicking – Lesson 2

Tom Teaches the Blues!

July 7, 2017 · Tom Feldmann

Vintage Guitar is teaming with Collings Guitars and Stefan Grossman’s Guitar Workshop to present an exclusive eight-part series on beginner…

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Sunny War

Love and Nothingness

December 14, 2023 · Oscar Jordan

Eclectic folk-punk stylist Sunny War’s latest album, Anarchist Gospel, is a break-up album mixing black folk, acoustic gospel, and symphonic…

Lance Lopez

Supersonic Blues Machine

February 27, 2018 · Oscar Jordan

Lance Lopez is a guitar-slinging blues machine that burns like Texas hot sauce in August. He has scorched the festival…

Ana Popovic

Memphis via Belgrade

April 9, 2014 · Ward Meeker

Ana Popovic was but a toddler when she started to absorb major musical mojo through her father’s love of the…

History of a Mystery

Kurt Hendrick and His Enigmatic Axes

December 18, 2015 · Willie G. Moseley

One of the most-enigmatic brands in the history of American guitars was a line of funky solidbody electrics created by…


CLASSIC INSTRUMENTS

Chris Butler’s Vox Mark VI: Waitress Server

December 10, 2024 · Ward Meeker

Melding garage rock with glam, punk emerged in the early ’70s, set on stirring society’s pot. From New York to…

Coppock Guitars

Vintage Rarities from the Pacific Northwest

June 3, 2023 · Peter Blecha

The obscure Coppock brand of electric guitars first surfaced in 1994, with the publication of Electric Guitars & Basses: A…

The Story of Melobar

Stand-Up Steel

October 4, 2022 · Willie G. Moseley

Born in Northern California in 1920, Walt Smith took piano lessons and became a child prodigy on several instruments before…

“Buy That Guitar” podcast with special guest Daniel Escauriza

August 27, 2024 · Doug Yellow Bird

“Buy That Guitar” podcast with special guest Daniel Escauriza Season 01 Episode 06 In Episode 8 of “Buy That Guitar,”…


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APPROVED GEAR

Fender’s Duel Pugilist Distortion & Dual Marine Layer Reverb

Double Trouble

December 8, 2022 · Michael Dregni

Fender launched its Pugilist Distortion and Marine Layer Reverb in 2018, after VP of Innovation Stan Cotey – who’d previously…

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…

Xotic Effects’ Wah XW-1

Xotic Effects’ Wah XW-1

State-Of-The-Art MousEtrap

April 13, 2016 · Michael Dregni

Xotic Effects’ Wah XW-1 Price: $295 (list); $249 (street) Contact: xotic.us/ The chase for tone sometimes seems like never-ending “Tom…

Harmonic Design’s VP-90

Harmonic Design’s VP-90

Tone with Intent

August 3, 2015 · Tom Guerra

Harmonic Design’s VP-90 Price: $100 Contact: www.harmonicdesign.net Harmonic Design must be doing something right. Specializing in replacement pickups, they boast…

WHAT ELSE IS NEW

Classics: November 2023

Al Caiola’s Gretsch Prototype

July 31, 2024 · Ward Meeker

Robby Zolezzi has been a touring pro guitarist since he was 18 years old, having taken up the instrument at 11, spurred by…

Have Guitar Will Travel 071 – Adrian Belew & Turkuaz’s Dave Brandwein

March 10, 2022 · James Patrick Regan

In episode 71 of “Have Guitar Will Travel,” James Patrick Regan talks to guitarist/frontman Dave Brandwein of the band Turkuaz,…

Kid Ramos’ Raunchy Slide

January 25, 2022 · Vintage Guitar

Kid Carves it up! Proving that tone is less about fancy gear and more about feel, Kid Ramos used his…

Check This Action: One Sax, Three Guitars

June 7, 2023 · Dan Forte

It starts with a tenor saxophone floating above spare electric guitar arpeggios. After a dipsy-doodle cadenza, the sax states a…

Fender Jimi Hendrix Stratocaster

Flipped Axis

March 1, 2017 · Michael Dregni

Pity the poor right-handed masses. Emulating the vibe of Jimi’s various Strats has always been tough on them. Some players…

2022 April Issue on Spotify

April 1, 2022 · Vintage Guitar

This month we feature Slash, Myles Kennedy, Ventures’ Don Wilson, J.D. Simo, Isaiah Mitchell, Luther Dickinson, Joe Satriani, Earl Hooker,…

