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Fuchs Audio Technology Full House-50 Combo

The Art of the Deal

December 27, 2017 · Pete Prown

The Fuchs Full House-50 1×12 is a compact amp that strives to deliver a range of tones in a small…

Darin and Brooke Aldridge’s Family Album

Darin and Brooke Aldridge’s Family Album

Picture Perfect

April 6, 2016 · Kathleen Johnson

The husband-and-wife duo Darin and Brooke Aldridge are one of the hottest acts on the traditional bluegrass/Americana scene. The couple’s…

Paul Hartmann Stormy Monday

Travel Tunes

August 28, 2024 · Pete Prown

The typical “travel guitar” is a small, budget-minded instrument that offers varying levels of construction and quality, often forcing compromise…

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Rollin’ With Robillard

April 26, 2016 · Willie G. Moseley

For Paul Gabriel, the opportunity to work with fellow guitarist Duke Robillard happened decades after they’d met and first played…

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…

Rocky Athas

Livin’ My Best Life

May 2, 2025 · Dan Forte

Hailing from the Dallas neighborhood of Oak Cliff, home of T-Bone Walker and the Vaughan brothers, Athas falls closest to…

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    Rickenbacker’s Electric 12-Strings

    Double-bound for Glory

    George Beauchamp and Adolph Rickenbacher founded Electro String in 1931 to manufacture what everyone would soon call “Rickenbacker” guitars. Success came early and their lap steels set standards of quality,…

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Chris Bishop

Wizards and Technology

September 5, 2015 · Oscar Jordan

Riff rockers Crobot have been promoting their first album, Something Supernatural, with a live show offering full-bombast rock, contagious funk,…

Keb Mo

Keb’ Mo’

Writing by Subtraction

October 6, 2015 · John Heidt

Keb’ Mo’s latest album, Blues Americana, nearly wrote itself. “Going in, I had planned to make a solo acoustic record,”…

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…

Zakk Wylde

Stripped Down BLS for Unblackened

July 18, 2014 · Lisa Sharken

When Zakk Wylde was asked to record a new DVD/CD package, he decided to give his Black Label Society fans…


CLASSIC INSTRUMENTS

The Real Story of Martin’s 14-Fret Orchestra Models

OM Irony

July 9, 2019 · George Gruhn

Martin Orchestra Model (OM) guitars made prior to World War II are some of the finest ever made for fingerpicking.…

Three Larsons

April 27, 2016 · George Gruhn

At first glance, these three guitars appear to be a straightforward collection of different sizes of the same model. A…

All That Glitters

Gibson’s Copper Iridescent Les Pauls

October 24, 2023 · Ward Meeker

Like large celestial bodies, some guitar collectors have a gravity that draws objects to them. In 2016, rare custom-color Les…

Fender 
Telecaster Thinline

Weight-Loss Trial

July 22, 2019 · George Gruhn

Born in turbulent times on the downslope of the “guitar boom,” Fender’s Telecaster Thinline has always existed in the shadow…


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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…

Donner Arena 2000

Earthy Vibes

November 13, 2023 · Pete Prown

Donner has been making a name delivering import gear at absurdly low prices while maintaining solid quality. The Arena 2000…

M-Tone Slipstream

M-Tone Slipstream

Delicious Curves

August 14, 2014 · Pete Prown

M-Tone Slipstream Price: $2,600 Contact: www.m-tone.com When it comes to custom, hand-made guitars, many prefer an instrument that innately reveals…

McGregor Cozmic Fuzzball

Sweet & Gnarly

November 9, 2022 · Oscar Jordan

The culmination of a quest to build the perfect transparent overdrive, Garth Heslop’s Cozmic Fuzzball is the third pedal in…

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Tyler Morris and a 1953 Gibson Les Paul model

March 28, 2024 · Vintage Guitar

Tyler Morris and a 1953 Gibson Les Paul model Tyler Morris showcases his 1953 Gibson Les Paul goldtop and GA-70…

Fender Bassbreaker 45 Combo

Hybrid Love Child

March 31, 2017 · Oscar Jordan

Fender’s new nine-product Bassbreaker series combines popular traditional amplifiers with modern technology. Classic tones and flexibility are the name of…

Kristian Borring

Time Zone

October 8, 2025 · Pete Prown

Kristian Borring is a jazz guitarist who lives in Perth, Australia, but sends his fearless playing echoing around the planet…

Fretprints: Steve Khan

Khan-sequential Guitar

April 8, 2024 · Wolf Marshall

Steve Khan is an internationally acclaimed guitarist with a career spanning more than 50 years. Japan’s Jazz Life proclaimed him…

Bumblefoot

Prog Shred Ain’t Dead

July 18, 2019 · Greg Prato

After bursting onto the scene in 1995 with the screwball shred classic The Adventures of Bumblefoot, Ron Thal (a.k.a. Bumblefoot)…

