Creedence Clearwater Revival

At The Royal Albert Hall

August 1, 2023 · Michael Dregni

Stop the presses! New CCR is big news, and for one big reason – rarity. Beyond the band’s seven studio…

Ibanez Artcore Expressionist AM93QM

Semi-Hollow Magic

May 13, 2024 · Oscar Jordan

There comes a time in a guitarist’s life when one becomes hollowbody curious, and semi-hollow guitars are often the gateway…

Donner LAX Comp

To The Limit

January 18, 2024 · Pete Prown

Whether used for funky tones, a gentle sonic sheen, or as gatekeeper for your rig’s volume, compressors are handy –…

LsL Instruments’ Soledad

T-Bone with a Side of Sustain

March 31, 2017 · Phil Feser

Based out of Santa Clarita, California, LsL Instruments was founded by Lance and Lisa Lerman in 2008 after many years…

Lonnie Brooks

1933-2017

April 15, 2019 · Ward Meeker

Blues guitarist/singer Lonnie Brooks died April 1 in Chicago. He was 83. Born Lee Baker, Jr., he was one of…

Ronnie Baker Brooks

The Bridge

March 14, 2019 · Oscar Jordan

Ronnie Baker Brooks’ new album, Times Have Changed, is a Memphis soul fest blended with the unmistakable guitar sounds of…

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    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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Alan Lancaster

August 29, 2022 · Ward Meeker

Alan Lancaster, co-founder and longtime bassist in Status Quo, died September 26. He was 72 and had been living with…

Nick Moss – clean and tasty on “Scratch N Sniff”

October 27, 2023 · Vintage Guitar

Instro-rock, fully greased Get ready to have your funtime socks knocked off, ‘cuz this exclusive Nick Moss run through “Scratch…

Phil Manzanera

Glam Jam

September 9, 2024 · Pete Prown

 Some 50 years ago, glam-rock hero Phil Manzanera made his name as the flashy axeman for Roxy Music – and…

Ray Bonneville

Ray Bonneville

Easy Groove

January 18, 2016 · John Heidt

Ray Bonneville’s latest album, Easy Gone, glides on a steady groove. “I really like the way it sounds with these…


CLASSIC INSTRUMENTS

Vega De Luxe Electric Plectrum Banjo

April 5, 2017 · George Gruhn

Billed as “the latest orchestral sensation… unparalleled for versatility,” Vega’s electric banjos – developed to compete with one being made…

“Buy That Guitar” podcast with special guest Redd Volkaert

July 29, 2025 · Ram W. Tuli

Season 03 Episode 03 In Episode 3.3 of “Buy That Guitar,” host Ram Tuli is joined by Redd Volkaert, one of…

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…

Steve Dawson and his Tricone, “Singin’ the Blues”

September 6, 2023 · Vintage Guitar

Roots Artists Expands the Genren The wildly talented Steve Dawson uses a modern National Tricone for this take on “Singin’…


NEWSWIRE

APPROVED GEAR

Fishman’s Fluence Greg Koch Gristle-Tone P90

A Quiet Place

June 15, 2022 · Pete Prown

With the miracle of micro-electronics, you can pack a massive amount of tone into a tight space. Case in point:…

Collings I-30 LC

Desert Island Axe

October 3, 2019 · Michael Dregni

If you found yourself stranded on that proverbial desert isle with – horror of horrors – just a single guitar…

Republic 207 Tricone

Brass Ring

July 3, 2019 · Michael Dregni

Resonator guitars appear to inspire a particular kind of affliction among players. And it’s a difficult addiction to maintain, given…

Fryette Valvulator GP/DI Amp

Totally Tubular

April 19, 2019 · Pete Prown

Guitarists are often trying to get more convincing tube tones on their home and studio recordings, but finding authentic valve…

WHAT ELSE IS NEW

Have Guitar Will Travel 087 – Rhys Lewis and Chase Mitchell

May 10, 2023 · James Patrick Regan

HGWT episode 87 has host James Patrick Regan speaking with singer/songwriters Rhys Lewis and Chase Mitchell. Rhys grew up in…

Producer Dave Cobb Draws Artists of All Ilks

Music-City tune Charmer

December 7, 2022 · Ward Meeker

Grandson of a Pentecostal minister, as a kid, Dave Cobb attended church every day, weaving old-time hymnal music into his…

The Rickenbacker 4000

March 21, 2016 · Willie G. Moseley

The model 4000 was not only Rickenbacker’s first foray into the electric-bass market, it was decidedly different from Fender’s Precision…

Nancy Wright

December 9, 2016 · Dan Forte

The ubiquitous saxophonist of the San Francisco blues scene for 30 years, Nancy Wright finally stepped to the fore and…

Richie Kotzen

Nomad

August 13, 2025 · Pete Prown

More than 30 years into a wildly eclectic career (hey, the guy played with Poison and bass god Stanley Clarke),…