Area 51 Fuzzwah

Two Great Tastes

May 30, 2019 · Michael Dregni

Fuzz wahs are nothing new, of course. Released under scores of badge-engineered monikers, they’ve promised aural overload ranging from sirens…

Charvel Pro-Mod So-Cal Style 1 FR E HSS

Ultimate Hod Rod

May 13, 2024 · Oscar Jordan

Designed more than 30 years ago, the latest incarnation of Charvel’s Pro-Mod So-Cal keeps the “super” in superstrat. An eye-catching,…

Al Di Meola

Elegant Warrior

December 27, 2017 · Oscar Jordan

An evolved, technical player and soulful composer, his work has been staggering – from spellbinding compositions employing diverse jazz, rock,…

Blackstar HT Club 40

Blackstar HT Club 40

Monster of Rock

May 4, 2016 · Oscar Jordan

Blackstar HT Club 40 Price: $699.99 (list) Contact: www.blackstaramps.com Standalone combo amplifiers that cover broad sonic terrain are popular with…

Brian Setzer

Still Rockin’ the Holidays

November 30, 2016 · Bret Adams

Brian Setzer’s guitar – usually a Gretsch 6120 – is the compass that leads him down various musical roads, live…

Dr Z Z-28 MK II 1×12

Step On It!

July 28, 2023 · Charlie Wilkins

If you’ve driven a classic muscle car like the Camaro Z28, you know that when you step on the gas,…

Mike Rutherford

Mike Rutherford

Re-Living The Years

January 4, 2016 · Bret Adams

Mike Rutherford prefers focusing on the future, even if recent projects have required the guitarist/bassist to think about life. Late…

Ibanez Artcore AGS73FM and Vintage VSA500HB

Solid Semis

October 3, 2019 · Pete Prown

In the past several years, many import guitar brands have improved their build quality while continuing to offer their goods…

Terry Dolan

44 Years Later

January 26, 2017 · Dan Forte

The market is flooded with previously unreleased albums and reissue CDs containing alternate takes. It must be simple to get…

Squier Paranormal Custom Nashville Stratocaster

No Choice Required

November 26, 2024 · Bob Dragich

Can’t decide between a Tele and a Strat? The new Squier Paranormal Custom Nashville Stratocaster may ease your worried mind.…

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1905 Gibson F-2

February 26, 2016 · George Gruhn

In the opinion of most American mandolinists, Gibson brought mandolin design to a level of perfection in 1922, with the…

1961 Fender Bassman

Blond Ambition

November 16, 2022 · Dave Hunter

1961 Fender 6G6(A) Bassman • Preamp tubes: four 7025 (12AX7) • Output tubes: two 5881 (6L6GC) • Rectifier: GZ34 tube…

Joni Mitchell

Archives – Vol. 2: The Reprise Years (1968-1971)

July 13, 2022 · Pete Prown

A year ago, Mitchell unearthed a batch of rare ’60s recordings called Archives – Vol. 1 and, boxed separately, remasters…

Matteo Mancuso

Journey Into the Future

June 10, 2024 · Pete Prown

Emerging as a social-media sensation several years ago, Matteo Mancuso is changing the way we see and hear guitar. Using…

Billy Mure

Supersonic Guitarist Remembered

February 29, 2016 · Dan Forte

Guitar great Billy Mure (born November 4, 1915) passed away September 25, at the age of 97. He last performed…

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…

Pop ’N Hiss: Vanilla Fudge’s Near The Beginning

Proto-Prog Tour De Force

February 4, 2022 · Willie G. Moseley

Rock fans recall the New York quartet Vanilla Fudge for its dramatic reworkings of pop hits; the band melded classical…

B.B. King

In France

November 7, 2025 · Dan Forte

By 1977, when this French live album was recorded at the Nancy Jazz Pulsations Festival, the “King of the Blues”…

Fender’s 5E7 Bandmaster

December 26, 2017 · Dave Hunter

There’s something about the 3×10 Bandmaster that drives vintage-Fender nuts gaga. Introduced in 1953, it underwent substantial design changes in…

Lloyd Loar

An Alternative View

May 21, 2019 · George Gruhn

The Master Model instruments created at Gibson in the early 1920s are famous for their sound and build. Credit for…

Dan’s Guitar RX: Adding Master Volume to a Les Paul

Plus One

November 16, 2023 · Dan Erlewine

My friend Alex Aguilar recently asked me to do something most guitarists would consider sacrilegious – add a Master Volume…

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″…

The Steepwater Band

June 23, 2020 · Ward Meeker

Taking a spin with Chicago sons The Steepwater Band and their latest CD, Revelation Sunday, is an experience akin to…