Michael Kelly Custom Collection 55 Ebony

Kelly Tele

December 27, 2017 · Chip Wilson

Is there a better platform for guitar customization than the Tele? Easily sourced lumber combine with straightforward electronics and hardware…

Metallica

72 Seasons

March 16, 2024 · Oscar Jordan

Metallica’s 11th album is a blast from the band’s hard-charging past, and does not disappoint. As the follow-up to 2016’s…

Remembering Jeff Beck

January 24, 2023 · Greg Martin

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

Ana Popovic

Relentless

January 30, 2024 · Oscar Jordan

Rising victoriously after 14 cancer treatments, Ana Popovic continues to push the boundaries of blues-rock. Her latest album tells the…

Schertler’s JAM 150

Schertler’s JAM 150

Plays Well with Others

October 21, 2015 · Rich Maloof

Schertler’s JAM150 Price: $1,249.99 (list); $999.99 (street) Info: www.schertler.com Schertler’s JAM150 is a compact combo amp capable of pulling double-duty…

Alex Skolnick

Bit of Metal, Bit of Jazz

February 27, 2018 · Greg Prato

The worlds of metal and jazz guitar couldn’t be more opposite – one specializes in volume and riffing, the other…

Freddie King’s ’73 ES-355

Thinline Crown

June 11, 2024 · Ward Meeker

Influenced by Robert Johnson, T-Bone Walker, Lightnin’ Hopkins, John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, Sonny Boy Williamson, and others including jump-blues…

Divided By 13 BTR23C Brian Ray Signature

English Flavor

March 21, 2014 · Oscar Jordan

Divided By 13 BTR23C Price: $2,800 Info: www.dividedby13.com. After years of repairing and modding amps for himself and pals like…

The Valley Arts Custom Pro Bass

Keeping the Arts Alive

April 29, 2020 · Art Department

In 1969, when a North Hollywood guitar teacher named Duke Miller teamed up to start a music store with students…

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Larry Parypa

Sonics Thunder

May 7, 2016 · Elliot Stephen Cohen

“I never thought this would happen to us all these years later,” marvels Sonics guitarist Larry Parypa on the reception…

Carbe and Durand

August 30, 2016 · John Heidt

The combo of two acoustic guitars and what could be considered modern-day standards seems on first blush like a recipe…

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Randy Bachman

The Album Title Says It All

May 7, 2016 · Willie G. Moseley

Canadian guitarist/guitar collector Randy Bachman is known worldwide for his classic licks in songs by the Guess Who and Bachman-Turner…

Eric Schenkmann

Funk, Blues, and Thunder

January 24, 2017 · Willie G. Moseley

It’s been a quarter-century since the Spin Doctors broke out with “Little Miss Can’t Be Wrong,” which catapulted the New…

Calexico

El Mirador

February 7, 2023 · Michael Dregni

Calexico has long crisscrossed the border between American (blues, country, rock and roll) and Latin-American sounds, but the band’s latest…

Dawner Prince Electronics Pulse

A New Spin

February 10, 2022 · Michael Dregni

There are plenty of takes on the Leslie rotating speaker and its most famous stompbox offshoot, the Shin-ei Uni-Vibe. Dawner…

Larry McCray’s R&B-Blues Meld

July 15, 2022 · Vintage Guitar

Rust Belt Veteran does “Arkansas” Larry McCray and his bodacious Custom Shop Flying V show us the hard-drivin’ guitar parts…

The Doobie Brothers

Road Rules

January 30, 2026 · Bret Adams

If you’re making a list of beloved bands with a long string of hook-heavy hits, the Doobie Brothers will surely…

Keeley Monterey Rotary Fuzz Vibe

Stomp Festival

December 27, 2017 · Oscar Jordan

Jimi Hendrix passed into infinity at the tender age of 27. The fact that his influential career lasted only four…

Classics: June 2022

David Hood’s Alembic Bass

February 8, 2023 · Ward Meeker

Like the engineers and musicians who, in the ’60s and ’70s, helped create legendary songs at FAME Studios and its…

Fishman Loudbox Mini

Little Big Man

August 10, 2023 · Pete Prown

The Fishman Loudbox Mini is just what its name says – a small amp that delivers the company’s renowned audio…

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…

Elite Acoustics EAE D6-8 Pro

Power-Packed

September 12, 2023 · Pete Prown

A knee-jerk first impression of the Elite Acoustics D6-8 Pro might be, “Dang, that is small.” But its one-foot cube…

John 5 and the Creatures

The Horror

March 30, 2017 · Oscar Jordan

Making good music requires a stimulating muse or inspiration. For some it’s love, happiness, loss, or regret. For guitarist John…

Rex Solidbody

Italian Connection

November 30, 2023 · Michael Wright

An internet search for “Rex guitars” will turn up a fair – if confusing – amount of information about the…