• Duke Robillard – Lowdown

    Duke Robillard – Lowdown

    Vintage Guitar is happy to offer the premier of the new music video by Grammy nominee Duke Robillard. “Lowdown” is the  first single from his upcoming album, Blast Off!, set…

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    Super PickupGiveaway 2025

    Win Big! 11 Sets! 11 Winners! Win a set of pickups from one of these sponsors: Deadline is March 15, 2026. Complete the survey below to enter giveaway. One entry…

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Chris Bergson: Heartfelt Pandemic Picking

January 10, 2022 · Vintage Guitar

Chris Bergson: Heartfelt Pandemic Picking Chris Bergson used his ’60s Teisco to play a bit of his tune, “Hector and…

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Remembering B.B. King

September 18, 2015 · Willie G. Moseley

Ed. Note: Everyone associated with Vintage Guitar magazine is saddened to learn of the passing of B.B. King. In 1995, Mr. King…

Steve Gunn

Steve Gunn

Folk Rock’s New Visionary

March 16, 2016 · Kathleen Johnson

Steve Gunn’s Way Out Weather is a textured effort that takes cues from a diverse palette including John Fahey, Chicago…

Jerry Douglas

Helping Hiatt

May 1, 2022 · Rich Kienzle

In April of 2020, Jerry Douglas and his band were set to back singer/songwriter John Hiatt on his new album,…

Status Quo’s Francis Rossi

On Guitars, Music, and Elusive Success

October 13, 2015 · Elliot Stephen Cohen

“I’m only as good now as I should have been when I was 25,” laughs Francis Rossi, the 64-year-old lead…

James Burton

James Burton

May 10, 2016 · Ward Meeker

In rural Louisiana in the early 1950s, it was no small feat when a family scraping by to survive bought…

  • Carr Skylark Special 1×12

    Carr Skylark Special 1×12

    Take Flight

    Arriving a little more than 10 years after the original Skylark, Carr Amplifiers’ new Skylark Special adds versatility and enhanced tonal depths to squeeze a lot more into this diminutive…

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Denny Laine 1944-2023

December 6, 2023 · Willie G. Moseley

Denny Laine, best known for his affiliations with the Moody Blues and Paul McCartney and Wings, died  December 5 after…

Jake Shimabukuro

Ukulele Hero

August 29, 2022 · Dan Forte

It’s one of the most unlikely success stories in music. Armed with a four-string tenor ukulele, a young Hawaiian videos…

Vivian Campbell

Back In Line

December 26, 2017 · Greg Prato

When singer Ronnie James Dio chose Belfast native Vivian Campbell to form Dio in 1982, the young guitarist was filling…

Saga of Ted Newman Jones

A Guitar for Mr. Richards

The Saga of Ted Newman Jones

July 7, 2016 · Ward Meeker

For anyone who visited the tiny workshop inhabited by guitar builder Ted Newman Jones in the 1970s and ’80s, two…


CLASSIC INSTRUMENTS

Classics: Harold “Sonny” Wright’s 1965 Gibson J-45

June 12, 2025 · Ward Meeker

Growing up 10 miles from Earl Scruggs’ birthplace in North Carolina with a music-loving father and two older sisters who…

'62 Les Paul Rarity

’62 Les Paul Rarity

December 21, 2015 · George Gruhn

In its early years, the Gibson Les Paul Custom evolved through several body-style and spec changes and was the earliest…

Rickenbacker 375F

Seven Siblings

October 4, 2017 · Peter Stuart Kohman

Every guitar company has had its odd ducks, its failures, its forgotten models. While some are consigned to the scrapheap…

Hallmark Swept-Wing

Brief Flight from South of Bakersfield

March 31, 2017 · Willie G. Moseley

Bob Shade exemplifies the adage “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.” The guitar builder has an enviable assortment of…


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Marchione Guitars’ 16″ Archtop

The Golden Mean

May 21, 2019 · Chip Wilson

In 1922, Gibson introduced Lloyd Loar’s L-5, lauded as the first modern archtop. Luthiers have been “advancing” the design ever…

Carr Skylark

The Carr Skylark

Desert-Island Amp

May 2, 2015 · Michael Dregni

The Carr Skylark Price: $2,390 (list) Contact: www.carramps.com If you could own only a single guitar amp – horror of…

The Supro Montauk 1×10

Club Combo

September 8, 2025 · Dave Hunter

Striking out from its more historically inspired models like the Black Magick and Delta King, Supro’s new Montauk 1×10 combo…

Kay’s K161 Thin Twin

Post-war Blues Box

July 5, 2018 · Pete Prown

In his day, Jimmy Reed was a huge influence on everyone from Eric Clapton and Mike Bloomfield to the Rolling…

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Tracii Guns

Black Diamond Shine

January 11, 2024 · Artemis Records

There’s no denying that with Tracii Guns manning L.A. Guns’ lead-guitar slot, the sleaze veterans become a different animal. Since…

Hallmark Swept-Wing

Brief Flight from South of Bakersfield

March 31, 2017 · Willie G. Moseley

Bob Shade exemplifies the adage “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.” The guitar builder has an enviable assortment of…

George Lynch

Mr. Scary’s New Empire

July 8, 2014 · Lisa Sharken

George Lynch is one of the premier axe men to emerge in the ’80s. His melodic hard-rock riffs were the…

