ABOUT VG FRIENDS OF VG REGISTER RESOURCES SEARCH SITE MAP VG NEWSWIRE CURRENT ISSUE ROGER GIFFIN ARCHIVE SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES FEATURES VG TV PRICE GUIDE VG STORE FREE CLASSIFIEDS UPCOMING EVENTS ONLINE READERS GALLERY ADVERTISING WITH VG HALL OF FAME HOME		Current Issue Issue Archive FEATURES Robben Ford The One and Only These days, young guitar phenoms are promoted more for their age than their playing. The early work of Robben Ford puts all the hubbub in perspective. We talk with him, and take a look at his favorite vintage axes. By Dan Forte JERRY & GORDON KENNEDY “It’s a Two-Man Collection” Guitarist/producer Jerry Kennedy and his three sons are all music-industry professionals. His oldest, Gordon, may be most like his dad, given his Grammy Award and the gathering of vintage guitars in his studio. By Willie G. Moseley AMP-O-RAMA The 1959 Ampeg Jet 12 Ampeg didn’t make “rock and roll amps,” because Everette Hull built gear for jazzers. But this amp, with its 6V6 tubes, will churn it up with many of the best classic Fenders, Gibsons, and Valcos. By Dave Hunter 1923 Gibson F-5 Most American mandolin players consider Gibson F-5s signed by Lloyd Loar to be the Holy Grail. Within that group of grails, however, are a few that to bluegrass aficionados are the holiest of the holy. By George Gruhn and Walter Carter Murph Squire 11-T One of the more obscure guitars of the “Swinging ’60s,” the Murph Squire 11-T was the brainchild of a veteran U.S. Navy pilot whose children started one of those trendy family singing groups and served as the source of its inspiration. By Michael Wright BASS SPACE The Peavey T-20 Introduced in 1982, Peavey’s T-20 was different from the company’s T-40 and T-45, with a slimmer profile that brought it in line with more contemporary bass body silhouettes. By Willie G. Moseley DEPARTMENTS Vintage Guitar Price Guide Builder Profile Retro-King Amplifier Company Lehtela Guitar Craft Upcoming Events Vintage Guitar Classified Ads Dealer Directory Readers Gallery FIRST FRET Reader Mail News and Notes I Rock HOF celebrates Monterey, Washburn Turns 125, Gibson Acquires Garrison, GC Sold, Dave’s Guitars Anniversary, In Memoriam, more! Oteil Burbridge Bass for the Brothers – and Beyond By Willie G. Moseley Best of Barbara Mandrell and Sisters show on DVD By Rich Kienzle Mike DiBari Variations on a Theme By John Heidt Ask Zac By Zac Childs Laurie Morvan Girl With Guitar By John Heidt Mark Nomad By Tom Guerra John Blakeley At the Dark End of the Beach By Dan Forte COLUMNS The (Way) Back Beat A Pretty Girl is Like a Melody: Fretted Cheesecake Advertising Through the Years, Part I I By Peter S. Kohman Q&A With George Gruhn Acousticville Who Shrunk My Capo? By Steven Stone “401K” Guitars Violins and Vetting By Gil Hembree Fretprints Jimmy Raney By Wolf Marshall TECH Dan’s Guitar Rx A Höfner Bass Gets Straight By Dan Erlewine Guitar Shop “Rewiring” a Fretboard By Tony Nobles Talkin’ Amps With... Vic Stolpe: Speaker Re-Coning, Step by Step By David Jung REVIEWS The VG Hit List CD, DVD, and Book Reviews Wilco, Vee-Jay box, Jeff Beck tribute, White Stripes, California Transit Authority, The JBL Story, more! Check This Action Take Another Hit By Dan Forte By Dan Forte Vintage Guitar Gear Reviews Teye Guitars Electric Gypsy, Fender J Mascis Jazzmaster, SX SS-57 and SJB-57, Mojo Hand Nebula Gearin’ Up! The latest cool new stuff!		2313 Log In Here * Email: * Password:
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