Neal Schon

Spacesaver Sale

April 6, 2022 · Ward Meeker

Eyebrows raise with news that a superstar guitar collector is preparing to sell iconic instruments. Alarms might trigger, even. But…

Have Guitar Will Travel – 044 Featuring Ricky Byrd

February 12, 2021 · Art Department

The new episode of “Have Guitar Will Travel” features Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Ricky Byrd. The New York…

Bass Bruiser

The HomeBrew Hematoma Bass Overdrive

June 24, 2020 · Phil Feser

Like a lot of gear-making companies whose stuff is warmly received, Joel and Andrea Weaver at HomeBrew Electronics have never…

Gretchen Menn

Magnum Opus

May 2, 2017 · Oscar Jordan

Gretchen Menn stands alone. One might argue that she’s the female counterpart to Steve Morse. Both are aviators, both play…

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…

Greg Martin plays “Shotgun Effie”

February 7, 2022 · Doug Yellow Bird

Fresh Headhunters riff Greg Martin co-founder and lead guitarist in Kentucky Headhunters, shows us the opening riff to “Shotgun Effie” from…

Tomas Janzon swings on “Ascending”

May 30, 2023 · Vintage Guitar

Silky-Smooth on a vintage hollowbody Hip as all get-out, Tomas Janzon plays some of the silkiest jazz you’ll hear this…

Dan Hawkins

Toast of the Town

December 8, 2025 · Bret Adams

When The Darkness roared out of England with its 2003 debut Permission to Land and the hit “I Believe in…

Classics: July 2022

Jack Jones Doubleneck

March 7, 2023 · Ward Meeker

In November of 1954, 16-year-old Jack Jones walked into a Seattle pawn shop and noticed a strange doubleneck guitar. “It…

Kochel Resonator

Big-Sky Steel

August 4, 2024 · Bob Cianci

Self-taught guitar builder Sean Kochel has always been a compulsive tinkerer, even as a child. Years ago, he and his…

Have Guitar Will Travel – 030 Featuring Lzzy Hale

July 7, 2020 · James Patrick Regan

Episode 30 of James Patrick Regan’s “Have Guitar Will Travel” podcast features Halestorm co-founder Lzzy Hale. They delve into the…

Rick Vito

Disciples Of Greeny

July 3, 2022 · Oscar Jordan

A Grammy-nominated guitarist with an enviable career, Rick Vito has played with everyone from Bonnie Raitt to John Mayall and…

Kenny Brown

Mississippi Slide

July 22, 2022 · Oscar Jordan

The Black Keys’ latest album, Delta Kream, is a collection of blues standards from the Mississippi Hill Country. Drummer Patrick…

Willie J. Campbell

Be Cool

August 12, 2024 · Dan Forte

In the months before his passing in December ’22, blues bassist Willie Campbell (James Harman Band, Fabulous Thunderbirds, Mannish Boys)…

GA-20’s Matt Stubbs and Pat Faherty

FlashBack Sounds, Forward Steps

August 8, 2023 · Ward Meeker

Musical gateways opened by Jimi Hendrix and the Doors led Matt Stubbs to become a disciple of Johnny “Guitar” Watson,…

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…

ZT Amplifiers Club and Lunchbox Acoustic

Big Things, Small Packages

January 24, 2014 · Sean OBryan Smith

In two short years of existence, ZT Amplifiers has found a unique place for itself in the world of boutique…

Vic Johnson

At Your Service

November 28, 2016 · Oscar Jordan

Music fans might remember Vic Johnson as the wickedly eclectic guitarist from the ’80s band The Busboys; it thrived in…

Jim Lauderdale’s honkey-tonk toe-dip

January 31, 2023 · Vintage Guitar

Singer/Songwriter’s Stylistic Twist Jim Lauderdale paid a visit to one of his favorite Nashville hangs and grabbed a gorgeous 1940…

Fretprints: Walter Becker

Steely Dan’s Unsung Guitar Great

May 6, 2022 · Wolf Marshall

Steely Dan to this day occupies a unique place in music history. Laying claim to an unexplored intersection of jazz,…

Michael Kelly 1957

Michael Kelly 1957

Bargain Boutique

August 26, 2015 · Chip Wilson

Michael Kelly 1957 Price: $875 (list) Contact: www.michaelkellyguitars.com Michael Kelly Guitars has steadily gained a reputation for offering big bang…

Kenny Wayne Shepherd

Blues From the Backroads

June 9, 2020 · Michael Dregni

Stepping into the spotlight to play the blues with the classic bands that backed Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf, most…

Robben Ford

Sky Above The Note

October 17, 2024 · Oscar Jordan

 The new album from Robben Ford is packed with beautiful music and the indelible ingredients that for decades have made…

Kay Jazz Special

Kay Jazz Special and Value Leader

January 14, 2015 · Willie G. Moseley

Kay entered the electric bass market in the mid 1950s with the K162, which later morphed into the similar K5965…