Supercool “800,” The Thneed, and ’77 Fuzz Blender

Hip Sounds

October 28, 2024 · Pete Prown

Supercool Pedals is a Canadian company that makes stompboxes that sound hip and look seriously groovy. Among its offerings is…

Steve Evans’ Guitars & Cars Passion Project

Pretty Pairs

April 12, 2023 · Ward Meeker

Steve Evans was just 12 years old in 1968, when he began to appreciate the sleek bodies of electric guitars…

Tony Rice

1951-2020

November 18, 2021 · Rich Kienzle

Tony Rice, the guitar master and vocalist whose skills and eclecticism took him far beyond his bluegrass roots, died unexpectedly…

Eric Clapton

Still Slowhand

August 2, 2016 · Michael Dregni

There’s a lot of looking back going on here. For his 23rd solo album, Eric Clapton reunites with producer Glyn…

Rose Lee Maphis

August 29, 2022 · Willie G. Moseley

Rose Lee Maphis, country-music legend and musical partner/widow of guitarist Joe Maphis, died October 26. She was 98. Maryland-born Rose…

Ya’ Gig What Ya’ Pay For

Incase’s Tour Bag is ultra-functional, durable

May 27, 2020 · Phil Feser

It wouldn’t be a surprising reaction. “A $200 gig bag?” And one could reasonably assume the price includes a guitar.…

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…

Analog Man Bi-Comprossor

Analog Man Bi-Comprossor

Fresh-Squeezed Sounds

October 24, 2014 · Oscar Jordan

Analog Man Bi-Comprossor Price: $275 Info: www.analogman.com Mike Piera, a.k.a. Analog Man, is known for creating pedals with a vintage…

Walrus Audio Iron Horse Distortion V2

Versatile Beast

April 26, 2019 · Art Department

Like virtually every distortion pedal on the market, Walrus Audio’s Iron Horse Distortion V2 will produce enough distortion to molest…

Loretta Lynn

Standing Proud

July 6, 2016 · Rich Kienzle

Loretta Lynn, who turned 84 this year, first became famous for her plain-spoken, proudly twangy hits in the ’60s and…

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…

Henriksen’s JazzAmp 112-ER

All That Jazz

January 10, 2014 · Chip Wilson

Henriksen’s JazzAmp 112-ER Price: $999 (retail) Info: www.henriksenamps.com. Traditionally, jazz guitarists have sought a mellow tone in which single notes…

Gibson’s “SG” Les Paul

Classic Shape That Filled Big Shoes

September 15, 2024 · Baker Rorick

In 1961, Gibson replaced the single-cutaway Les Paul with a new line of lighter, thinner, mahogany double-cut solidbodies. Developed under…

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 –…

Fretprints: John Abercrombie

Modern-Jazz Innovator

January 11, 2023 · Wolf Marshall

John Abercrombie operated in four dimensions. A guitarist of unbounded breadth and depth, he redefined space in long, improvised flights…

Robben Ford

Made To Last

July 5, 2018 · Oscar Jordan

When Robben Ford approaches traditional blues, he takes ownership, transporting it to new places. This latest five-song EP is no…

National Style 3 Hawaiian

February 9, 2023 · George Gruhn

Metal-bodied guitars built by the National String Instrument Company before World War II represent a giant leap in guitar design…

Allman Brothers Band

Final Concert 10-28-14

October 9, 2025 · Pete Prown

It’s been a decade since the final ABB show at The Beacon Theatre and it’s now available via CD or…

Republic’s Classic Concert Ukulele

Dainty Device

October 3, 2019 · Michael Dregni

National launched its first ukulele in 1927, combining a brass-bodied, nickel-plated uke with the sweet-sounding amplification of a resonator cone.…

Leon Rhodes

Country-Jazz Genius, Terrific Texas Troubadour

August 15, 2002 · Jim Hilmar

Leon Rhodes 1932-2017 We are saddened to hear of the passing of guitar legend Leon Rhodes, one of the most-beloved…

Laur Joamets

Metamodern Sounds In Country Picking

March 2, 2017 · Michael Dregni

The time-worn, well-trodden path to Nashville traditionally starts from a Tennessee holler, Arkansas cabin, or Texas jook. For Laur Joamets…

Fender Strat-o-Sonic

May 27, 2020 · Phil Feser

Mahogany body, P-90-style pickups, wraparound tailpiece, 243/4″ scale? Sounds like a Gibson Les Paul Special. But alas, the instrument bearing…

Setting Up Effects

Certain Guidelines Apply to a Signal Chain, But Your Ears Are the Ultimate Judge

June 2, 2015 · Lisa Sharken

One question frequently asked by guitar players is how to set up effects and arrange them in a 
proper signal…

Breedlove Pursuit Exotic S Concert Amber 12-String CE

Tonal Transcendence

October 12, 2022 · Oscar Jordan

In 1990, Steve Henderson and Larry Breedlove quit their day jobs at Taylor Guitars and moved to Oregon, where they…

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…

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Late 1920s Gibson L-1 (Flattop)

Gibson "Florentine"

April 9, 2015 · George Gruhn

Because I don’t know what to call this Gibson guitar, I refer to it as a “Florentine,” for lack of…