Monthly Archives: May 2010
VG Approved Gear
VVT Rick Derringer Hyperdrive
To a certain degree, the Vintage Vacuum Tube Amplifiers Rick Derringer Hyperdrive model was born of intimidation.
When VVT proprietors Tony Albany and Jim Hill...
Music
Cheap Trick – Budokan 30th Anniversary
Okay, Rick Nielsen was no Jimi Hendrix. But who cares - he hit the road with an army of vintage guitars and now-valuable early...
Artists
Joe Satriani
Photo: Lisa Sharken.
It's been 20 years since the release of Joe Satriani's landmark album, Surfin' with the Alien , the instrumental platter that...
VG Approved Gear
Zemaitis GZA500-H&D
The Zemaitis GZA500-H&D acoustic guitar is manufactured by Greco and boasts many features and the attention to detail players have come to expect from...
VG Approved Gear
Fender ’57 Twin Amp and ’57 Deluxe
Fender "tweed" guitar amplifiers - the Twin, Deluxe, Bassman, Champ, etc., from the 1950s - are the most sought after amps in the annals...
Music
Ike & Tina Turner – Sing the Blues
The late Ike Turner, due to ex-wife Tina's revelations of his various abuses, has been dismissed as a marginally talented manipulator who rode his...
Classic Instruments
Masco MAP-15
1946 Masco MAP-15
Before Leo Fender's rise to prominence, which is to say, before anyone knew what the Platonic form of the electric guitar amplifier...
VG Approved Gear
Victoria Regal II Amplifier
Mark Baier launched the Victoria Amplifier Company in 1993, intent on reproducing the tones and aesthetic style of the great tweed amps of the...
Artists
Lloyd Green
Lloyd Green with the the signature model pedal-steel guitar he designed for the Sho-Bud company in 1973. Prior to this, a single on a...
Music
Brad Paisley – Play
Brad Paisley's albums have been admirably consistent, emphasizing vocals, of course, but usually spiced by a couple great Telecaster workouts. In the case of...
