“Buy That Guitar” podcast with special guest Jeff Smith
Season 02 Episode 6
In Episode 6 of “Buy That Guitar,” Ram Tuli is joined by Jeff Smith of Newman Guitars. They discuss the...
“Buy That Guitar” podcast with special guest Garrett Tung
Season 02 Episode 5
In Episode 5, “Buy That Guitar” host Ram Tuli talks to Garrett Tung, owner of Boingosuarus Music, about the most-collectible pedals...
VG Q&A: Input… Input
Why did Fender build amps with dual sets of inputs, as on the Princeton Reverb, Deluxe Reverb, and Vibroverb reissue? The Deluxe has Normal...
Marty Friedman
While Marty Friedman was first known as a shred pioneer in Cacophony (with co-guitarist Jason Becker) and ’90s metal master with Megadeth, his latest...
Classics: Guitars of Twisted Sister
Bar-band grinders with nearly 3,000 gigs in their back pockets, when Twisted Sister began recording its major-label debut 40 years ago, they were already...
DeArmond R5T
When talk amongst vintage-amp aficionados turns to “best-sounding small combos,” bids for the early Fender Princeton or Deluxe, Vox AC15, or Marshall 18-watter are...
“Buy That Guitar” podcast with special guest Tom Guerra
Season 02 Episode 4
Episode 4 of “Buy That Guitar” has host Ram Tuli talking with musician/Strat fanatic Tom Guerra, digging into his career and...
The Mystery Lights: Garage Punk Meets Musicianship
Influences From the Kinks to Beefheart
The Mystery Lights’ Mike Brandon used his ’60s Silvertone 1429 plugged into a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe for this...
Mark Sampson: Back Cat
The epitome of a restless designer/tinkerer, Mark Sampson has co-founded four guitar-amplifier companies, two of which – Matchless and Bad Cat – are indelible...
Thom Rotella’s Wes Flashback!
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Fretboard brilliance from a studio master
Guitarist Thom Rotella is a protégé of the legendary Tommy Tedesco and lists heroes including Montgomery, Green, Benson,...