ABOUT VG FRIENDS OF VG REGISTER RESOURCES SEARCH SITE MAP VG NEWSWIRE CURRENT ISSUE BRAD GILLIS ARCHIVE SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES FEATURES VG TV PRICE GUIDE VG STORE CLASSIFIEDS UPCOMING EVENTS ONLINE READERS GALLERY VG HALL OF FAME ADVERTISING WITH VG HOME		Current Issue The story of George Beauchamp's Ro-Pat-In company and its electric guitars is shrouded in mystery. But this month in VG, the story of one of his guitars becomes much more clear. We also talk with Brad Gillis about his storied career with Night Ranger and other acts, then check out some of the 100 guitars in his collection!  And though they met only minutes before, Bob Wootton went from the back of a pickup truck to sharing the stage with his hero, Johnny Cash. Here's his story. Profiles include the Gibson L-10, the "almost a Marshall" Park Lead 50, the Selmer Modèle Jazz and Stimer M.10 amp, the Cort Dragon StoStat, and the 11th instrument made by Paul Reed Smith. Onboard to talk about their latest projects are Les Paul, the Subdudes' Tommy Malone, as well as Jimmy Bruno, Matt Rae, Joe Renzetti, Vinny Roth, and Alex Skolnick. And in case you're ready to shop for a new axe, we offer up in-depth looks at the Sadowski Semi-Hollow, Taylor SolidBody series, and L-style guitars by Morgan Monroe and The Loar. Here's a Look at a few of the guitars from the collection of Brad Gillis featured this month! FEATURES BOB WOOTTON “Boom-Chika” and the Man in Black They’d never met, but minutes after Bob Wootton rolled up backstage in a pickup truck, Johnny Cash handed over his Martin saying, “Tune my guitar” before the two walked out to play “Wreck of the Old 97.” By Rich Kienzle AMP-O-RAMA The Park Lead 50 British guitarists of a certain age – and their clued-in Yank counterparts – swoon over visions of Park amps, whose name means “vintage Marshall,” but with a twist. By Dave Hunter GIBSON L-10 Among Gibson’s high-end archtops, it has been overshadowed by the more revered L-5 and less expensive L-7. Still, it is noteworthy because it was the first step toward Gibson developing a full line of archtops in the ’30s. By George Gruhn and Walter Carter GRANDDADDY TO THE STARS! Ro-Pat-In’s First Electric Spanish The story of George Beauchamp’s first successful electric guitar is shrouded in the mists of murky memory. But one critical element of the story recently became more clear. By Lynn Wheelwright and Walter Carter ELECTRIFYING EARLY JAZZ The Selmer Modèle Jazz and Stimer M.10 Amp In the ’30s, the quest for volume was the Holy Grail of guitar construction. When Django Reinhardt began playing his revolutionary jazz, he played it on a revolutionary new jazz guitar. By Michael Dregni BRAD GILLIS Hard Rock, High Profile From Rubicon to Ozzy to Night Ranger, he has made a living playing guitar since he was 19. Today, he’s busy as ever with Night Ranger, his own sound production studio, and hunting down collectible axes and amps! By Ward Meeker CORT DRAGON ST0STAT As spectacular as they may be, the PRS Dragon was not the first guitar to carry the name of a mythological beast. First were some Japanese models, then the Cort StoStat. And there is a fascinating story behind this beauty. By Michael Wright BASS SPACE Paul Reed Smith #11 Rick Kennell, bassist for ’70s prog-rockers Happy the Man, was one of the very first players to jump aboard the PRS bandwagon. He bought the seventh instrument by Smith, then acquired this one. By Willie G. Moseley DEPARTMENTS Vintage Guitar Price Guide Builder Profile Swell Pedal Company Upcoming Events Vintage Guitar Classified Ads Dealer Directory Readers Gallery FIRST FRET Reader Mail News and Notes Sean Costello 1979-2008, Vince Gill plays benefit, Metheny and Santana live DVDs, In Memoriam, more! Guitar Dude The Subdudes Tommy Malone By Rick Allen Jimmy Bruno Sharing the Knowledge By John Heidt Matt Rae Keepin’ Busy By John Heidt Ask Zac By Zac Childs Les Paul The Legend and New Book By Eric C. Shoaf Joe Renzetti Scores! By Rick Allen Vinny Roth Classified Recording By John Heidt Alex Skolnick From Miles to Metal By Pete Prown COLUMNS The (Way) Back Beat Beat Portraits: The Lowdown Down Low, Part I By Peter S. Kohman Q&A With George Gruhn Acousticville What Pick Do You Use? By Steven Stone “401K” Guitars The ’70s Dean Standard By Gil Hembree Fretprints Guitars of the Texas Playboys By Wolf Marshall TECH Dan’s Guitar Rx Flotsam Fever, Part 3 By Dan Erlewine Talkin’ Amps With... John Nelson: State of the Market – Vintage Amps By David Jung REVIEWS The VG Hit List CD, DVD, and Book Reviews Steve Miller Band, The Mother Truckers, Jim Lauderdale, Robben Ford, Pat Metheny, The Early Years of the Les Paul Legacy, more! Check This Action Al Kooper Keeps Rolling By Dan Forte Vintage Guitar Gear Reviews Sadowski Semi-Hollow, Taylor SolidBody series, Morgan Monroe and The Loar L-style guitars. Gearin’ Up! The latest cool new stuff!		2328 Log In Here * Email: * Password:
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