Christopher Thorn

Alt-Rocker/Studio Guru

June 14, 2022 · Greg Prato

Best known as half of the guitar tandem in the ’90s alternative-rock band Blind Melon (that’s his rhythm on “No…

Roy Smeck’s Gibson L-5

One For the “Wizard”

March 1, 2023 · George Gruhn

Player endorsements are part of the tradition of guitarmaking going back to its earliest use for public performance. LeRoy G.A.…

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A Bit Of Insight From Mark Baier, the Mind Behind Victoria Amplifier

March 13, 2017 · www.tonemovement.com

The guys visit Victoria Amplifiers founder Mark Baier to discuss the differences between tweed and blackface Fenders, how transformers affect overall sound, and…

Saint Blues

St. Blues Bluesmaster, Blindsider, and Delta Blues Box

Straight from the Delta

August 6, 2013 · Rich Maloof

Saint Blues Bluesmaster/Blindsider Price: $2,399 (Bluesmaster); $2,550 (Blindsider) Info: saintblues.com St. Blues’ history stretches back to the days when its…

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…

B.C. Rich Eagle

April 28, 2020 · Michael Wright

When my son was young I used to do “guitar shows” for his classes, showing off 10 or so electric…

  • Charlie Musselwhite

    Charlie Musselwhite

    Lookout Highway

    John Mayall is invariably cited for the succession of guitar greats who passed through his band. But Charlie Musselwhite just might be the American equivalent. In a 60-year career, his…

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RnR Hall of Famer Richie Furay and his gorgeous ’53 Gibson J-200!

December 6, 2022 · Vintage Guitar

Buffalo Springfield/Poco Founder Covers a Country Favorite Richie Furay and his ’53 SJ-200 share a glimpse of their bucolic space…

Kim Simmonds

1947-2022

November 12, 2023 · Willie G. Moseley

The British blues movement of the late ’60s lost one of its original proponents and practitioners when Savoy Brown lead…

Farewell to a Venture

Nokie Edwards 1935-2018

April 14, 2020 · Deke Dickerson

Nole Floyd “Nokie” Edwards, former lead guitarist and bassist with The Ventures, passed away March 12 from complications related to…

Leslie West

Still Climbing

May 7, 2014 · John Heidt

Upon first viewing you’ll notice that The Sound and the Story is different. The new video from guitarist Leslie West…


CLASSIC INSTRUMENTS

Dumble Overdrive Special OD150 WR

March 6, 2019 · Dave Hunter

Alexander Dumble’s creations were already established as legendary when we probed our first example in this space back in May…

The Koch Studiotone

No-Sweat Double-Duty

June 10, 2020 · Phil Feser

Koch Amplifier’s 20-watt Studiotone uses an all-tube circuit powered by a matched pair of Ruby EL84 tubes producing 20 watts…

Vivi-Tone “Skeleton

A Master’s Magnificent Misfire

December 12, 2025 · Peter Stuart Kohman

The eternal question “Who invented the electric guitar?” has no single answer. By the late 1920s, many players, tinkerers, and…

Selmer Truvoice

Selectortone Automatic

May 24, 2021 · Dave Hunter

Selmer Truvoice Selectortone Automatic, ca. 1961 Preamp tubes: one ECC83, two EF86 Output tubes: two EL34, cathode-bias Rectifier: GZ34 Controls:…


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CopperSound Telegraph V2 Autostutter/Killswitch

All the Rage

November 13, 2023 · Oscar Jordan

Need the perfect stutter effect or killswitch in a pedal? Massachusetts-based CopperSound Pedals’ latest iteration of its popular Telegraph Stutter…

D’Angelico’s EXL-1 and EX-SS

Deco Redux

July 23, 2014 · Chip Wilson

3rd Power Solo Dream/Switchback amps Price: $1,859 list/$1,149 street (EXL-1); $1,999 list/$1,409 street (EX-SS) Info: www.dangelicoguitars.com. Images of John D’Angelico…

Epiphone Joe Pass Emperor-II PRO

Archtop Ruler

January 24, 2017 · Michael Dregni

In the early 1950s, the grand old luthiers like Epiphone and Gibson couldn’t believe there would ever be a market…

Riversong Guitars Tradition One Performer

Riversong Guitars Tradition One Performer

New Tradition

March 28, 2016 · Chip Wilson

Riversong Guitars Tradition One Performer Price: $3,299 (list) Contact: www.riversongguitars.com Occasionally, a luthier’s innovation defines a new acoustic guitar sound.…

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EarthQuaker Devices Zoar

Fuzz Fury

October 28, 2024 · Pete Prown

An all-analog, transistor-based fuzzbox, EarthQuaker’s new Zoar is billed as a “Dynamic Audio Grinder Distortion Pedal.” In plain English, it…

Steve Cropper

Friend, Legend

June 12, 2025 · Ward Meeker

Even before he began to record seminal music using an Esquire plugged into a Harvard amp – creating one of…

Jimmie Vaughan

The Pleasure’s All Mine

January 25, 2022 · Rich Kienzle

Vaughan’s 2010 album, Blues, Ballads and Favorites, honored his blues, R&B, country and rock roots, followed a year later by…

Mack Atomsmasher DB-40

Super Dynamics

December 2, 2016 · Pete Prown

What do you get when you have a rockin’ pair of 12AX7 tubes and a pair of EL34 power tubes?…

