Monthly Archives: March 2010
Redd Volkaert
For Redd Volkaert, 2008 has been a good year. His band, Heybale, released an excellent debut in the spring, and with summer came his...
West, Bruce, & Laing – Why Dontcha
When one third Cream and two thirds of Mountain joined to form West, Bruce & Laing in 1972, expectations were not exactly high. This,...
Carl Martin Vintage Series Pedals
If you're the type of hardcore gear geek who spends as much time evaluating guitarists based on what's in their hands, rigs, and pedalboards...
Hughie Thomasson
The Outlaws. Photo: John Gellman.
(Ed. Note: This article originally appeared in VG's October '06 issue. Hughie Thomasson passed away in September, 2007.)
Hughie Thomasson...
Gibson R&D Electric Guitar
Alvino Rey and the prototype lapsteel he has kept for more than 61 years. Photos: Lynn Wheelwright
Talk about skeletons in your closet!! Believe...
Ampeg Dan Armstrong Plexi Guitar
If you were at the 1969 NAMM show in Chicago, perhaps you saw what was most regarded as that year's show-stopping piece of gear...
Mike Stern & Yellowjackets – Lifecycle
The Yellowjackets (Russell Ferrante, Jimmy Haslip, Bob Mintzer, and Marcus Baylor) are all great players in their own right, though they benefit from the...
Robert Cray
You'd think a guy who has been making great records since the early 1980s, puts on a great live show, and is respected by...
Gibson Top Tension Banjos
Although most bluegrass banjo players consider Gibson's Mastertone banjos with one-piece flange and flat-head tone ring - such as Earl Scruggs' Granada and Don...
Savage Audio Macht 12x
The Savage Audio Macht 12x
Savage Audio gained a solid reputation for its repair work before moving into amplifier production in 1990. Today, the company...