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Erik Halbig – Balancing Act
Wow! Here's one of those records that comes out of nowhere and really grabs ya'. I'm not familiar with Erik, but from...
Gibson Reissue ’58 Flying V
A number of years ago I purchased a reissue/limited edition Gibson Flying V constructed in the 1958/59 configuration (strings through the body type). ...
The Anthony Wilson Trio – Our Gang
This is a little different thing for Anthony. His past few albums have been him leading a big band, doing marvelous arrangements and...
Vox AC-30
Introduction
That the Vox AC-30 Twin is a great-sounding amplifier goes without saying, since it spent the past 40 years creating music for countless artists...
November 2003
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BRAD PAISLEY
Country‘s Newest Star Keeps Nashville Tele-Tuned
His new album debuted at #1 on Billboard’s country chart and he’s being called the next big traditionalist...
Metropolitan Guitars Westport
New from Metropolitan Guitars of Texas comes the Westport Series, a scaled-down version of their Tanglewood, reviewed last year in these pages. The...
Steve Newman
The dog died and the woman done me wrong! Such are the traditional pains of the country music songwriter.
But as tired and trite...
Shawn Pittman – Full Circle
I enjoyed Shawn's last record, with its killer mix of rock and roll and blues. This new release takes things a step further,...
The Robin Nolan Trio – Swings & Roundabouts
If you like gypsy jazz and you haven't heard The Robin Nolan Trio, you should. Solo guitarist Nolan is joined by rhythm guitarist...
Trussart Steel
James Trussart is a luthier who recently moved his headquarters from Paris to Los Angeles. A guitar builder since 1980, in recent years, he...