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Pet Sounds and the Birth of Psychedelic Sunshine

Vintage Guitar magazine Presents Greg Martin's Head Shop

December 9, 2016 · Greg Martin

This is the first in a regular series of exclusive Vintage Guitar online articles where The Kentucky Headhunters’ Greg Martin…

Beat Portraits: Burns Volume 7

1965: Summer Of The Hollowbodies

February 14, 2018 · Peter Stuart Kohman

The Way Back Beat survey of instruments designed by James Ormston Burns continues with the final products developed by his…

Santana IV

January 27, 2017 · Dan Forte

Describing Carlos Santana’s guitar playing, Greg Rolie, the Santana band’s original keyboardist, declares, “It’s real music; it’s not just a…

Eugene Edwards

Outlaw Twang, Rockabilly Swagger

July 2, 2019 · Johnny Zapp

Country music icon Dwight Yoakam employs one of the hardest-working bands on the road today. A quintet including Yoakam, they’re…

Dickerson Melody King

December 28, 2017 · Dave Hunter

Few who love vintage amps can resist its art-deco appeal, let alone its luscious hand-wiring and edgy, touch-sensitive 6V6 tone.…

Phil Campbell

Motöring Ahead

February 27, 2018 · Greg Prato

From 1984 through 2015, Phil Campbell was the guitarist in Motörhead, and for the last 20 years of the band’s…

EHX Good Vibes, Tone Corset

Rawk Boxes

July 3, 2019 · Michael Dregni

The musical spirit of the ’60s and ’70s lives again in two of EHX’s latest stompboxes: the Good Vibes analog…

Dr. Z 35th Anniversary Carmen Ghia 1×10

Start Me Up

May 13, 2024 · Charlie Wilkins

At the forefront of high-end boutique design, the Carmen Ghia was Dr. Z’s first commercially available amplifier when launched in…

Vintage guitar magazine Silvertone’s 1449 and 1423

Silvertone’s 1449 and 1423

Classic Comeback

October 23, 2014 · Vintage Guitar

Silvertone’s 1449 and 1423 Price: $739 list/$479 street (1423); $629 list/$399 street (1449) Info: www.silvertoneclassic.com With an up-swell of interest…

3Below

Live in Mérida

November 7, 2025 · Pete Prown

The members of 3Below mostly play in the bass clef. You may know names like fretless master Michael Manring (Michael…

Neal Schon

Neal Schon

“The Guitar Is My Voice”

July 5, 2016 · Oscar Jordan

Long before Neal Schon helped Journey sell more than 80 million albums, he was a rock-fusion gunslinger who turned down…

Chris Spedding

Chris Spedding

Convergence of Legends and Friends

March 23, 2016 · Willie G. Moseley

The career of guitarist Chris Spedding has spanned more than four decades and included a commendable solo career, a stint…

Ronnie Wood’s ’69 Hiwatt 100 DR103

January 3, 2014 · Dave Hunter

1969 Hiwatt 100 (Model DR103 Preamp tubes: four ECC83 Output tubes: four EL34 Rectifier: solidstate Controls: Normal Vol, Brill Vol,…

DNA Analogic Effects

Chemical Reaction

June 24, 2020 · Art Department

If you‘re a “first impressions mean a lot” kind of gearhead, DNA Analogic’s line of effects pedals may just win…

The Gretsch 1955-’61 White Falcon

Jimmie Webster’s Master Showpiece

March 28, 2023 · Ward Meeker

Mike Campbell: Rick Gould. When it came to fancy electric guitars in the early/mid 1950s, Gibson’s Super 400 was ensconced…

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…

Joe Ely

Digging Through The Vaults

February 26, 2021 · John Heidt

Joe Ely’s new record, Happy Songs From Rattlesnake Gulch, is full of just what you’ve come to expect from the…

Marshall 2100 Lead & Bass

Rock Breaker

February 1, 2024 · Dave Hunter

Adescendant of the legendary “Bluesbreaker” combo that helped launch the cranked-Marshall sound into the annals of rock, the 2100 combo…

Arlen Roth

Flourishing After Adversity

December 21, 2020 · Dan Forte

By any measure, Arlen Roth’s recent spate of creativity would be impressive. It began with his solo acoustic CD, Drive…

Check out Micki Free’s bad-boy swagger!

April 12, 2022 · Vintage Guitar

Rockin’ with conviction on “Heavy Mercy” Take in allll the vibes as Micki Free uses his Fender Monterey Strat to…

Christmas 1968

Vintage Guitar magazine Presents Greg Martin's Head Shop

December 24, 2016 · Greg Martin

This is a regular series of exclusive Vintage Guitar online articles where The Kentucky Headhunters’ Greg Martin looks back on…

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,…

Mesa/Boogie Badlander 25 1×12

Tonal Muscularity

December 23, 2023 · Oscar Jordan

In the solar system of amplifier badassery, the name Mesa/Boogie needs no introduction. From the mellifluous guitar sounds of Carlos…

Tim Lerch

Tim Lerch

Tele Jazz Master

February 15, 2016 · Pete Prown

If you watch any of Tim Lerch’s videos online, his virtuosity is immediately apparent. What may throw you is his…

Jonathan Pearce

Kiwi Krunch

June 12, 2023 · Pete Prown

Hailing from New Zealand, the Beths play crackling power pop fronted by singer/guitarist Liz Stokes with Jonathan Pearce on lead…